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The Western United States, commonly referred to as the American West or simply the West, traditionally refers to the region comprising the westernmost states of the United States. Because European settlement in the U.S. expanded westward after its founding, the meaning of the West has evolved over time. Prior to about 1800, the crest of the Appalachian Mountains was seen as the western frontier.
Since then, the frontier generally moved westward and eventually lands west of the Mississippi River came to be referred to as the West. Though no consensus exists, even among experts, for the definition of the West as a region, this article adopts the U.S. Census Bureau's definition of the 13 westernmost states which include the Rocky Mountains and the Great Basin to the West Coast, and the outlying states of Hawaii and Alaska.
The West contains several major biomes. It is known for arid to semi-arid plateaus and plains, particularly in the American Southwest - forested mountains, including the major ranges of the American Sierra Nevada and Rocky Mountains - the massive coastal shoreline of the American Pacific Coast - and the temperate rainforests of the Pacific Northwest.
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Many areas in the Western U.S. are currently experiencing unprecedented drought conditions. While droughts in the Western U.S. are common, there is growing evidence that climate change is causing longer and more frequent droughts in some areas. Drought directly impacts Reclamation’s ability to deliver water and power which is central to Reclamation’s mission. As the Nation's largest wholesale water supplier, Reclamation is working with our customers, stakeholders, and partners in developing resiliency to drought. Reclamation's Drought Response Program supports a proactive approach to drought. It will provide assistance to water users for drought contingency planning, including consideration of climate change information and to take actions that will build long-term resiliency to drought. ...
This is a video of a lesson that the two of us designed to teach 3rd-5th graders about the geography, physical and political, of the United States west of the Mississippi River! If you are an elementary school teacher, feel free to use this lesson in your classroom if you wish to do so!
Big Sur - Saguaro NP - Chiricahua Mountains - Antelope Canyon - Clen Canyon - Colorado River - Horseshoe Bend - Zion NP - Mono lake - California North Coast
UPDATE: This event was caused by debris from a Chinese rocket. For more information, see our updated story at http://bnonews.com/news/index.php/news/id4969 A meteor or space junk has been seen breaking up in the sky all over the western part of the United States, with witnesses reporting a "ball of fire" over California, Nevada, Utah, Idaho and other states. There was no immediate confirmation on whether it was a meteor or space junk. (VIDEO: KEVIN BRUNET AND @DAVYDLABEAST)
More than 100 structures have been destroyed and more than 1,000 people forced from their homes by wildfires in northern and central California. A severe fire season is under way in the state, and as Mike O'Sullivan reports from Los Angeles, firefighters expect that the worst is yet to come. Originally published at - http://www.voanews.com/a/3468456.html
I list off and describe active secessionist movements in the Western United States.
(Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) Extraordinarily large crown fires have burned during recent decades in some western US forests as a consequence of forest and climate changes. Wind events have played important roles in driving major runs during many of these wildfires, including the most rapid burning rates yet recorded in some forests, at more than 40,000 acres per day, over multiple days. Tom Swetnam, Director, Laboratory of Tree Ring Research, College of Science at the University of Arizona, gives his compelling perspective on changing atmospheric circulation patterns and consequent effects on both drought, winds and extreme fire behaviors. Recorded on 3/4/2014. [6/2014] [Science] [Show ID: 28237]
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A Million Ways to Die in the West (Western Film 2014) Set in 1882 in the American west, Albert is a lowly farmer with a nice girlfriend. But when she leaves him for the more successful and handsome owner of a moustachery store, Albert returns to his lonely daily life of trying to avoid death. Then the mysterious Anna rides into town and captures Albert's interest and heart, but with her deadly husband in town, Albert is going to have to become the western gun-slinging hero he never was. It won't be easy because there are a million ways to die in the west.
A Million Ways to Die in the West (Comedy Film 2014) Set in 1882 in the American west, Albert is a lowly farmer with a nice girlfriend. But when she leaves him for the more successful and handsome owner of a moustachery store, Albert returns to his lonely daily life of trying to avoid death. Then the mysterious Anna rides into town and captures Albert's interest and heart, but with her deadly husband in town, Albert is going to have to become the western gun-slinging hero he never was. It won't be easy because there are a million ways to die in the west.
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Venez découvrir le Grand Ouest Americain avec nous ! Let's discover the Great American West ! Las Vegas Desert de la Vallée de la mort ( Death Valley ) Grand Canyon Los Angeles Disneyland California Universal Studios California The wizarding World of Harry Potter Santa Barbara Santa Monica San Francisco Alcatraz Island Nappa Valley
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Season 1 Episode 2 : Jesse James targets the railroads and Custer is sent on a secret mission into Sioux territory. Meanwhile, President Ulysses S Grant deals with growing unrest in the West and South.
Overview of the GCSE History American West course.
Jedediah Smith - OLD WEST LEGEND (WILD WEST FRONTIER HISTORY DOCUMENTARY) Today few Americans have ever heard of a man called Jedediah Smith. Yet his bold forays into the western frontier during the early nineteenth century helped shape the course of American history. Since the early 1800s Smith's forgotten legacy has been gathering dust like so many other pioneers and explorers of his time. In this dramatic feature-length special follow Smith as he navigates the American West during the exciting decade of the 1820s. From being the first white man to recognize the significance of the South Pass in Wyoming to making the treacherous journey by land from Southern California to Oregon Smith blazed many important trails in his time. Featuring tales of clashing cultures and dangerous encounters...
The American frontier comprises the geography, history, folklore, and cultural expression of life in the forward wave of American westward expansion that began with English colonial settlements in the early 17th century and ended with the admission of the last mainland territories as states in 1912. The folklore mostly concerns the 19th century, especially west of the Mississippi River. Enormous popular attention in the media focuses on the Western United States in the second half of the nineteenth century, a period sometimes called the Old West, or the Wild West, frequently exaggerating the romance and violence of the period. Read More: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_frontier
The Real Sin City of the Wild West (AMERICAN HISTORY DOCUMENTARY) Strap on your six-shooter! It's time to walk the dangerous, dusty streets of the most notorious towns of America's wild frontier. For a brief period anarchy reigned in America. In just a quarter of a century - from about 1865 to 1890 - a fundamental facet of our national persona took shape in the untamed lands beyond the American frontier. Characterized by lawless gambling towns, frenzied gold rushes, and legendary racketeers, the Wild West was rich with opportunities for those quick with their wits or their guns. But what was life really like in the Old West? SIN CITY OF THE WEST explores the physical evidence left by this often myth-clouded chapter in American history. Contemporary accounts - such as newspaper reports o...
Our fabulous trip around the "Four Corners", the area where Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico intersect, also epitomized by Hollywood as the "Wild West" 1:39 Crossing the Rockies 10:32 Utah 14:02 Arches National Park 26:42 Mesa Verde National Park
Season 1 Episode 4 : Custer rides to a showdown with the Sioux at Little Big Horn. Elsewhere, Jesse James targets a bank in the northern territory, hoping to make a big statement.
Season 1 Episode 1 : Jesse James forms a gang in order to ensure his family's survival and General George Custer looks for glory in the Indian Wars. Meanwhile, Crazy Horse fights back against the United States in the series premiere of this docudrama.
Qi-Acise- http://www.qi-acise.com/ Episode 1 - Wheel to the Stars Tales from the American West in the 19th century, told from the perspective of two families, one of white settlers and one of Native Americans.
The worlds got some plans for me Courthouse, jails and factories Black and whites on the street For me for me I see my place in American waste Faced with choices I can't take American waste American waste On my own I see my fate On my own on the way out Small enough its all spelled out I know what I see what I want The doors are closed in this maze I see my place in American waste Faced with choices I can't take American waste American waste On my own I see my fate Boredom looks for its kicks Going down on death I see it coming I can't do anything Not for me not for me I won't end up in the heap I want out I'm free Burning Burning I see my place in American waste Faced with choices I can't take American waste American waste On my own I see my fate.