Regions and Life Zones
what was the first form of transportation to link CO with the rest of the US?
What is Railroads
Where do most Coloradans live?
In large cities
What is the capital and largest city in CO?
what is Denver
Name 3 of the regions of Colorado
who is James William Denver
What is the elevation of Denver
what is 5280
The great plains region is dry so farmers need what?
what is irrigation
Describe an urban area
what is Many people living close together in buildings
Name two ways people in mountain towns support themselves
What is tourism and mining
The metal molybdnum is used for what?
What is steel
Colorado differs from many states because its boundaries are defined by
what is latitude and longitude
Describe an rural area
What is a single family home with a lot of land around you
What is the song Katherine Lee bates wrote on Pikes Peak?
What is American the Beauriful
Underground source of water is called?
what is an aquifer
what is a Stegosaurus
Molly Brown is famous for what event
Describe why the Colorado River is called the lifeblood of the Southwest?
It supplies the water that people in CO and other states needs to survive.
Higher elevations cause what
what is lower temperatures