The State of Vermont: fertile farmland, green mountains
<p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="program">program</span>, <span word="Steve">Steve</span> <span word="Ember">Ember</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Barbara">Barbara</span> <span word="Klein">Klein</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="northeastern">northeastern</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Vermont">Vermont</span>, <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="England">England</span>. <span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="fall">fall</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Vermont">Vermont</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="colorful">colorful</span> <span word="autumn">autumn</span> <span word="leaves">leaves</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="winter">winter</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ski">ski</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="snowboard">snowboard</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mountains">mountains</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="warmer">warmer</span> <span word="months">months</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="river">river</span>-<span word="rafting">rafting</span> <span word="trips">trips</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="camp">camp</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="outdoor">outdoor</span> <span word="activities">activities</span>.</p><p><span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Vermont">Vermont</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="least">least</span>-<span word="populated">populated</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Wyoming">Wyoming</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="population">population</span>. <span word="Vermont">Vermont</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="forty">forty</span>-<span word="fifth">fifth</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fifty">fifty</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="territory">territory</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span>-<span word="four">four</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="square">square</span> <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="land">land</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="addition">addition</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="fifty">fifty</span> <span word="square">square</span> <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span> <span word="covered">covered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="water">water</span>.</p><p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="Vermont">Vermont</span> <span word="lacks">lacks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="size">size</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="beauty">beauty</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Green">Green</span> <span word="Mountain">Mountain</span> <span word="State">State</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Green">Green</span> <span word="Mountains">Mountains</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="divide">divide</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="center">center</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="Vermont">Vermont</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="French">French</span> "<span word="verd">verd</span> <span word="mont">mont</span>," <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="mountain">mountain</span>.</p><p><span word="Along">Along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Vermont">Vermont</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Canadian">Canadian</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Quebec">Quebec</span>. <span word="Vermont">Vermont</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="bordered">bordered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="south">south</span>, <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Hampshire">Hampshire</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="east">east</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="west">west</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="forests">forests</span> <span word="covered">covered</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="third">third</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Vermont">Vermont</span>. <span word="Trees">Trees</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="farmland">farmland</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="forest">forest</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="faster">faster</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="replaced">replaced</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="changed">changed</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span> <span word="forests">forests</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="fourths">fourths</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span>.</p>
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