1. Nicholas Douridas

2.  The state I am researching on is Maryland. Its nickname is the old line state. I couldn’t find a specific website to find the origin its nickname the old line state.

3.  Maryland entered the union in 1788. The state dinosaur is the Astrodon. The state fish is the Rockfish. The state crustacean is the Blue Crab. The state dog is the Chesapeake Bay Retriever. The state insect is the Baltimore Checkerspot Butterfly. The state reptile is the Diamondback Terrapin. The state bird is the Baltimore Oriole. The state flower is the Black-eyed Susan.

4.  Benjamin Banneker, mathematician  Henry Blaire, inventor  Eubie Blake, musician  John Wilkes Booth, actor  Babe Ruth, Baseball player  Francis Scott Key, wrote the Star Spangled Banner  To look up more on Francis Scott Key, go to this website  http://poster.4teachers.org/view/poster.ph p?poster_id=267814 http://poster.4teachers.org/view/poster.ph p?poster_id=267814 http://poster.4teachers.org/view/poster.ph p?poster_id=267814

5.  nicholasmarylandPublication3.pub nicholasmarylandPublication3.pub

6.  One problem in Maryland is the high gas prices. The average price of gas in Maryland is $3.50. Another problem is the increase of homeless people in the state.  Nicholas Douridas letter to the governor.doc Nicholas Douridas letter to the governor.doc Nicholas Douridas letter to the governor.doc

7.  It is 953.89 miles from Dunedin, 900 Union Street to Annapolis, Maryland. The median age of Maryland's population is 36.The population of Maryland is 5,600,388, compared to Florida's population of 17,397,161. The population of Maryland's largest city, Baltimore, is 635,815, compared to the population of Florida’s largest city, Jacksonville, of 782,623. The highest point of elevation in Maryland is 3,360ft, compared to its lowest point of elevation, 173ft below sea level. Maryland's economies are transportation, fishing, agriculture, mining, and manufacturing, compared to Florida’s economies of tourism, agriculture, phosphate mining, aerospace industry, medical and bio-tech industry.

8.  Maryland’s biome is a deciduous forest filled with deciduous trees such as oak, birch, maple, beech, and hickory. One food chain is as follows, Sun, American Beech, White-Tailed deer, American Black Bear. One animal that lives in Maryland is the American Bald Eagle. An adaptation it has is its curved beak. It is used to tear fish apart while it is eating. Another animal that lives in Maryland is the American Black Bear. An adaptation it has is its several layer of fur. This adaptation helps it stay warm in the winter. A third animal that lives in Maryland is the Coyote. An adaptation it has is its sense of smell. It has a powerful sense of smell to locate prey.

9.  Maryland’s state song is “Maryland, My Maryland”.  The state beverage is milk.  The state folk dance is the square dance.  The state sport is jousting.  People who live in Maryland are called Marylanders

10.  http://www.shgresources.com/md/almanac / http://www.shgresources.com/md/almanac / http://www.shgresources.com/md/almanac /  http://www.hometownannapolis.com/index 3.html http://www.hometownannapolis.com/index 3.html http://www.hometownannapolis.com/index 3.html  http://www.gazette.net/ http://www.gazette.net/  http://www.usflag.org/history/francisscottk ey.html http://www.usflag.org/history/francisscottk ey.html http://www.usflag.org/history/francisscottk ey.html  http://www.marshallhall.org/key_pic.html http://www.marshallhall.org/key_pic.html  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryland http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryland  http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/kids/ funfacts/maryland.html http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/kids/ funfacts/maryland.html http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/kids/ funfacts/maryland.html

11.  http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/ states/maryland/ http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/ states/maryland/ http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/ states/maryland/  http://www.atozkidsstuff.com/maryland. html http://www.atozkidsstuff.com/maryland. html http://www.atozkidsstuff.com/maryland. html  http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/decid uous_animal_page.htm http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/decid uous_animal_page.htm http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/decid uous_animal_page.htm  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida