Explore

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Explore the West
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The West has 11 states.
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The 11 states in the West are
Alaska Montana California Nevada Colorado Oregon
Hawaii Utah Idaho Washington Wyoming
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What is the most northern state in the West
region?
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What is the most eastern state in the West region?
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Climate
The West climate is
TEMPERATURE
MOISTURE
Summer Hot to cool Winter Cold to Hot
Very Dry to Wet
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Landforms
Southeast landforms are
Mountains
Plains
High-lands
Plateau
Coast
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Landforms
The Rocky Mountains
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Landforms
The Rocky Mountains stretch from Alaska to South
America!
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Landforms
The Rockies have huge fields of ice and snow
called glaciers.
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Landforms
Most earthquakes happen in the west region,
especially near the west coast.
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Landforms
Alaska is so cold that trees cant grow in some
areas!This land is calledTUNDRA.
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Landforms
Tundra soil is almost always
FROZEN
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Landforms
Did you know that Hawaii has mountains?
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Landforms
The mountains are really volcanoes.
When the volcanoes erupted, the lava formed
Hawaii.
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Landforms
Do you know the name of the city called, The
City of Angels? The name we use is Spanish!
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Landforms
Los Angeles, California
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Landforms
Honolulu, Hawaii
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Landforms
Most of the people live in cities in the West
Region.
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History
The West region has been settled by people from
all over the world. Indians, Hispanics, Asian
Americans
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History

• Indians
• Spanish
• Pioneers and wagon trains

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History
Gold was discovered in California in 1848.
Even more people moved west.
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History
The U.S. entered World War II when Pearl Harbor
was bombed on December 7, 1942
Pearl Harbor is in Hawaii.
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Population
Nevada has the fastest population growth in the
West.
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Population
Why?
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Because running a business there costs less than
other places!
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Take a Break
Does anyone know a United States joke?
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Population
77 million people live in the West region.
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Population
WOW!
Lets do some math!
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Population
57 million in Northeast 61 million in
Southeast 58 million in Midwest 27 million in
Southwest 77 million in West
280 million people in USA!
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Business
Natural Resources Guess the most important
natural resource of the WEST. It has to do with
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Business
Lets go surfin!
Its like radical, dude!
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Business
Well, lets see. If the Atlantic Ocean was the
most important natural resource on the east
coast, then
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Business
The Pacific Ocean is the most important in the
west!
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Business

• Potatoes
• Minerals
• Oil
• Wood
• Fruits and vegetables

Gold Silver
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Business
Many people work in service jobs.
Stores and Restaurants
Tourism
Businesses
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Business
Many people work on cattle ranches, too.
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Remember These!
Natural Resource Pacific Ocean Glaciers Tundra R
ocky Mountains Volcanoes
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Remember These!
Earthquakes Los Angeles, California Honolulu,
Hawaii Minerals, Wood, Oil, Fruits and
Vegetables, Potatoes