The Rocky Mountains Region

States:

1. Montana

2. Wyoming

3. Idaho

4. Colorado

5. Utah

The highest peak – Long Peaks (4300 m)

The Rockies

• The Continental Divide – it has to do with the direction in which rivers flows

• The Backbone of the continent

• 3% of American population lives in the Rockies

• scenic wonders – cuda natury

• tourism

• population is a mixture of peoples – there is no regional identity

Some facts about the region

• Sparse population – population density is the lowest in the USA

Economy

The region economy dwells on:

1. Mining – coal, gold, silver

2. Ranching

3. Farming

4. Tourism – fishing, hunting, river rafting, horseback riding, hiking, skiing

5. Natural resources – copper,

Colorado the Roof of Nation

• It;s a ski country

• 40 ski resorts

Utah – the only religious state in the country.

• Mormons – they practised polygamy

Utah – Mormon state

• Utah is a state that was established in the middle of the 19^th century as a model state based on a particular religious vision.

• New York – 1827 – Joseph Smith – the prophet

• Book of Mormon

• Brigham Young

• Polygamy

• Salt Lake City - the heart of the movement

Mormons believe that Jesus came to America and visited their founder

Scenic wonders of the region

1. Yellowstone National Park – ponad 200 gejzerów; the largest national park in the continental United States.

• Rangers – they protect national park

• moose

• The world's first national park established in 1872

• It's most characteristic natural phenomena are thousand burst of steaming water called - GEYSERS

• The name Yellowstone was given by The Sioux Indians

• it's the favorite of tourists

• It's under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service – Rangers

• The first person to explore the area was a fur trapper John Colter in 1807

• It contains – grizzly bears, black bears, elk, deer, antelope, moose and bison.

Other scenic wonders of the region

• Devil's Tower National Monument (Wyoming)

• Grand Teton National Park (Wyoming)

• Glacier National Park (Montana)

• Arches National Park (Utah)

• Bryce Canyon National Park (Utah)

• Zion National Park

• Rocky Mts National Park (Colorado)