Intermountain West
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Intermountain West | |
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Cultural region of the United States | |
 Map of the Intermountain West by county. Counties in red are always included, while counties in pink are only sometimes included. | |
| Country |  United States |
| States |  Arizona California Colorado Idaho Montana Nevada New Mexico Oregon Texas Utah Washington Wyoming |
Intermountain West
General location of the Intermountain West in the Western United States
The Intermountain West, or Intermountain Region, is a
Sierra Nevada
on the west.
Topography
The Intermountain West has a
sinks
.Portions of this region include:
Climate
The
North American Monsoon storms can occur in the region during the mid-summer, coming northeast from the Pacific Ocean and Mexican Plateau
.
Natural history
The
.Intermountain West ecoregions include:
- Central Basin and Range ecoregion– North American Deserts; Level III ecoregion (EPA)
- Columbia Plateau (ecoregion) – Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome (WWF)
- Eastern Cascades Slopes and Foothills (ecoregion)– Northwestern Forested Mountains; Level III ecoregion (EPA)
- Great Basin shrub steppe– Deserts and xeric shrublands biome (WWF)
- Great Basin montane forests – Temperate coniferous forest biome (WWF)
- Northern Basin and Range ecoregion – North American Deserts; Level III ecoregion (EPA)
- Palouse grasslands ecoregion – Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome (WWF)
- Snake River Plain (ecoregion) – North American Deserts; Level III ecoregion (EPA)
- Wasatch and Uinta montane forests ecoregion – Temperate coniferous forest biome (WWF)
Some sections are agriculturally cultivated with water diversions for
grass hay, and alfalfa
, the latter two crops are used for livestock feed.
Demographics and sociology
For thousands of years the Intermountain West has been the homeland for many
westward expansion of the United States brought irreversible cultural changes. The completion of the First transcontinental railroad
through the region accelerated non-native settlements and development.
Historically, the Intermountain West area centered in Utah is associated with
Mormon Corridor
.
Because of its low
survival retreats, thus referring to it as the American Redoubt
.
Intermountain states
The intermountain states are generally considered to be
Mountain States
.
See also
References
- ^ Kilpinen, Jon T. "Latter-Day Saints as a Percentage of all Residence, 2000". American Ethnic Geography. Valparaiso University. Archived from the original on 2006-01-10.
- ^ "SurvivalBlog.com". Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2008-10-26.
- ^ a b About Joel Skousen Archived 2007-12-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^
Blake, Reed (2002). The Intermountain West: A Story of Place and People. Pearson Custom Publishing. ISBN 0-536-66915-5.
