THE WEST

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THE WEST
By Achint, Brianna M, Billy, and Yasmin.
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GEOGRAPHY
California has two mountains and in between is
Central Valley. There are rivers that people
irrigate from because Central Valley has little
water. People call this the Central Valley
Project. Down south, is Death Valley which is the
driest place in the U.S.A. The wettest place is
Mount Waialeale in Hawaii. Mount Loa and other
volcanoes formed all 132 islands of Hawaii. In
Oregon the Columbia River flows here and Oregon
has many forest which makes recourses.
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Climate
Climate is the pattern of weather of a
certain place over many years. There are many
rain shadows in the West. A rain shadow is the
side of a mountain that is usually dry because
precipitation falls on the other side. High
elevation can affect rain shadows and
temperature. Rain shadows work by ocean winds
carry warm, wet air eastward. Warm wet air rises
to form clouds. Winds push the clouds up the
mountains. The air gets cold which causes
precipitation. Then, the wind gets to the other
side with little moisture. That is how a rain
shadow works.
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Culture
The first large totem poles were built in the
1800s. They were also made by Native Americans.
Each totem pole is a symbol of their religious
beliefs. Native Americans use them for many
occasions. The first people to come to Hawaii
were the Polynesians. There were eight groups
that often had wars. The groups planted many
crops such as taro and poi. Now you know about
the Culture of the West.
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Economy
Economy is the way people make money. One of the
many ways California makes money is it sells
crops such as strawberries, cabbage, artichoke,
grapefruit, oranges, peaches, and cherries. One
thing that rose economy in the west was the gold
rush (in 1849).
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TheWest Governors
Montana- Brian Schweitzer Wyoming- Dave
Freudenthal Colorado- Bill Ritter Utah-Jon
Huntsman Jr. Nevada- Jim Gibbons
Idaho- Butch Otter California-Arnold
Schwarzenegger Oregon- Ted Kulongaski Washington-
Christine Gregorire Alaska- Sarah Palin
Hawaii- Linda Lingle
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Senators
Alaska -
Ted Stevens Jeff Sessions
Harry Reid John Tester

Nevada-
California-
Dianne Feinstein Barbara Boxer
Ron Wyden Gordon Smith
Oregon-
Montana-
Wayne Allard Ken Salazar
Orrin Hatch Robert Bennet
Utah-
Daniel Inouye Daniel Akaka
Patty Murray Maria Contwell
Washington-
Hawaii-
Larry Craig Mike Crapo
Idaho-
Wyoming-
Crag Thomas Mike Enzi
Max Baucus Jon Tester
Montana-
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State's Representatives
Nevada
California
53
3
Colorado
7
Washington
9
Hawaii
2
1
Wyoming
1
Alaska
1
Montana
Utah
3
Idaho
Oregon
5
2
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The End!