By Chiara Poulteney and Moosa Omar

*Western Region

The Gateway arch in St.Louis also known as the "Gateway to the West", commemorates the westward expansion of the United States.

*Population

*71,945,553 total population

*Average population increase: 16.9% 2004-2010 equivalent to 2.65% per year

*Racial ethnic Makeup

*Black- 2.86%

*American Indian- 2.96%

*Asian- 8.01%

*Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islanders- 1.3%

*Multicultural- 5.66%

*Hispanic/Latino- 14.37%

*White-64.84%

BlackAmerican IndianAsianNative HawaiianMulticulturalHispanic/LatinoWhite

*Foreign-born residents

*Average: 10.99%

*Highest percentage: California 26.8%

Lowest: 1.9% Montana

*Tourist Attractions

*Rodeo Drive-California

*Hollywood- California

*Las Vegas- Nevada

*Reno Automobile Museum- Nevada

*International Selkirk Loop- Idaho

*Aspen- Colorado

*Temple Square- Utah

*Mount McKinley- Alaska

*Hawaii Volcanoes National Park- Hawaii

Aspen Colorado

Temple Square

Hollywood-California

*Tourist Attractions

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park- Hawaii

Rodeo Drive-California

Las Vegas

*Geographic features

* The Rocky Mountains. In the north

* Cascade Range,

* The desert region Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico

* The Rockies are hundreds of miles wide

* Rocky Mountain Region is highest area of the United States, 4,000 feet.

* Highest peeks found in Colorado

* Pacific ocean

Rocky Mountains

Pacific ocean-California

Rocky Mountains

*Food

* Green chili stews of New Mexico

* In the Plains/Mountain States Beef, outdoor cooking bbq, hunting, wild games

* Rocky Mountain oysters :bull testicles.

* Californian wine industry west coast

* Seafood

*Music

*Western music. Related to old English, Scottish, and Irish folk ballads

*Celebrates life of cowboy.

*Red Hot Chili Peppers is an American rock band, Los Angeles 1983. Rock and Funk

*Beach boys: California

Red Hot chili peppers

The Beach Boys. Album « Surfer Girl »

*Current Event

*Massive blackout hits California, Arizona and Mexico

*Tsunami alert cancelled as 'small wave' reaches Alaska

*Arnold Schwarzenegger

Traffic ground to a halt across San Diego

Arnold S. as governor

*Unique characteristics(stori

es facts, history…)

*The first explorers and settlers of the Southwest were American Indians;

*Vitus Beiring, a Dane working for the Russians, and Alexei Chirikov discovered the Alaskan mainland and the Aleutian Islands in 1741.

*Sources-Websites

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

http://www.google.co.in/imgres?q=population+people&um=1&hl=en&safe=active&client=safari&rls=en&biw=1821&bih=981&tbm=isch&tbnid=iQdoLN6pWe9nbM:&imgrefurl=http://www.dreamstime.com/stock-images-diverse-population-people-group-image8177274&docid=nKzkC6FXRNCcIM&w=400&h=274&ei=vpZpTo6ALMbHrQfii-XNBQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=797&vpy=473&dur=1062&hovh=186&hovw=271&tx=131&ty=83&page=1&tbnh=142&tbnw=208&start=0&ndsp=41&ved=1t:429,r:19,s:0

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuisine_of_the_Western_United_States

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_music_(North_America)

http://www.thenibble.com/reviews/main/meats/beef/glossary.asp

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-14849095

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-14759393

http://www.zacharywalker.com/blog/2011/05/12/the-rocky-mountains/

http://www.rlrouse.com/rocky-mountain-reflections.html

http://www.google.co.in/imgres?q=red+hot+chili+peppers&um=1&hl=en&client=firefox-a&sa=N&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1280&bih=694&tbm=isch&tbnid=OlwCabpcaT3qVM:&imgrefurl=http://heartlessmusic.com/90s-music/red-hot-chili-peppers&docid=C6RcFVR2UqRQYM&w=1024&h=768&ei=y71tTpi3EsHxrQeLmqDABQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=592&vpy=139&dur=1156&hovh=194&hovw=259&tx=112&ty=81&page=1&tbnh=158&tbnw=212&start=0&ndsp=15&ved=1t:429,r:2,s:0

*Sources MLA

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* 1960s, the, and Western. "Western music (North America) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Sept. 2011.

* "Beef Cuts." Gourmet Food Magazine Website: THE NIBBLE Gourmet Food Gifts, Specialty Food, Mail Order, Online Gift Webzine. Copyright 2005- 2011 Lifestyle Direct, Inc. Some definitions were provided by the Cattlemen's Beef Board

* "BBC News - Tsunami alert cancelled as 'small wave' reaches Alaska." BBC - Homepage.

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