Climate:
- California and Hawaii have the warmest July temperature
of 75 degrees F. Alaska has the coldest January of 5 degrees F.
- The yearly precipitation for the west region is about
32in. a year. That includes snowfall and rainfall
Famous People:
- Geronimo- was an Apache Chief
- Goldwater, Barry- was an Arizona Senator and ran for President in 1964
- Laxalt, Paul- Senator and once the Republican Governor of Nevada
- O'Connor, Sandra D.- the first and only female justice on the Supreme
Court
- Ronstast, Linda- a native of Tucson, AZ
Major Landforms:
- Rocky Mountains -extends more than 3,000 miles across the western part of
North America
- Great Basin - a large desert that covers 200,000 sq. miles in California,
Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming
- Mt. Ranier - 14,410 ft., 4,392 meters,Cascade in Washington, Highest peak
in Washington
- Mt. McKinley - 20,320 ft. 6,194 meters,Alaska Range in Alaska, Highest
peak in North America
- Mt Hood -11,239 ft, 3,426 Meters, Cascade in Oregon, Inactive volcano
with many glaciers
- Great Plains - vast, dry land in North America
Population:
- Idaho
1,213,000
- Montana 887,000
- Nevada
1,571,000
- Utah
2,030,000
- Wyoming 501,000
- Alaska
663,000
- California 33,364,000
- Hawaii
1,263,000
- Oregon
3,249,000
- Washington 5,735,000
Manufactured Products/Resources:
- chemicals
- dairy products
- electrical equipment
- jet airplanes
- lumber
- metal products
- paper products
- processed foods
- machinery
Natural Products/Resources:
- Fishing: crabs, fish, oysters, scallops, shrimp
- Mining: coal, copper, gold, lead, national gas, oil, silver, uranium, zinc
- Farming: beef cattle, coffee, cotton, dairy cows, fruit, hay, potatoes,
rise, sheep, sugar beets, barley, sugar cane, vegetable, wheat
Tourist Attractions:
- Glacier Bay - Alaska
- Yellow Stone -Wyoming
- Cayonlands -Utah
- Rocky Mountains -Colorado
- Yosemite -California
- Glacier -Montana
- Hoover Dame -Nevada
- Idaho Falls -Idaho
- Crater Lake -Oregon
- Olympic -Washington
- Diamond Head -Hawaii