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Mining is also a huge industry. It began with the first Gold Rush miners. It continues today in many of the region's states. The minerals and ores are used to manufacture products. Silver, turquoise, and copper are found in Arizona and New Mexico. Turquoise and silver are used to make jewelry. The

jewelry is made by Native American craftspeople. They make rings, bracelets, and necklaces. Imagine having jewelry that has greenish-blue minerals. Copper is common in Arizona and Utah. Utah has the largest open-pit mine in the world. This means the copper is mined above ground. Electrical wires and plumbing pipes are made from copper. Uranium is another mineral found in New Mexico. It is used in nuclear power plants. These plants make electricity. Arizona has the largest deposit of uranium in the country. Remember, the region has many mines. Factories and plants are located near these mines. One type of plant takes copper ore and turns it into copper metal. This plant is called a smelter. You will find smelters in Salt Lake City, Utah

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Farmers in these areas grow specific types of crops. In the Mountain West you will find wheat, potatoes, cabbage, and onions. Colorado and Montana have wheat farms. Idaho is famous for its potatoes.  In the Pacific Coast valleys, there are many farms. These valleys receive a lot of precipitation. However, it is not enough to grow certain crops. Farmers use irrigation to water their crops. In California's Central Valley, you will find fruit and vegetable farms. California is one of our top fruit producing states. Apricots, grapefruit, oranges, peaches, and strawberries are grown in the valley. Oregon's Willamette Valley has fruit, dairy, vegetable, and grain farms. Oats and barley are grown on some of these farms. Potatoes, green beans, onions, and broccoli are also grown in the valley.

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The Western region's natural resources and climate are very important to its industries. Most of the West's climate is hot and dry. In the Mountain West it is cool and dry. Along the Pacific coast, there is a lot of rain. However, some of the areas of the Pacific West are hot and dry. The region's natural resources and climate are very important to its industries. Most of the West's climate is hot and dry. In the Mountain West it is cool and dry.

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The climate is semiarid, but depending on where you live it can rain/snow. Plus some live in dry heat due to living by deserts.

Some cause could be due to living by the desert you get high temperatures. Living by the coast it can be cool/warm but can get a lot of rain.

Living in open plains or by mountains can cause colder temperatures, snow, and tornadoes.

How it affects people?- Depending on where you live, In deserts it barley rains and you need to get used to the hot weather. Live by the coast, it rains a lot and the temperatures range during the seasons. Live in the north cold weather with snow and hot weather in the summer.

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Population- 71,470,089 million

Population Density- 38.1875 per sq mi

Influential cities- Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Seattle, Portland, Yellowstone, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, Denver, Santa Fe

Education- Public and Private Schools. University's for colleges.

Life expectancy- 77.84 years

Religion- Christianity, Judaism, Catholics

Language- English and Spanish

% Urban- 80.7% of america live in urban residential areas.

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-Mountain ranges run through must of the western united states, the only flat plains would be to the east of the Rocky Mountains. -Desert areas are scattered throughout the south west of this region.

~Rocky Mountains

~Grand Canyon

~Great Basin

~Coast Ranges

~Colorado Plateau

~Mt. McKinley

~Mojave Desert

~Great Salt Lake