The Diamond State of Delaware

            

             is not a whole-lot of crime there and for country folks .

             it"s great because there is a lot of cows and pigs, but .

             there are also a lot of cars there too. It was some rivers .

             and creeks land definition and tons of history, but there .

             isn"t very many people there compared to California. .

             Delaware has gained 2 nicknames over the years, The First .

             State and The Diamond State. It got the nickname The First .

             State because it was the first state to ratify the .

             constitution. It got the nickname the Diamond State .

             because they are the world leaders in diamond mining. .

             Delaware was some really neat geography because they have .

             swamps, rivers, lakes, but they really don"t really have a .

             lot mountains. They have the biggest natural cypress swamp .

             in the world and Pocomoke Swamp the northern most swamp in .

             the United States. They have a couple rivers the Christina .

             and Brandywine Creek. As for lakes the have Chesapeake Bay .

             and Delaware Bay. .

             Delaware has a lot of economic activity. More than 80% of .

             Delaware"s farm income is from the production of broiler .

             chickens and a variety of other things including soybeans, .

             greenhouse products and corn. Milk is also produced .

             considering that Delaware was more cows than they know what .

             to do with. Fishing is declining but crabs, shad, cod, .

             oysters and clams are caught. Delaware has many useful .

             industries. Delaware industries major in food processing, .

             primary metals, machinery, leather goods, fabricated .

             metals, printing and publishing. They also make a whole- .

             lot of textiles like linoleum. They also make a lot of .

             chemicals and cars. They are one of the most popular car .

             states in the United States. .

             Delaware"s climate is on the cold side with the average .

             temperature in January is 32 and 72 in July. Delaware is .

             also on the storm track of the Gulf of Mexico. Delaware"s .

             average rainfall is about 44 inches. .

             Delaware has common natural resources. Kaolin is the most .

             significant natural resource followed by granite, gravel, .

Related Essays: