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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
* "State and County QuickFacts." State and County QuickFacts. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Sept. 2011. <http://quickfacts.census.gov>.
* "Google Images." Google. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Sept. 2011.
* zantine. "Cuisine of the Western United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web.
3 August 2011
* 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.
* "The Rocky Mountains | Zachary Walker." Zachary Walker.
* "Rocky Mountain Reflections." RLROUSE Directory. N.p., n.d. Web.
* "Google Images." Google. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Sept. 2011.
* JPJ/RQ/SB, . "Discover Our Shared Heritage." Introduction--American Southwest 1.1 (2006): 1-2. Web. 14 Sep 2011.