Watch this U.S. Geography video entitled The Land and the People of The West and study the people and economic importance of the major natural resources of the West. Discover some of the ways that geography has determined usage of the land and patterns of settlement in the West, from pre-colonial times to the present.
You will examine the history of the region and view maps showing the routes taken by Spanish explorers, Lewis and Clark, and pioneers who traveled on the Oregon and California Trails.