| A | B |
|---|
| The Rocky Mountains | largest system of mountains in the US |
| both volcanoes and geysers | are heated by magma and erupt |
| the Rockies and other mountains can have | hight rugged tops with many peaks |
| Mountains of the West can include | Rocky Mountains, Cascad, Sierra Nevada, and Olympic Mountains |
| Sierra Nevada Mountains | do NOT have volcanoes |
| Alaska | has very cold winter temperatures |
| both California and Hawaii | have temperatures in places that rarely drop below freezing |
| Great Basin climate | is mild, cloudy, and rainy |
| Hawaii | has the wettest place on earth |
| The west side of the Cascade Range gets more rain | as a result of the rain shadow |
| California | produces the widest variety of fruits, veggies, and nuts |
| Idaho | is the US greatest producer of potatoes |
| Hawaii and Alaska | catch large amounts of fish for income |
| the timber industry | also produces paper |
| The Continental Divide | divides how the rivers flow east to the Atlantic and west to the Pacific |
| timber line | above this no trees can grow because it is too cold |
