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8.1.26 - Part 2 · Children's Hour

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  Speaker 1: Hello, and welcome to Reialized Children's Story Hour as a
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  Speaker 1: reminder reading service intended for people who are blind or
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  Speaker 1: of other disabilities that make it difficult to read print material.
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  Speaker 1: Today we will be reading from various books on the
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  Speaker 1: United States. Your reader today is Diane. We will continue
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  Speaker 1: with the book Discover the United States Maryland. It was
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  Speaker 1: published by i DO Publishing, a division of ABDO, and
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  Speaker 1: it has a copyright year of twenty twenty five. The
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  Speaker 1: author of the book is Angela Lim. Culture food and
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  Speaker 1: sports are key parts of Maryland's culture. Seafoods, such as
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  Speaker 1: crabcakes are famous in Maryland. Obeys seasoning is often spring
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  Speaker 1: on top of seafood dishes. The seasoning contains spices including
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  Speaker 1: bay leaf and Papa Rica. Baltimore's home to a few
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  Speaker 1: major professional sports teams. The Baltimore Ravens are part of
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  Speaker 1: the National Football League.
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  Speaker 2: Baseball.
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  Speaker 1: Fans can watch the Orioles play in Camden Yards. Swimmer
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  Speaker 1: Michael Phelps is from Baltimore. He won twenty three Olympic
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  Speaker 1: gold medals. Maryland Arts scene. Maryland has a big arts scene.
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  Speaker 1: People can watch plays and musicals at the Cumberland Theater
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  Speaker 1: in Western Maryland. The Maryland Symphony Orchestra performs in Hagerstown.
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  Speaker 1: There are also many art galleries throughout the states. Industry,
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  Speaker 1: Maryland has several major industries. The state borders Washington, d C.
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  Speaker 1: Because of this, many government employees work in Maryland. Some
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  Speaker 1: work for the US military. They may help develop and
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  Speaker 1: produce weapons. Others protect top secret information. Fishing is another
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  Speaker 1: top industry in Maryland. The state produces the most blue
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  Speaker 1: crabs of any US state. Striped and oysters are also
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  Speaker 1: part of the state's fishing industry. The Chesapeake Bay is
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  Speaker 1: a major fishing spot. Many scientists have jobs in Maryland.
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  Speaker 1: Some work at major universities. This includes JOHNS Hopkins University
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  Speaker 1: in Baltimore. Others work at places run by the US government.
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  Speaker 1: These scientists may develop vaccines that help prevent people from
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  Speaker 1: getting sick. Chapter three Places in Maryland. Baltimore's, the most
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  Speaker 1: populated city in Maryland, is located in north central Maryland.
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  Speaker 1: Baltimore lies just west of the Chesapeak Bay. Visitors to
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  Speaker 1: the city can stroll on the Inner Harbor. The harbor
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  Speaker 1: has restaurants and shops. It also has attractions such as
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  Speaker 1: the Maryland Aquarium and the Maryland Science Center. Frederick is
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  Speaker 1: another large Maryland city. It is in western Maryland. People
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  Speaker 1: can enjoy views of the Alleghany Mountains there. They also
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  Speaker 1: go hiking xt for that out Ocean City is a
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  Speaker 1: popular vacation spot. It sits on the shores of the
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  Speaker 1: Atlantic Ocean. Visitors can swim, surf, and kayak in the
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  Speaker 1: water seashores and state parks. There is plenty to do
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  Speaker 1: outside Maryland cities. S Tigue Island in the Atlantic Ocean.
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  Speaker 1: The majority of the island belongs to Maryland, the rest
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  Speaker 1: belongs to Virginia. The island is a National Seashore. Wild
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  Speaker 1: horses roam the beaches. People can enjoy outdoor activities such
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  Speaker 1: as camping and fishing on the island. Swallow Fall State
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  Speaker 1: Park is in western Maryland. The park has several waterfalls.
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  Speaker 1: Muddy Greek Creek Falls is the most famous. People can
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  Speaker 1: enjoy hikes with stunning mountain views in the park. They
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  Speaker 1: can also go whitewater rafting on the Gainey River. Sandy
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  Speaker 1: Point State Park is on the western shore of the
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  Speaker 1: Chesapeake Bay. People can enjoy sinc views of the bay
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  Speaker 1: while picnicking. They can also go boating Landmarks. Maryland has
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  Speaker 1: many historic landmarks. Fort McHenry is where Francis Scott Key
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  Speaker 1: wrote the words to the national anthem. The fort was
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  Speaker 1: also used during the American Civil War from eighteen sixty
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  Speaker 1: one to eighteen sixty five. Today people can watch how
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  Speaker 1: the fort's canyons were once used. The Maryland State House
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  Speaker 1: is another important landmark. The Capitol Building is in Annapolis,
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  Speaker 1: is the oldest state capitol building still in the United States.
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  Speaker 1: Maryland attracts many types of visitors. People come to the
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  Speaker 1: state to learn about US history. They enjoy beautiful views
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  Speaker 1: of mountains and beaches. They may cheer on sports teams
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  Speaker 1: in Baltimore, or they can try seafood by the Chesapeake Bay.
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  Speaker 1: There are many things to see and do in Maryland.
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  Speaker 1: Our next book is titled Welcome to California and it
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  Speaker 1: was published by Penguin Random House as a copywriter of
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  Speaker 1: twenty twenty and the author of the book is Asa Gileant.
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  Speaker 1: Welcome to California. We're glad you're here. The capital city Sacramento,
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  Speaker 1: State nicknamed the Golden State State model Eureka hot desert,
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  Speaker 1: snowy mountaintops, lush farms, giant forest, and the huge waves
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  Speaker 1: of the Pacific Ocean. California has it all. Is the
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  Speaker 1: third largest state in the USA. The state bird of
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  Speaker 1: California is the California quail, his curved feather that sticks
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  Speaker 1: up from his forehead like a ponytail. The California poppies
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  Speaker 1: state flower. Poppies can keep themselves warm by closing up
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  Speaker 1: their petals like a tiny hug. There are no California
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  Speaker 1: grizzly bears anymore, but this huge creature is still the
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  Speaker 1: state animal. Other kinds of grizzly bears live in the
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  Speaker 1: United States. We must protect them so they will live
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  Speaker 1: long to the future. The biggest trees you ever see
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  Speaker 1: are in California. The redwood tree is the tallest living
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  Speaker 1: thing on earth. The redwood forests are important. They are
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  Speaker 1: home to animals such as mountain lions, coadies, and bobcats,
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  Speaker 1: and trees make oxygen which keeps the air clean to breathe.
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  Speaker 1: California has big cities too. San Francisco is a city
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  Speaker 1: full of steep hills, but if you get tired climbing them,
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  Speaker 1: hop on a cable cart to take you up and down.
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  Speaker 1: You can also see the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.
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  Speaker 1: It was once the longest suspension.
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  Speaker 2: Bridge in the world.
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  Speaker 1: California is full of yummy food thanks to its immigrants
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  Speaker 1: from countries such as Mexico, China, Japan, and Italy. Sunny
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  Speaker 1: California also has lots of farms and grows delicious fruits
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  Speaker 1: and vegetables. How would you like to hop on a
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  Speaker 1: skateboard and whizz around a skate park or serve the
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  Speaker 1: big waves of the Pacific Ocean You can in Sun's
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  Speaker 1: South surfs up. Do you like to watch movies and
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  Speaker 1: TV shows? Lots of them are made in Hollywood. You
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  Speaker 1: might see a famous actor or actress and you can
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  Speaker 1: put your hands and feet in their prints in the sidewalk.
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  Speaker 1: A big place like California has a lot of unusual
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  Speaker 1: things to see if you're out for a drive.
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  Speaker 2: Labraid tarpits.
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  Speaker 1: Can you imagine giant prehistoric animals such as mammons and
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  Speaker 1: saber toothcats roaming downtown Los Angeles. They once lived on
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  Speaker 1: that land and now you can see their fossils at
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  Speaker 1: the LaBrie tarpits. The bones of these creatures were found
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  Speaker 1: in the sticky oil that still bubbles up from the ground. Bubblegum, alley,
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  Speaker 1: chopped choo ooh. There is a place in Saint Louis
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  Speaker 1: Episcopoe called Bubble Gum Alley where visitors stick or used
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  Speaker 1: chewing gum on the walls Giant Lemon. This huge lemon
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  Speaker 1: was built for a Fourth of July parade in nineteen
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  Speaker 1: twenty eight and it now sits in Lemon Grove, a
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  Speaker 1: town famous for growing this very sour fruit. If you
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  Speaker 1: love California, then you're a California kid, and California kids
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  Speaker 1: are the best.
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  Speaker 2: Hi oh la, hi ya hey hello.
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  Speaker 1: Our next book is titled Discovering the United States Arizona
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  Speaker 1: and it was published by ABDU Publishing, a division of ABGO.
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  Speaker 2: It has a copyright year.
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  Speaker 1: Of twenty twenty five and the author's eb Larson. Chapter
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  Speaker 1: one The meter Crater. About fifty thousand years ago, a
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  Speaker 1: meteor wite around one hundred to one hundred and sixty
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  Speaker 1: five feet wide hit Earth. It struck the planet with
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  Speaker 1: great force. The impact made a crater about four thousand
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  Speaker 1: feet wide and seven hundred feet deep. Today, this crater
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  Speaker 1: lies in the middle of the desk in the state
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  Speaker 1: of Arizona. It is known as the meteor Crater or
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  Speaker 1: the Barringer Meteorite.
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  Speaker 2: Crater.
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  Speaker 1: It was named after scientist Daniel Barringer. He studied the
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  Speaker 1: area in the early nineteen hundreds. Visitors can take a
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  Speaker 1: tour around the crater's edge. They also can visit the
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  Speaker 1: nearby Barringer Space Museum to learn about meor eyed impacts.
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  Speaker 1: Visiting the meteor crater is one of the many fun
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  Speaker 1: things to do in Arizona, Arizona's land. Arizona is in
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  Speaker 1: the west region of the United States. California, Nevada border
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  Speaker 1: it to the east. The northwestern corner meets Utah, Colorado,
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  Speaker 1: and New Mexico at a single point. This point is
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  Speaker 1: known as the Four Corners Monument. The country of Mexico
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  Speaker 1: borders Arizona in the south. Arizona is home to several deserts.
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  Speaker 1: The Noran Desert is in the southwestern part of the
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  Speaker 1: state is one of the hause deserts in the world.
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  Speaker 1: Arizona shares the Mohabby Desert with Nevada, Californi, and Utah.
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  Speaker 1: The Colorado Plateau in the north also has some desert land. However,
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  Speaker 1: not of of Arizona's desert there are some forests and
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  Speaker 1: grasslands as well. Most of Arizona's forest land is found
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  Speaker 1: in the central and southeastern parts.
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  Speaker 2: Of the state.
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  Speaker 1: The summer monsoon in July, humid air from the Pacific
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  Speaker 1: Ocean arrives in Arizona. It causes a lot of rain
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  Speaker 1: to fall in the state over the next several months.
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  Speaker 1: This is usually the wettest time of the year. People
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  Speaker 1: in Arizona refer to this period as the summer Monsoon.
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  Speaker 1: Arizona Facts. Date of statehood is February fourteenth, nineteen twelve.
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  Speaker 1: The capital is Phoenix. The population is seven million, three
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  Speaker 1: hundred and fifty nine thousand, one hundred ninety seven. Area
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  Speaker 1: is one hundred thirteen, nine hundred and ninety square miles.
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  Speaker 1: The state bird is the cactus wren. The state tree
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  Speaker 1: is Palo Verde. State flower is at Garoa cactus blossoms.
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  Speaker 1: The state butterfly is two tailed swallow tail. Arizona's climate.
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  Speaker 1: Arizona's climate varies because of elevation. Areas of higher elevations
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  Speaker 1: have milder summers. They also receive more rain and snow.
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  Speaker 1: Some of Arizona's deserts can get very hot. Temperatures can
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  Speaker 1: reach up to one hundred and twenty eight degrees fahrenheit.
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  Speaker 1: The state capital Phoenix also gets very hot in the summer.
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  Speaker 1: Chapter two. The people of Arizona. The first people came
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  Speaker 1: to Arizona around thirteen thousand, five hundred years ago. They
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  Speaker 1: are known as the Clovis and Fulsome peoples. Over time,
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  Speaker 1: new cultures appeared. One was the whole ho Cam people.
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  Speaker 1: They dug huge waterways to irrigate the crops. Today, there
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  Speaker 1: are twenty two federally recognized American Indian nations in Arizona.
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  Speaker 1: The largest include the Navajo Nation in the patche More
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  Speaker 1: than five percent of people in Arizona were American Indians
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  Speaker 1: in twenty twenty two. Early settlers of Arizona came from
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  Speaker 1: the Eastern United States in the eighteen seventies, they were
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  Speaker 1: searching for silver and copper. Since the nineteen hundreds, the
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  Speaker 1: Hispanic population of Arizona has grown. Many people came from
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  Speaker 1: Mexico or have Mexican heritage. In twenty twenty two, almost
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  Speaker 1: thirty three percent of Arizona population was Hispanic or Latino.
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  Speaker 1: About fifty three percent were white, and six percent were black.
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  Speaker 1: Asian people made up four percent of the population.
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  Speaker 2: Culture fried bread.
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  Speaker 1: Is an American Indian dish enjoyed by many people in Arizona.
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  Speaker 1: It is made by frying dough in oil. The dish
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  Speaker 1: is said to have originated during an event known as
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  Speaker 1: the Long Walk. This event took place in eighteen sixty four.
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  Speaker 1: The US government moved more than ten thousand Novajo people
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  Speaker 1: to the reservation, far from their home. The Chichmong is
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  Speaker 1: another popular dish in Arizona. It first became popular in
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  Speaker 1: the city of Tucson. The dishes made by deep frying
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  Speaker 1: a burrito industry. Many people in Arizona have manufacturing jobs
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  Speaker 1: and factories. They make electronics and metal products. Some areas
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  Speaker 1: in Arizona have good soil for planting crops. Farmers plant
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  Speaker 1: cotton and lettuce in those areas. Other farmers raised cattle
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  Speaker 1: and pigs. Many people have jobs in the healthcare industry
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  Speaker 1: as well.
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  Speaker 2: These include people who.
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  Speaker 1: Are nurses and doctors. Primary source. Ree Johnson, a regional
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  Speaker 1: manager of an Arizona restaurant chain, describe why people love
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  Speaker 1: chimmy shanga. It's a combination of flavors. There's a little
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  Speaker 1: bit of e for everybody. It's a great looking dish.
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  Speaker 1: It looks appetizing. People eat with their eyes as well
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  Speaker 1: as with their mouths. Chapter three places in Arizona. The
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  Speaker 1: state capital, Phoenix is Arizona's largest city. The next three
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  Speaker 1: largest cities are Tucson, Mesa, and Chandler. There are many
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  Speaker 1: things to see and do in Arizona's towns and cities
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  Speaker 1: and Phoenix. People can visit the Musical Instruments Museum.
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  Speaker 2: It has a.
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  Speaker 1: Huge collection of musical instruments for visitors to learn about.
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  Speaker 1: People visiting Tucson can see lots of animals at the
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  Speaker 1: Reed Park Zoo, and the Superstition Wilderness Area in Mesa
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  Speaker 1: is a popular place to go hiking and fishing parks.
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  Speaker 1: Arizona is home to the Grand Canyon National Park. It's
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  Speaker 1: one of the most famous national parks in the United States.
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  Speaker 1: The Grand Canyon officially became a National park in nineteen nineteen. Today,
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  Speaker 1: visitors can tour the canyon's edge or hike through the canyon.
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  Speaker 1: They can also ride rafts down the Colorado River. The
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  Speaker 1: Grand canyon steepest point is more than one mile below
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  Speaker 1: its edge. Over the course of six million years, the
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  Speaker 1: Colorado River carved.
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  Speaker 2: The canyon to what it is today.
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  Speaker 1: The layers of rock in the canyon are different shades
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  Speaker 1: of red, yellow, and green. There are two other National
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  Speaker 1: parks in Arizona. Petrified Forest National Park is named after
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  Speaker 1: the many tree fossils found there. Saint Garrio National Park
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  Speaker 1: let's visitors hike through.
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  Speaker 2: Patches of cactie.
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  Speaker 1: These are the largest cacti in the United States. Landmarks.
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  Speaker 1: Arizona has several notable landmarks. The Hoover Dam was the
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  Speaker 1: tallest dam in the world when it was completely in
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  Speaker 1: nineteen thirty five. It spans the Colorado River between Arizona
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  Speaker 1: and Nevada's border. Water from the dam is used in
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  Speaker 1: different ways across the southwestern United States. The dam also
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  Speaker 1: creates electricity. This power is used in parts of California, Nevada,
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  Speaker 1: and Arizona. People can also visit the Us Sioux Falls
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  Speaker 1: at the have A Soupey Indian Reservation.
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  Speaker 2: The waterfall is known for its blue green water.
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  Speaker 1: Visitors hike ten miles on a trail to get to
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  Speaker 1: the waterfall. Arizona has many other interesting landmarks. It also
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  Speaker 1: has a fascinating history and beautiful cultures. Visitors can look
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  Speaker 1: over the edge of the Green Canyon. They can learn
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  Speaker 1: about the plants and animals that live in the state,
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  Speaker 1: or they can explore important historical sites everybody who visits
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  Speaker 1: the state of Arizona can find something fun to do.
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  Speaker 1: Our next book is titled Discovery the United States Louisiana
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  Speaker 1: and it was published by ABDEL Publishing, a division of ABGO.
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  Speaker 1: It has a copyright year of twenty twenty five and
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  Speaker 1: the author of the book is eb Larson. Chapter one,
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  Speaker 1: The Sugar Bow. It was New Year's Day in nineteen
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  Speaker 1: thirty five. The first Sugar Bowl football game was about
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  Speaker 1: to begin in New Orleans, Louisiana. More than twenty two
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  Speaker 1: thousand people gathered at Chulane Stadium. The home team of
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  Speaker 1: Chulane University would be playing Temple University. This team was
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  Speaker 1: from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Many people expected Chulane University to lose
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  Speaker 1: the game. When the game started, Temple University took an
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  Speaker 1: early two touchdown lead. It seemed like Chulane would lose
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  Speaker 1: the game, But then something incredible happened. Toulane' Johnny McDaniel
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  Speaker 1: received the kickoff and tricked the defense by passing the
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  Speaker 1: ball to Claude Simons Junior. Some well timed blocks allowed
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  Speaker 1: Simons to run the ball to Temple's end zone. Chulane
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  Speaker 1: was back in the game. Soon the team was a
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  Speaker 1: touchdown ahead of Temple. The end of the game, the
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  Speaker 1: score was twenty fourteen. Tulane had won the Sugar Bowl.
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  Speaker 1: The Sugar Bowl was held in New Orleans every year
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  Speaker 1: around New Year's Day. It is one of Louisa's biggest
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  Speaker 1: sporting events. The eighty ninth Super Bowl was held on
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  Speaker 1: December thirty first, twenty twenty two. More than sixty thousand
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  Speaker 1: people attended. Louisiana FACX date of statehood April thirtieth, eighteen twelve.
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  Speaker 1: Baton Ridge is the capital. Population is four million, five
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  Speaker 1: hundred ninety two hundred and forty one. Area is fifty
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  Speaker 1: two thousand, three hundred and seventy eight square miles. The
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  Speaker 1: state bird is the brown pelican. The state tree is
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  Speaker 1: a bald cypress. The state flower is a magnolia. The
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  Speaker 1: state dog is the Catahula leopard dog. Land and wildlife
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  Speaker 1: Louisiana is in the US region called the South. Mississippi
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  Speaker 1: lies to the east of the state. Arkansas borders it
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  Speaker 1: to the north. To the west is Texas. Louisiana's southern
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  Speaker 1: coastline borders the Gulf of Mexico. The land near the
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  Speaker 1: gulf is low and swampy. Unique plants and annas live there.
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  Speaker 1: Spanish moth moss hangs off the branches of bald cypress trees. Alligators, shrimp,
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  Speaker 1: and crayfish swim in the water. The largest lake in
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  Speaker 1: Louisiana is Lake Pontchartran. The Mississippi River flows into the
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  Speaker 1: Gulf of Mexico through Louisiana. This makes the soil in
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  Speaker 1: the southern part of the state very fertile. Farmers use
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  Speaker 1: this land to grow crops. In northern Louisiana, the land
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  Speaker 1: is hilly. Alligators There are more than two million alligators
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  Speaker 1: in Louisiana. They live in bodies of water, such as
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  Speaker 1: lakes and swamps. Cypress Lake is a small lake at
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  Speaker 1: the University of Louisiana in the city of Lafayette. People
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  Speaker 1: can stand on a dick and look for alligators creeping
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  Speaker 1: through the water. Climate Louisiana summers are long and very humid,
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  Speaker 1: winters are short, and snow is rare. Cold, dry air
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  Speaker 1: from the north meets warm, wet air from the Gulf
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  Speaker 1: of Mexico causes many thunderstorms. Hurricanes can strike Louisiana shore
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  Speaker 1: any time between June and November. Chapter two, The people
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  Speaker 1: of Louisiana. People have lived in Louisiana since around eleven thousand,
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  Speaker 1: five hundred BCEE. Many American Indian nations have called the
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  Speaker 1: state home. These include the Chennamacha, the Atta, Coppa, Cado, Choctaw,
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  Speaker 1: and not Natchiese people. They hunted in farmed crops. Louisiana
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  Speaker 1: is known for its diverse population. Seventeen hundreds and eighteen hundreds,
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  Speaker 1: settlers from France, Spain, and Britain came to the state,
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  Speaker 1: while Europeans enslaved African people and brought them to Louisiana
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  Speaker 1: to work on farms. In twenty twenty two, fifty eight
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  Speaker 1: percent of the people in Louisiana were white, about thirty
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  Speaker 1: three percent were black, six percent of the population was
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  Speaker 1: Hispanic or Latino, and about two percent was a Asian.
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  Speaker 1: American Indians made up one percent of the population. The
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  Speaker 1: Louisiana Purchase. Thomas Jefferson was US President from eighteen oh
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  Speaker 1: one to eighteen oh nine. One of his goes was
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  Speaker 1: for the United States to purchase the Louisiana Territory from France.
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  Speaker 1: This took place in eighteen oh three. The territory included
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  Speaker 1: what is now Louisiana. The purchase of the land is
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  Speaker 1: called the Louisiana Purchase. The land was later separated into
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  Speaker 1: parts of Fifteen States.
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  Speaker 2: Culture.
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  Speaker 1: Many people in Louisiana identified with Creole culture. This includes
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  Speaker 1: the elements of French, African, and American Indian cultures. Jambalaya
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  Speaker 1: is a Creole food that is popular in Louisiana. Is
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  Speaker 1: made by cooking meat, vegetables, and rice in a pot.
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  Speaker 1: The po boy sandwich is another common Creole food. It
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  Speaker 1: consists of meat served with toppings on fluffy French bread.
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  Speaker 1: Another part of Louisianian's culture is Martigraus. The holiday is
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  Speaker 1: celebrated every year forty seven days for Easter. Many cities
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  Speaker 1: have marti Gras parades. People wear costumes and follow parade
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  Speaker 1: floats through the city's streets. Louisiana state flag features a
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  Speaker 1: white pelican and three pelican chicks in a nest. Industry
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  Speaker 1: Many people in Louisiana have jobs drilling for oil and natural gas.
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  Speaker 1: Other people manufacture chemicals. Some people cut down trees for wood.
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  Speaker 1: In New Orleans, many people provite services for the city's
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  Speaker 1: large number of visitors. They work in hotels and restaurants,
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  Speaker 1: primary source. New Orleans residents. Sarah Barnett celebrates Martigras. She said,
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  Speaker 1: I grew up going to parides with my family. There's
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  Speaker 1: just something special about Marti Graus when you head back
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  Speaker 1: to the same spots each year to watch the parades.
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  Speaker 1: Chapter three Places in Louisiana. Louisiana's capital is Baton Rouge,
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  Speaker 1: but New Orleans is the state's largest city. Other major
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  Speaker 1: cities include Shreveport and Lafayette. Many of Louisiana cities were
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  Speaker 1: founded by French settlers. New Orleans is named after the
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  Speaker 1: French Duke of Orleans Orleans Parks. The New Orleans Jazz
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  Speaker 1: National Historic Park is the center of the city. It
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  Speaker 1: celebrates the musical genre of jazz. The park is located
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  Speaker 1: in the city's Louis Armstrong Park. Park officials jazz concerts. There,
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  Speaker 1: visitors can learn about jazz and the nearby visitor center.
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  Speaker 1: Louisiana has many state parks too. Fontaine Blue State Park
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  Speaker 1: is on the coast of Lake ponch Tartran. A trail
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  Speaker 1: passes through the park. Signs of the trail teaches visitors
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  Speaker 1: about the different birds and animals that live in the area.
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  Speaker 1: At Chicot State Park. Visitors can ride mountains on hilly trails.
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  Speaker 1: The park also include swamps. Some people fish in the
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  Speaker 1: swampy waters. Landmarks. One of the most visited landmarks is
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  Speaker 1: in the Louisiana is the French Quarter. This is the
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  Speaker 1: oldest neighborhood in downtown New Orleans was built by French settlers.
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  Speaker 1: People visit the French Quarter to see its colorful buildings.
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  Speaker 1: Another landmark is the Poverty Point World Heritage Site. American
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  Speaker 1: Indians built mounds of earth at the site about three
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  Speaker 1: thy four hundred years ago. No one knows exactly what
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  Speaker 1: the mounds were for. Some believe people lived and traded
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  Speaker 1: on them. Visitors can take guided tours to learn more
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  Speaker 1: about the mounds and Baton Rouge. People can visit the
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  Speaker 1: USS Kit. This is a large ship that was used
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  Speaker 1: in World War Two. Visitors can tour the ship and
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  Speaker 1: explore a nearby museum. Louisiana is a state with a
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  Speaker 1: lot of charm. It's natural beauty and unique culture attracts
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  Speaker 1: Mizney visitors. People can in time outdoors in Louisiana State parks,
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  Speaker 1: or they can visit the state's most interesting cities and towns.
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  Speaker 1: There's something for everyone in Louisiana. This can cluse our
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  Speaker 1: children's story ire for today. Please join us next time
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  Speaker 1: as we will read more stories, fables and fairy tales.
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