1. The West Region
By: Julia Creamean

2. Location…

3. Most populated cities in the west
Los Angeles, California-- 3,792,621 people
San Diego, California-- 1,307,402 people
San Jose, California-- 945,942 people

4. Land forms and resources
Natural Resources
Agricultural Land In California alone, there are 25,364,695 acres of farmland as of 2007.
Oil California, Oregon and Washington are all producers of oil
Alternative Energy As much as the western United States may be one of the last great oil strikes, the diversity of climates and ecospheres in the area make it one of the leading areas of potential for renewable alternative energy in the country

5. Land forms

6. Ranges, Deserts, Canyons

7. location
The west region is south of Canada, east of the pacific ocean, also west of the Midwest region.

8. Los Angeles The latitude and longitude -34° 3' 8" N / 118° 14' 34" W
People might choose to live here because it is a major city. Many people may also choose to live here because of the climate, another reason is that major businesses are located here.

9. PLACE

10. Customs, religions, ethnic groups in region
Ethnic group in the west
-68.5% White 12.1% of Some other race 7.9% Asian 4.9% Black or African American 4.3% Two or more races 1.8% American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander 24.3% were Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

11. Sources
List of Valuable Natural Resources in the Western United States | eHow.com