1. Chapter 12
“The Land of the West”

2. The Rocky Mountains
The largest mountain range system in North America.
3,000
New Mexico
Extend _______ miles from ________________ to __________ and into Alaska.
Canada
Continental Divide (located at the crest of the Rocky
Mountains)
Rivers on the west flow towards the Pacific Ocean.
Rivers on the east flows towards the Gulf of Mexico or Atlantic Ocean.

3. Timberline
Most of the Rocky Mountains are covered with forests. However, most trees do not grow above a certain point because the temperatures are too cold. This imaginary line is called the timberline.

4. Animals living in the rocky mountains
Black bears
Grizzly bears
Mountain lions
Elk
Mink
Chipmunks
Coyotes
Fish
Animals living above the timberline
Mountain Goats
Bighorn sheep

5. Video of Yellowstone National Park
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6. How are a geyser and a volcano the same?
Both are heated by magma and erupt

7. The Rocky Mountains are similar to other mountains By having these characteristics?
They have high rugged mountains with many peaks.

8. Mountain ranges located in the west
Olympic Mountains
Sierra Nevada
Cascade Mountain
Aleutian Range

9. Mountain ranges that have volcanoes?
Aleutian Range, Cascade Range, and Mount Kilauea

10. Lesson 1 Review
Which mountain system is the largest in the United States?
How are geysers similar to volcanoes?
Name some of the states in the West where mountains are located.