By Chiara Poulteney and Moosa Omar The Gateway arch in St.Louis also known as the "Gateway to the West", commemorates the westward expansion of the United.

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By Chiara Poulteney and Moosa Omar The Gateway arch in St.Louis also known as the "Gateway to the West", commemorates the westward expansion of the United States.

* 71,945,553 total population * Average population increase: 16.9% equivalent to 2.65% per year

* Black- 2.86% * American Indian- 2.96% * Asian- 8.01% * Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islanders- 1.3% * Multicultural- 5.66% * Hispanic/Latino % * White-64.84%

* Average: 10.99% * Highest percentage: California 26.8% Lowest: 1.9% Montana

* Rodeo Drive-California * Hollywood- California * Las Vegas- Nevada * Reno Automobile Museum- Nevada * International Selkirk Loop- Idaho * Aspen- Colorado * Temple Square- Utah * Mount McKinley- Alaska * Hawaii Volcanoes National Park- Hawaii Aspen Colorado Temple Square Hollywood- California

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park- Hawaii Rodeo Drive-California Las Vegas

* The Rocky Mountains. In the north * Cascade Range, * The desert region Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico * The Rockies are hundreds of miles wide * Rocky Mountain Region is highest area of the United States, 4,000 feet. * Highest peeks found in Colorado * Pacific ocean Rocky Mountains Pacific ocean- California Rocky Mountains

* Green chili stews of New Mexico * In the Plains/Mountain States Beef, outdoor cooking bbq, hunting, wild games * Rocky Mountain oysters :bull testicles. * Californian wine industry west coast * Seafood

* Western music. Related to old English, Scottish, and Irish folk ballads * Celebrates life of cowboy. * Red Hot Chili Peppers is an American rock band, Los Angeles Rock and Funkrock * Beach boys: California Red Hot chili peppers The Beach Boys. Album « Surfer Girl »

* Massive blackout hits California, Arizona and Mexico * Tsunami alert cancelled as 'small wave' reaches Alaska * Arnold Schwarzenegger Traffic ground to a halt across San Diego Arnold S. as governor

* The first explorers and settlers of the Southwest were American Indians; * Vitus Beiring, a Dane working for the Russians, and Alexei Chirikov discovered the Alaskan mainland and the Aleutian Islands in 1741.

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* "State and County QuickFacts." State and County QuickFacts. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Sept * "Google Images." Google. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Sept * zantine. "Cuisine of the Western United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 August 2011 * 1960s, the, and Western. "Western music (North America) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Sept * "Beef Cuts." Gourmet Food Magazine Website: THE NIBBLE Gourmet Food Gifts, Specialty Food, Mail Order, Online Gift Webzine. Copyright Lifestyle Direct, Inc. Some definitions were provided by the Cattlemen's Beef BoardCattlemen's Beef Board * "BBC News - Tsunami alert cancelled as 'small wave' reaches Alaska." BBC - Homepage. * "The Rocky Mountains | Zachary Walker." Zachary Walker. * "Rocky Mountain Reflections." RLROUSE Directory. N.p., n.d. Web. * "Google Images." Google. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Sept * JPJ/RQ/SB,. "Discover Our Shared Heritage." Introduction--American Southwest 1.1 (2006): 1-2. Web. 14 Sep 2011.