States in the West
Cities in the West
Elevation and Climate in the West
People and the Economy of the West
Vocabulary
100
This large state in the west borders Mexico to the south and the Pacific ocean to the west.
California
100
The city where the stars (famous people) live.
Hollywood
100
This largest Mountain Range in the west stretches all the way from Canada to New Mexico.
The Rocky Mountains
100
In 1848 this was discovered in California, causing many people to rush to the west.
gold
100
This person does a job that requires special training and knowledge.
SKilled worker
200
The Hoover Dam is half way between Arizona and this state.
Neveda
200
Many people go to this city to gamble.
Las Vegas
200
This Range of Mountians in Washinton and Oregon has volcanos.
The Casacade Range
200
This kind of power is made from running water.
Hydroelectric power
200
This is the business of providing a service for people on vacation.
Tourism
300
Yellowstone National Park is in this state.
Wyoming
300
The Golden Gate Bridge is in this city.
San Francisco
300
This area in California has good growing soil and produces large amounts of fruit and vegetables.
The Central Valley
300
This industry is centered in Los Angeles and spreads industry through movies, tv, and newspapers.
Communications
300
A natural or man-made lake for storing water.
Reservoir
400
This state has a subartic climate.
Alaska
400
The Capital of Hawaii.
Honolulu
400
Trees can not grow past this on Mountains because above it is to cold and there is little rainfall.
Timberline
400
To help people move across the country faster this railroad was built from Nebraska to California.
Transcontinental
400
This weather effect causes one side of a mountain to be very wet (rain forest) and the other to be very dry (desert).
Rain Shadow
500
The space needle is located in this state.
Washinton
500
The Capital of Utah.
Salt Lake City
500
In between the Sierra Nevada and Rocky Mountains is a very dry bowl-shaped land form called this.
The Great Basin
500
This other mineral mined in the west (not gold), is used for wiring and coins.
Copper
500
This is the number of people per square mile in a certain area.
Population Density
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