Hawaii

I have been to Hawaii once and I enjoyed the tropical weather that they have.
 

Geology of Maryland

There are six distinct provinces of Maryland: 
The Atlantic Continental Shelf Province
The Coastal Plain Province
The Piedmont Plateau Province
The Blue Ridge Province
The Ridge and Valley Province T
he Appalachian Plateaus Provinces.


 http://www.mgs.md.gov/esic/brochures/mdgeology.html

The North Pacific Coast

The North Pacific Coast area stretches from northern California to southern Alaska. 
This area has many beautiful landscapes.


 
Giant redwood trees can be found in Oregon.


One of the oldest railroads and first common carrier railroad was the Baltimore and Ohio railroad.


 
Baltimore and Ohio railroad in West Virginia, 1949



http://www.mdvaden.com/grove_of_titans.shtml

California

Demographics of Maryland (csv)
By race	White	Black	AIAN*	Asian	NHPI*
2000 (total population)	66.99%	29.02%	0.76%	4.53%	0.12%
2000 (Hispanic only)	3.73%	0.51%	0.10%	0.06%	0.02%
2005 (total population)	65.29%	30.16%	0.76%	5.30%	0.13%
2005 (Hispanic only)	5.01%	0.61%	0.12%	0.09%	0.03%
Growth 2000–05 (total population)	3.06%	9.89%	5.73%	23.72%	16.27%
Growth 2000–05 (non-Hispanic only)	0.76%	9.57%	2.48%	23.38%	13.02%
Growth 2000–05 (Hispanic only)	42.16%	27.78%	27.26%	48.06%	32.49%
* AIAN is American Indian or Alaskan Native; NHPI is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

The demographics of Maryland show a diverse population.  German, Irish, English, Italian and unspecified American are the reported ancestries in Maryland.  In Baltimore and the southern Eastern Shore, there is a large population of African American.  People with British ancestry are found in the Eastern Shore and Sothern Maryland.  German American populations are found in the western and northern parts of Maryland.  Italians and Poles are also established in the large city of Baltimore.  Asian American populations are living in Montgomery County and Hispanics are in East Baltimore.  In addition, there is the Amish/Mennonite communities can be found in St. Mary's and Garett counties.












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The Southwest Border Area

The Southwest border areas are quite close in geography when it comes to low and high income societies due to the US-Mexico boder. 

 

The location of economic activity in Maryland is important and the activities are mostly in the tertiary service sector.  The Port of Baltimore provides transportation as one of the key service activities in Maryland.  The Port offers trucking admission, rail transport and there are quite a few different imported vehicles that come into the port.

Some of the most important imports of raw materials and bulk include iron ore, petroleum, sugar, and fertilizers.    

Another service activity in Maryland is the closeness of the government in Washington D.C.  The Baltimore/Washington area provides bio-research laboratories and there are a number of educational and medical reasearch facilities.


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The Empty Interior

Plant life in the distinctive east coast states are rich and plentiful.  Maryland's annual percipitation helps with the growth of smaller plants such as seagrass and different types of reeds.  The growth of enormous trees is also dependant on the annual percipitation. 


The Wye Oak tree is Maryland's honarary state tree and was the largest white oak tree in the United States.  The Wye Oak tree was destroyed during a thunderstorm in June of 2002.  It was assumed that the tree was over 460 years old when it was ruined. 

Numerous types of foreign species are grown in the warmer parts of Maryland.  Some of these species include:

 Crape Myrtle

 Italian Cypress

 Live Oak

   There is a rare population of wild horses that can be found on Assateague island which is located off the eastern coast of Maryland.

  The diamondback terrapin is the leading reptile and amphibian inhabitants.

  The Baltimore Oriole is the state bird of Maryland.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryland

The Agricultural Core/ The Great Plains and Prairies

The Agricultural Core overlaps with the Manufacturing Core.

Some important facts about Maryland:

-About 40 percent of land is used for farming
-Agriculture is the largest commercial industry in the state
- Farmland is located in the north central part of Maryland as well as the upper Eastern Shore
-Department of Agriculture is in charge of marketing, animal industries and consumer services
-Maryland employs 350,000 in the agricultural industry
-The dairy and livestock industries are also very important to the state's agriculture
-Maryland has a variety of topography
-The east of Maryland has sandy dunes
-The west of Maryland has pine groves in the mountains
-Close to the bay there low marshlands
-The Piedmont Region has oak forests
-The state's nickname is America in Miniature





http://www.agclassroom.org/kids/stats/maryland.pdf

The Southern Coastlands

 Some of the specialty crops that are grown in the Southern Coastlands are rice, sugarcane and citrus fruits.  The average growing season in this region is over 10 months. 

Both Maryland and the Southern Coastlands fall under the humid, subtropical climate

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Agriculture in Maryland is part of the state's largest commercial industry.  Some of the top industries in Maryland are poultry, tobacco and fishing.  In addition to these industries, dairy and livestock are equally important.

**Major crops in Maryland
       -soybeans
       -corn
       -wheat
       -hay
       -melons
       -beans
       -tomatoes
       -apples
       -peaches
       -stawberries

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