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Title: Maine


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Maine
  • My name is Zulema, I hope you enjoy your tour of
    Maine or The Pine Tree State.

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Maine
  • Land
  • Land area 33,215.
  • Rank in size among states 39.
  • Higheest point is Mount. Katahdin it is 5,267.
  • Lowest point is sea level at the Atlantic ocean.
  • State that border is New Hampshire.
  • Three main land regions are Coastal lowlands the
    New England uplands, and The White/longfellow
    mtns.

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Maine
  • THE PEOPLE
  • The census of 2005 Maine has a population of
    1,321,505.
  • The rank of maine among the states is 39.
  • The most populated city is Portland. Another
    large city is Lewiston.

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Maine
  • The economy and natural resources
  • Maine's largest crop is potatoes.
  • Other crops grown are oats, and blueberries.
  • Animals raised in this state are beef cattle,
    dairy cows, and poultry.
  • The most abundant natural resource found in
    maine is fishing.
  • Some natural resources from mining are
    granite,limestone,and slate.
  • Other natural resources are forestry

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  • Visitor's guide
  • Baxter State park Is the largest wilderness
    preserve in the state
  • Burnham tonvern was the site where towns- people
    planned the first naval battle of the revolution
  • First parish church was location of maine's only
    constutional convention
  • The wedding cake house at Kennebunk looks like a
    huge wedding cake.

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  • Interesting facts
  • Maine's colonists were one of the first to arrive
    in America in 1607.
  • Maine is the most northeasternly as well as the
    largest of the new england states.
  • More than two-thousand lakes are scattered
    throughout maine , more than five-thousand rivers
    and steams flow through maine to the atlantic
    ocean.

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  • State symbols
  • Maine's state animal is a moose
  • Maine's state bird is a Chickadee
  • Maine's state flower is the white pine cone
  • Maine's state tree is the white pine

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  • Flag
  • Maine's state seal shows a farmer and a
    seaman,depicting occupations of many state
    residents. A pine tree represents forests, and a
    moose repersents wildlife. One lone star
    represents northern location. The word dirigo (i
    direct or i lead) appears above the drawing.
    Maine's flag, adopted in 1909, is a
    representation of the seal on the blue
    background.

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  • Bibliography
  • www.Google.com
  • www.50state.com
  • America the beautiful by ty harrington childens
    press chicago 1987
  • From sea to shining sea by dennis brindell frading
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