Regions of the United States

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Regions of the United States

• The West

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The West

• The West contains 13 states Alaska, Hawaii,
  Washington, Oregon, California, Arizona, New
  Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Idaho, Montana,
  and Wyoming.

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The West A Breathtaking Landscape

• Snow capped peaks, deep canyons, broad plains,
  massive glaciers, and smoking volcanoes.

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Water

• Landscape is varied, but most
• impacting feature is the water.

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• The Abundance or scarcity of water
• is a major factor in changing the wests
• natural vegetation, economic activity
• and population density.

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• Aqueducts large pipes that carry water
• over long distances. Used to support
• growing populations in large cities.

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• Most of the West has a semi-arid or arid climate.
• Rainfall San Diego, 9 Reno, 7 Seattle, 39.

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The West Resources and Economy

• Beneath the Rockies and Sierra Nevada lies many
  minerals gold, silver, uranium, among others.
• The Alaska pipeline, built in the 1970s, carries
  crude oil

Natural gas is also big In the west
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• 40 of the nations lumber is from the pacific
  NW. Commercial fishing thrives in Hawaii,
  Alaska,
• and other Pacific coast states.

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Growth of Cities

• Growth spurred by completion of transcontinental
  railroad in 1869.

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• The 2 non-contiguous states Alaska and Hawaii.
• Alaska is the biggest state but only has
  population of 500,000.

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• Hawaii is separated by the Pacific ocean
• from the US coast. Technology has tied Hawaii
  to the
• Other 48 states. Hawaii does have rain forests