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West Notes

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Geographical Features of the West 1. Rocky Mountains 2. Great Plains 3. volcanoes 4. deserts
Natural Resources of the West 1. forest 2. minerals 3. fuels 4. waterways
volcano an opening in the earth from which hot gas, ash, and lava may pour out
lava hot, melted rock
rain shadow the drier side of the mountain
Continental Divide an imaginary line that runs north to south along the top of the Rocky Mountains
timberline the point on a mountain where it is too cold for trees to grow
dry farming the use of irrigation and water conservation to help grow crops
geyser an underground spring that shoots steam and hot water high into the air
wildlife preserve an area of land set aside to protect wildlife
Pacific Rim the countries that border the Pacific Ocean
pollution what makes the air, soil, or water dirty
peninsula a body of land almost entirely surrounded by water
recycle to use something again
Silicon Valley the birthplace of the American computer industry
Yellowstone National Park one of the world's largest wildlife preserves and the oldest Park in the U.S.
Death Valley located in the southern part of the Great Basin, it has the lowest elevation in North America at 282 feet below sea level
Mount McKinley found in the Alaskan Range, it has the highest elevation in North America at 20,320 feet above sea level
Central Valley a fertile area for farming which is located between the Sierra Nevada Mountains and the Coast Ranges in the west
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