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{{B}}A=The New England Region B=The Middle Atlantic Region
C=The South Region
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New England consists of six states: Maine, New
Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut. All axe located
in the northeastern comer of the country.
This section is among
the oldest and played an important role in American history.
New
England is featured with mountains, valleys and rivers. Although there is large
area of farmland, New England is not a farming area which is due to the poor
soil there. Most New Englanders, therefore, are working in factories today. They
are good at making watches and clocks, shoes and clothing, leather goods and
special tools for industry. New England has also been famous as a fishing center
ever since its early part of history because of its advantageous location and
some of the best fishing waters. Many people are today involved in fishing and
fish proce
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New Finding Puts Origins of Dogs in Middle East
A. Borrowing methods developed to study the genetics of human disease, researchers have concluded that dogs were probably first domesticated (驯养) from wolves somewhere in the Middle East, in contrast to an earlier survey suggesting dogs originated in East Asia. This finding puts the first known domestication—that of dogs—in the same place as the domestication of plants and other animals, and strengthens the link between the first animal to enter human society and the subsequent invention of agriculture about 10,000 years ago. A Middle Eastern origin for the dog also fits in better with the archaeological evidence, and has enabled geneticists (遗传学家) to reconstruct the entire history of the dog, from the first association between wolves and hunter gatherers some 20,000 years ago to the creation by Victorian dog lovers of many of today’s breeds.
B. A research team led by Bridgett M. Vo
