The West

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The West
The West
By Sofia Roberto
By Sofia and Roberto Room 204- 4th grade
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States and Capitals

• Alaska Juneau
• Arizona- Phoenix
• California- Sacramento
• Colorado- Denver
• Hawaii- Honolulu
• Idaho- Boise
• Montana- Helena
• Nevada- Carson City
• New Mexico- Santa Fe
• Oregon- Salem
• Utah- Salt Lake City
• Washington- Olympia
• Wyoming- Cheyenne

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Climate and Weather

• Alaska is very cold vs. Hawaii is very warm
• Mount Waialeale, Hawaii - 500 inches of rain
  every year
• Death Valley receives lt 2 inches of rain
• every year

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Natural Resources

• California and Arizona-
• Major producers of citrus fruits
• Washington is famous for its apples
• Idaho is home to vast potato farms

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Culture

• Most varied mixture of immigrants
• Much of the Native American population live in
  the large reservations in the mountain and desert
  states
• Westerners are known to be most tolerant of
  change and differences

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Landforms

• Mountain ranges - Alaska Range
• Cascade Range
• Sierra Nevada
• Coastal Ranges
• Desert - Death Valley
• The Great Basin

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Bibliography
www.factmonster.com http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S
outhern_United_States http//worldatlas.com/webima
ge/countrys/nalnd.htm http//www.harcourtschool.co
m/activity/typesofland/typesofland.html