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I will demonstrate the five themes using I will demonstrate the five themes using Sheridan, WY.Sheridan, WY.

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I will demonstrate the five themes using I will demonstrate the five themes using Sheridan, WY.Sheridan, WY.

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LOCATIONLOCATION• Sheridan’s Sheridan’s absolute location absolute location is is

about (44° N and 107° W).about (44° N and 107° W).• relative location relative location - Sheridan is - Sheridan is

in the north central part of in the north central part of Wyoming, it is southeast of Wyoming, it is southeast of Billings, MT and northwest of Billings, MT and northwest of Casper, WY.Casper, WY.

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Sheridan is a small town with lots of trees. Sheridan is a small town with lots of trees. It has a main street with two-story It has a main street with two-story buildings on each side and is home to buildings on each side and is home to the Historic Sheridan Inn. It also has the the Historic Sheridan Inn. It also has the Big Horn Mountains in its landscape.Big Horn Mountains in its landscape.

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Human-Environmental InteractionHuman-Environmental InteractionThe people in Sheridan can fish, camp, ski, The people in Sheridan can fish, camp, ski,

four-wheel, and hunt in the Big Horn four-wheel, and hunt in the Big Horn Mountains. They eat a lot of beef Mountains. They eat a lot of beef

because of all the cattle ranches in the because of all the cattle ranches in the area. They have built huge coalmines area. They have built huge coalmines

and also created the Tongue River and also created the Tongue River Reservoir just north of Sheridan. Both of Reservoir just north of Sheridan. Both of

these have changed the landscape of these have changed the landscape of this area. this area.

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They have the Sheridan Press, They have the Sheridan Press, which is their local newspaper, and which is their local newspaper, and several radio stations, such as several radio stations, such as KROE, KWYO, and Z94 fm.KROE, KWYO, and Z94 fm. The The people in Sheridan get products people in Sheridan get products from all over the world delivered by from all over the world delivered by trucks from Interstate 90. trucks from Interstate 90.

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Sheridan is in the Northern and Sheridan is in the Northern and Western Hemispheres, on the North Western Hemispheres, on the North American Continent. Sheridan is in American Continent. Sheridan is in the United States and in the NE the United States and in the NE part of the state of Wyoming. It is part of the state of Wyoming. It is a part of the Rocky Mountain a part of the Rocky Mountain Region.Region.

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