THE INTERIOR WESTTHE INTERIOR WESTCHAPTER #8CHAPTER #8

The Interior West consists of: The Interior West consists of: – the Great Plainsthe Great Plains– the Rocky Mtns. the Rocky Mtns. – Intermountain West Intermountain West

The Great Plains:The Great Plains:

--East of the Rocky Mtns.--East of the Rocky Mtns.

Climate of the Great Plains:Climate of the Great Plains:-Climate *hazards?-chinook wind-Vegetation

Oh give me a home where the Oh give me a home where the buffalo roam…buffalo roam…

What happened to the buffalo & Native Americans?Who was Buffalo Bill Cody?

Homestead Act 1862Homestead Act 1862

-Purpose?-Purpose?

-Effect on the Open Range?-Effect on the Open Range?

Irrigation in the Plains: Irrigation in the Plains:

-Why is irrigation necessary here?-Why is irrigation necessary here?

-Ogallala Aquifer?-Ogallala Aquifer?

-Center Pivot irrigation? -Center Pivot irrigation?

The Rocky MountainsThe Rocky Mountains

Continental Divide?Continental Divide? Tree line?Tree line?

Resources:Resources:

-Strip mining?-Strip mining?

-Land reclamation?-Land reclamation?

-Wyoming (video) -Wyoming (video)

Rocky Mountain Economics:Rocky Mountain Economics:

Intermountain West:Intermountain West:

Water ResourcesWater Resources

Colorado River (Colorado River (“lifeblood of the Southwest”) “lifeblood of the Southwest”) – Hoover Dam and Glen CanyonHoover Dam and Glen Canyon

Lake Mead and Lake Powell Lake Mead and Lake Powell

Uses?Uses? Aqueduct? Aqueduct?

the the GRAND GRAND canyoncanyon

AgricultureAgriculture (courtesy of the (courtesy of the Colorado River)Colorado River)

-Colorado River-Colorado River

-Aqueduct? -Aqueduct?

*L.A. Aqueduct*L.A. Aqueduct

Government Owned Lands:Government Owned Lands:

Yucca Mountain, NevadaYucca Mountain, Nevada Nuclear Test SitesNuclear Test Sites NORAD in ColoradoNORAD in Colorado

– Inside Cheyenne Mtn.Inside Cheyenne Mtn.

Yucca MountainYucca Mountain

1. Canisters of waste, sealed in 1. Canisters of waste, sealed in special casks, are shipped to the site special casks, are shipped to the site by truck or train. by truck or train. 2. Shipping casks are removed, and 2. Shipping casks are removed, and the inner tube with the waste is the inner tube with the waste is placed in a steel, multilayered placed in a steel, multilayered storage container. storage container. 3. An automated system sends 3. An automated system sends storage containers underground to storage containers underground to the tunnels. the tunnels. 4. Containers are stored along the 4. Containers are stored along the tunnels, on their side.tunnels, on their side.

Timeline of operation, upon Timeline of operation, upon approvalapproval

People of Salt Lake City:People of Salt Lake City:

Human geographyHuman geography