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The United States west of the Mississippi
Name a major port city. | Los Angeles California |
What was the nickname for the drought-stricken area of the 1930s-1940s? | Dust Bowl |
Name a rapidly growing interior city. | Las Vegas Nevada |
what is a tertiary economic activity? | tourism |
why was is a surprise that Denver became a popular city? | It is landlocked and has no water access for shipping. |
what is the terrain like in the western united states? | Dry, mountains, and rocky |
What is the name of the oil tanker that ran aground in Alaska | Exxon Valdez |
what crop provides a major industry in the West? | Wheat |
Where is the aerospace industry the most important today? | Seattle Washington |
why was it so difficult for the western United States to be colonized? | It was very dry and did not have good soil for farming. There are a lot of mountains. |