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Lesson 35: (cont.)
Political Features of the RockyMountainRegion
ACTIVITY 3:
As youwouldexpect, the cities of theRockyMountainRegionarenot as largeas those found inother
parts of the country, but they are still very important to the lifestyles and economy of the people who
live there. Important cities are listed below and they are labeled on the regional map on the previous
page. A) Locate each city and write the grid coordinate next to its name in the space below. B) Don’t
forget towrite in the name of the state for each city in the blank spaces below.
Name
Grid
of City
Coordinate State
ColoradoSprings
Idaho Falls
Billings
Fort Collins
Provo
Pueblo
Reno
Casper
TwinFalls
LasVegas
Durango
To give you
an idea about
just how small these
cities are, here is an
interesting fact.
Philadelphia’s popula-
tion of 1.5million peo-
ple is nearly equal to
the populations of all
these cities combined.
RockyMountain Region
At 14,110 feet in elevation, Pike’s
Peak, Colorado, has a road to
the top. If youwere to get out of
your car and run at this eleva-
tion, youwouldn’t go very far
before youwould faint. Do you
knowwhy? Think about the human
body’s need for oxygen.
