The West Region

By: Julia Creamean

Location…

Most populated cities in the west

• Los Angeles, California-- 3,792,621 people• San Diego, California-- 1,307,402 people• San Jose, California-- 945,942 people

Land forms and resources

• Natural Resources– Agricultural Land In California alone, there are

25,364,695 acres of farmland as of 2007.– Oil California, Oregon and Washington are all

producers of oil– Alternative Energy As much as the western

United States may be one of the last great oil strikes, the diversity of climates and ecospheres in the area make it one of the leading areas of potential for renewable alternative energy in the country

Land forms

Ranges, Deserts, Canyons

location

• The west region is south of Canada, east of the pacific ocean, also west of the Midwest region.

The latitude and longitude-34° 3' 8" N / 118° 14' 34" W

• People might choose to live here because it is a major city. Many people may also choose to live here because of the climate, another reason is that major businesses are located here.

Los Angeles

PLACE

Customs, religions, ethnic groups in region

• Ethnic group in the west-68.5% White 12.1% of Some other

race 7.9% Asian 4.9% Black or African American 4.3% Two or more races 1.8% American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander 24.3% were Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

Sources

• List of Valuable Natural Resources in the Western United States | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/list_6626254_list-resources-western-united-states.html#ixzz1lG40LA4e

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_United_States