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the great basin,”- Between the Rockies and the Pacific coastalzone.- It is a dry region ofwidely spaced mountains
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Read morenative americans/first nation,”The Continental Interior has the greatest concentration of native people inNorth America, most of them living on reservations, as native lands are called inthe United States.• Only those who live in the vast tundra and northern forests of the CanadianShield still occupy their original territories. The Nunavut, for example, recentlywon rights to their territory (part of the former Northwest Territory) after 30years of negotiation.• The Nunavut and the Tłįchǫ, who have a strong sense of cultural heritage and anentrepreneurial streak as well, have Web sites and manage their lives and theresources of their ancestral lands—oil, gas, gold
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Read moresettlement,”Although much of the Continental Interiorremains sparsely inhabited, nonindigenouspeople have settled in considerable density ina few places.• Where irrigation is possible, agriculture hasbeen expanding—in Utah and Nevada; in thelowlands along the Snake and Columbia riversof Idaho, Oregon, and Washington; and as farnorth as Alberta, Canada.• Increasing numbers of people are migrating tothe Continental Interior. The many nationalparks in the region attract both seasonal andpermanent workers and millions of tourists.• More than half the land in the ContinentalInterior is federally owned. Mining and oildrilling, often on leased federal land, are byfar the largest industries.The Bingham Canyon open-pit copper mineis the largest human-made excavation inthe world. It is 0.75 miles deep, 2.5 mileswide
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Read morethings to remember,”Mining and oil drilling, often on leased federal land, are by far the largestindustries of the Continental Interior.• The Continental Interior subregion is the largest and most physically diverse inNorth America
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Read moreThe pacific northwest,”• The economy in much of this region is shifting from logging,fishing, and farming to information technology industries. As thisis happening, its residents’ attitudes about their environmentare also changing.• Forests that were once valued primarily for their timber are nowalso prized for their recreational value, especially their naturalbeauty and their wildlife, both of which are threatened by heavylogging.-The physical geography of this longcoastal strip consists of fjords andislands, mountains and valleys. Most ofthe agriculture, as well as the largestcities, are located in the southern part,in a series of lowlands lying east of thelong
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Read moreolder extractive industries,”Pacific Northwest logging provides most of the construction lumber and an increasingamount of the paper used in North America.• Disputes rage over how to acquire sufficient energy for the region. Large hydroelectricdams in the Pacific Northwest have attracted industries that need cheap electricity
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Read morenewer IT industries,”Given the environmental impacts of the logging and hydroelectric industries, it isnot surprising that many people in the region are enthusiastic about theincreasing role of information technology within the major urban areas of thePacific Northwest: San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver.• IT firms produce hazardous waste such as lead and other heavy metals used incircuit boards, and they are particularly dependent on secure and steady sourcesof electricity.• The Pacific Northwest, and particularly its major cities
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Read morethings to remember,”Information technology firms have become a major source of the subregion’seconomy and are challenging the traditional logging, fishing, farming, andhydroelectric industries for primacy, especially given the latter’s detrimentalimpacts on the environment.• The Pacific Northwest, and particularly its major cities
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Read moresouthern california and the southwest,”Southern California and theSouthwest (Figure 2.51) are unitedprimarily by their attractive warm,dry climate; by their increasingdependence on water fromoutside the region; and by theirlong and deep cultural ties toMexico.• The varied landscapes of theSouthwest include the Pacificcoastal zone, the hills and interiorvalleys of Southern California, thewidely spaced mountains anddramatic mesas and canyons ofsouthern Arizona and New Mexico
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