Transcript West
By: Achint, Brianna M, Billy, and Yasmin.
California has two mountains and in between
is Central Valley. There are rivers that people
irrigate from because Central Valley has little
water. People call this the Central Valley
Project. Down south, is Death Valley which is
the driest place in the U.S.A. The wettest
place is Mount Waialeale in Hawaii. Mount
Loa and other volcanoes formed all 132
islands of Hawaii. In Oregon the Columbia
River flows here and Oregon has many forest
which makes recourses.
Climate
Climate is the pattern of weather of a certain place over many
years. There are many rain shadows in the West. A rain shadow
is the side of a mountain that is usually dry because precipitation
falls on the other side. High elevation can affect rain shadows and
temperature. Rain shadows work by ocean winds carry warm, wet
air eastward. Warm wet air rises to form clouds. Winds push the
clouds up the mountains. The air gets cold which causes
precipitation. Then, the wind gets to the other side with little
moisture. That is how a rain shadow works.
The first large totem poles were built in the 1800’s. They were
also made by Native Americans. Each totem pole is a symbol of
their religious beliefs. Native Americans use them for many
occasions. The first people to come to Hawaii were the
Polynesians. There were eight groups that often had wars. The
groups planted many crops such as taro and poi. Now you know
about the Culture of the West.
Economy is the way people make money.
One of the many ways California makes money is
it sells crops such as strawberries, cabbage,
artichoke, grapefruit, oranges, peaches, and
cherries. One thing that rose economy in the west
was the gold rush (in 1849).
Montana- Brian Schweitzer
Wyoming- Dave Freudenthal
Colorado- Bill Ritter
Utah-Jon Huntsman Jr.
Nevada- Jim Gibbons
Idaho- Butch Otter
California-Arnold
Schwarzenegger
Oregon- Ted Kulongaski
Washington- Christine
Gregorire
Alaska- Sarah Palin
Hawaii- Linda Lingle
Ted Stevens ;
Jeff Sessions
Dianne Feinstein
; Barbara Boxer
Wayne Allard ;
Ken Salazar
Daniel Inouye ;
Daniel Akaka
Larry Craig ;
Mike Crapo
Max Baucus ; Jon Tester
Harry Reid ;
John Tester
Ron Wyden;
Gordon Smith
Orrin Hatch;
Robert Bennet
Patty Murray;
Maria Contwell
Crag
Thomas;
Mike Enzi
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