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<v Speaker>I'm ?Sherman? <v Speaker>by the ancient wonders of Mesa Verde, Colorado, one of the most popular national parks. <v Speaker>A long time ago, these buildings were home to an Indian tribe called the Anasazi. <v Speaker>Pretty funky buildings, huh? <v Speaker>These are the first pictures of the cliff dwellings. <v Speaker>They've been preserved so that we can see how the Anasazi lived. <v Speaker>I know sazi is another whole word, meaning what? <v Speaker>A. The ancient ones. <v Speaker>B. The cliff hangers. C. The mesa men. <v Speaker>Or D. The condominium builders. <v Speaker>The scientists say that the Ansazis lived here for about 1,000 years and then <v Speaker>they left. <v Speaker>And why they left? No one knows. <v Speaker>Ooooh. <v Speaker>The answer is A. The ancient ones. <v Speaker>You just watched a Really Short Show. <v Speaker>[music plays]. <v Speaker>[crowd yells] This is Leadville. <v Speaker>This is Leadville and that's Mount Massive. <v Speaker>And that's Mount Elbert. The two highest peaks in Colorado.

<v Speaker>Near Leadville is the Continental Divide, The Great Divide. <v Speaker>When rain falls on the east side of the divide, it ?fills? <v Speaker>up rivers and streams and ends up in the Atlantic Ocean or the Gulf of Mexico. <v Speaker>When it falls on the west side of the divide, water flows west into another ocean. <v Speaker>Name the ocean to the west of the continental United States. <v Speaker>Is it A. The Indian Ocean? <v Speaker>B. The Pacific Ocean? C. <v Speaker>The terrific ocean or D. Lake Michigan? <v Speaker>The Continental Divide runs down the center of the Rocky Mountains, 3000 miles from the <v Speaker>Alaska and Canada up north to Mexico, down south. <v Speaker>All the water that falls east of the divide, flows to the Atlantic. <v Speaker>All the water that goes west, flows to the Pacific. <v Speaker>The answer is, B. The Pacific Ocean. <v Speaker>You've just watched a Really Short Show. <v Speaker>Hi, I'm here at ?Talbotts? Farms in Grand Junction. <v Speaker>They grow fruit. Because the weather in Grand Junction is so mild, It's a great place to <v Speaker>grow fruit. This is an apple orchard.

<v Speaker>They're picking apples here. <v Speaker>The ?Westend Slope? also grows melons, peaches, grapes, pears, <v Speaker>apricots, cherries, and lots more. <v Speaker>Apples grow on trees. Which of these are varieties of apples? <v Speaker>A. Jonathan B. <v Speaker>Fujis. C. Gala D. <v Speaker>Red Delicious E. <v Speaker>All the above. Apples are probably the most popular fruit and there <v Speaker>are thousands of varieties. <v Speaker>Apples originated in Asia and have been around since prehistoric times. <v Speaker>The answer is E. All of the above. <v Speaker>What's worse than finding a worm in your apple? <v Speaker>Finding half a worm. Ew! <v Speaker>You've just watched a Really Short Show. <v Speaker>[music plays] <v Speaker>Ya'at'eeh. That means hello in Navajo. This is ?inaudible? <v Speaker>National Monument near Cortez, Colorado. <v Speaker>This is cool. It's the only place where 4 states meet. <v Speaker>Look, I'm in 4 states at once!

<v Speaker>That's north. That's south. <v Speaker>That's east. That's west. <v Speaker>The 4 states that meet here are; Colorado, Utah, <v Speaker>Arizona, and New Mexico. <v Speaker>Of the Four Corners states. Which one is in the southwest corner? <v Speaker>A. Colorado. B. Utah. <v Speaker>C. Arizona. Or D. <v Speaker>New Mexico? Which one is right here? <v Speaker>Which one is right here? The answer is C. <v Speaker>Arizona. This is south. <v Speaker>This is west. This is Southwest. <v Speaker>You just watched a Really Short Show. [music plays] <v Speaker>This is the Denver Mint. They make coins here. You know, cold hard cash. <v Speaker>Only 3 places in the entire United States are allowed to make coins. <v Speaker>San Francisco, Philadelphia, and Denver. <v Speaker>Look at a coin. Any coin. Most U.S. <v Speaker>coins have people on them. Look at a penny. <v Speaker>Who is that guy? George Washington, Abraham Lincoln or Ronald Reagan?

<v Speaker>How about some hints? He taught himself to spell, to read, and to write. <v Speaker>He was our 16th president. And during the Civil War, he issued the Emancipation <v Speaker>Proclamation that ended slavery in America. <v Speaker>The answer is B. <v Speaker>That's Abraham. Abe Lincoln ?happening whiskers?, huh? <v Speaker>You've just watched a Really Short Show. [music plays]