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23. Wyoming, State, United States: Geography American geography wyoming (The Dictionary of Cultural Literacy). AMS radiocarbon and cationratio dating of rock art in the Bighorn Basin of wyoming and http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/us/A0862020.html

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Travel to the United States The Regions of the United States The States, Districts and Territories of the United States State Flag State Seal Wyoming. American FactFinder (U.S. Census) Wyoming, the "Equality State" Abbreviation: WY Wyoming gets its name from the Algonquin words for "land of vast plains." After the Union Pacific Railroad reached the town of Cheyenne, the capital, in 1867, the population began to grow steadily in the Wyoming Territory, established in 1868. In 1890, Wyoming became the 44th state. The constitution of the "Equality State" was the first in the world to grant voting rights to women. Wyoming was also the first state to elect a woman governor. People are spread out across the state in small farming and ranching towns. Wyoming's tourist attractions are among the most spectacular and well-known in the nation. Each year, millions of tourists visit Yellowstone National Park (the world's first national park). The most notable features of the park include active geysers, spectacular towering waterfalls, hot springs, deep canyons and excellent fishing. Wyoming also is home to Devils Tower, the nation's first national monument, and Grand Teton National Park, the site of some of the West's most beautiful mountain scenery.

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Wyoming State Geography So you want to know about Wyoming? Here are some highlights! Also check out the links to other sites about Wyoming. On this Page: Key Facts Geographic Landmarks Points of Interest Major Industries ... Links to other sites about Wyoming Other related pages: Wyoming State Quiz Key Facts Top of Page Population (1994): 475,000 (50th in size) State size: 97,809 square miles (9th in size) State Capital: Cheyenne (named after the Cheyenne tribe) Major cities: Casper, Cheyenne and Laramie Admission to union: The 44th State Date entered the union: July 10, 1890 Origin of state name: Named from the indian word meaning "on the great plain" Nicknames: The Equality State Bordering states: Idaho, Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado and Utah State bird: Western Meadowlark State flower: Indian Paintbrush State tree: Cottonwood Motto: Equal Rights Geographic Landmarks Top of Page Yellowstone National Park and the Grand Teton National Park are major geographic landmarks. Points of Interest Top of Page Major Industries Top of Page Primary industries include cattle and sheep farming. Natural resources include oil, gas, coal and uranium.

26. AllRefer Encyclopedia - Wyoming, State, United States : Geography, United States AllRefer.com reference and encyclopedia resource provides complete information on wyoming, state, United States geography, US Political geography. http://reference.allrefer.com/encyclopedia/W/Wyoming-geography.html

AllRefer Channels :: Health Yellow Pages Reference Weather SEARCH : in Reference June 12, 2004 You are here : AllRefer.com Reference Encyclopedia U.S. Political Geography ... Wyoming, state, United States By Alphabet : Encyclopedia A-Z W Wyoming, state, United States, U.S. Political Geography Related Category: U.S. Political Geography Wyoming [w I O Pronunciation Key Geography Exactly rectangular in shape, Wyoming is traversed by the Rocky Mts., which angle south across the state from the northwest. East of the mountains is the rolling country of the Great Plains, a mile-high region covered with grasses and sagebrush and interrupted by the upward thrust of mountain ranges. In the center of the state is a stretch of unbroken high plain, across which the wagon trains rolled westward over the Oregon Trail . In the extreme northeast the low, wooded Black Hills give way to eroded badlands extending west to the banks of the Powder River, which wanders through some of the most famous cattle country in the United States. West beyond the Powder is tallgrass country that was the hunting ground of the Crow until the migrating Sioux pushed the Crow westward into the mountains. The Sioux fell in turn before the relentless advance of settlers, and today farms and ranches occupy this fertile and beautiful plains area. In SE Wyoming the higher tablelands are interrupted by the Laramie and Medicine Bow ranges. Across this region travelers to the Pacific coast made their way when wars with natives in the 1860s made the Oregon Trail hazardous. The railroad followed paths of these wagon trains when the Union Pacific laid its tracks along this more southerly course. In SW Wyoming is the natural gateway through the Rockies: the broad, grassy South Pass. Immediately north of the pass is the Wind River Range, reaching the highest elevation in the state at Gannett Peak. Still farther north rise the Gros Ventre and Absaroka ranges, and to the west, near the Idaho line, the glorious Tetons loom above a lake and valley country of renowned beauty.

27. AllRefer Encyclopedia - Wyoming Valley, United States (U.S. Physical Geography) AllRefer.com reference and encyclopedia resource provides complete information on wyoming Valley, US Physical geography. wyoming Valley, US Physical geography. http://reference.allrefer.com/encyclopedia/W/WyomVal.html

AllRefer Channels :: Health Yellow Pages Reference Weather SEARCH : in Reference June 12, 2004 You are here : AllRefer.com Reference Encyclopedia U.S. Physical Geography ... Wyoming Valley By Alphabet : Encyclopedia A-Z W Wyoming Valley, U.S. Physical Geography Related Category: U.S. Physical Geography Wyoming Valley, Wilkes-Barre is the major city of this once-rich anthracite coal region. The valley was the scene of a long contest between Connecticut and Pennsylvania over conflicting land claims based on 17th-century charters. After the Susquehanna Company Campbell 's poem, Gertrude of Wyoming (1809). In 1782 a Continental Congress court of arbitration decided to grant the land in favor of Pennsylvania, but the Connecticut settlers refused to leave, and the Second Pennamite War (1784) ensued. Finally, through the Compromise Act of 1799, the Pennsylvania legislature secured a means of settlement with the Connecticut claimants. Topics that might be of interest to you: Zebulon Butler Thomas Campbell, Scottish poet Connecticut, state, United States Continental Congress ... com Check out around 175,000 brief encyclopedia articles on almost all topics. Related Categories: Places United States and Canada More articles from AllRefer Reference on Wyoming Valley Encyclopedia U com Check out around 175,000 brief encyclopedia articles on almost all topics.

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32. EdGate.com: Educators The wyoming Geographic Alliance, Department of geography and Recreation, at the University of wyoming has provided an extensive list of links to wyoming maps. http://www.wyoming.edgate.org/st_research_geography.html

Wyoming Education Gateway Home Students Research Center Select an Education Resource Research Center Current Events School Athletics Center Discovery Adventures Creative Zone Music Hall Wyoming Maps and Data The Wyoming Geographic Alliance, Department of Geography and Recreation, at the University of Wyoming has provided an extensive list of links to Wyoming maps. ProTeacher 50 State Lesson Plans Lessons, worksheets, and handouts on Wyoming from ProTeacher.com. Athena-Earth Sciences This site provides information on space, earth, oceans, and weather. Students (K-12) can use it as a valuable resource and the site also includes detailed curriculum and lesson plans for teachers. Included are maps, photos, and links to additional sites. Geography World This site provides extensive links to every aspect of geography worldwide, including latest news, games, books, teacher activities, technologies, and science. Great for teachers and students grade 8-12. Internet Geography This site is mainly devoted to students (9-12) in the areas of physical, human, and economic geography. Instruction is given with text, photos and maps, with links to other sources. Also included are a question center, search engine, and activities page. A limited teacher center is available. Geography Learning Site This site, run by the U.S. Department of State, seeks to educate students (K-12) on geographic issues pertinent to the United States. Included are world news, information about the Secretary of State and diplomats in general, and information and activities for every grade level.

33. Thomas - Wyoming's Physical Geography wyoming s Physical geography. All three contribute to the beautiful scenery of southeastern wyoming. The largest geographic area is the wyoming Basins. http://thomas.senate.gov/html/body_geography.html

Wyoming's Physical Geography Stretching from east to west Wyoming covers 364 miles, and 276 miles north to south. This gives the state an area of 97,818 square miles. Roughly one-third of the state is spanned by the Rocky Mountains. The lowest place in elevation is located in the northeastern part of the state and sits at 3,099 feet above sea level. The highest point is a towering 13,804 feet atop Gannett Peak. The state's average elevation is 6700 feet. The federal government owns nearly one half of the state in the form of national parks, forests, wilderness areas and other lands. Natural Regions There are four principal natural regions in the State of Wyoming: the Great Plains, the Southern Rocky Mountains, the Middle Rocky Mountains, and the Wyoming Basins. The area known as the Great Plains is located mostly in the northeastern part of the state. The land consist of low hills and isolated buttes. The most notable feature of this region is Devils Tower which lays in the far North East corner. Devils Tower National Monument, on the Belle Fourche River in Wyoming, is formed of volcanic rock. Native Americans believed that the vertical fractures in the rock formation were caused by a giant bear that scratched his claws down its sides.

34. WWW For Teachers: Geography Department of geography; University of wyoming geography and Recreation; University of Zuerich - geography; Aberdeen (Scotland) University http://www.district30.k12.il.us/HTM/GEOGRAPH.HTM

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35. The Wonderful Wyoming The Wonderful wyoming. geography. http://www.terra.jordan.k12.ut.us/shumway/Student_state_web_sites/ACWebsites/Sam

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37. Jackson Hole Realty, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Jackson Hole Geography home, jackson hole realty, http://www.jhrealty.com/info/geography.htm

h o m e j a c k s o n h o l e r e a l t y r e a l e s t a t e real estate research browse our listings search our listings view our newest listings v a l l e y i n f o why jackson hole? news wildlife geography d e m o g r a p h i c s jackson hole, wyoming teton valley, idaho h i s t o r y jackson hole, wyoming teton valley, idaho w e a t h e r jackson hole, wyoming teton valley, idaho n e w p r o j e c t s r e a l t o r s b r o c h u r e s catalogues other materials c o n t a c t u s Jackson Hole is a valley about 60 miles long and 20 miles wide. It encompasses national forest, Grand Teton National Park and the National Elk Refuge. The valley floor is between 6,200' and 6,800'. To the north, Jackson Hole is bordered by Yellowstone and is elsewhere surrounded by more national forests. The towns of Moose, Kelly and Wilson are also in Jackson Hole. The Teton Range Rocky Mountain landscapes typically offer picturesque views, but few are more impressive than the Teton skyline. The Tetons are the youngest of the Rockies. The range was born some nine million years ago by intermittent, but violent, seismic activity. Because of the way the mountains formed, no foothills hide Jackson Hole's jagged peaks and broad canyons. At the base of the range, large lakes mirror the mountains on calm summer days, doubling their prominence. Prior to the 1820s, Native Americans referred to the mountains as "the Hoary Brothers." Later, they were known as "the Pilot Knobs." Around 1920, however, French Canadian trappers named them "Les Trois Tetons," or "The Three Breasts."

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39. The Geography Of Desertification. Wyoming Back to Index. The geography of desertification. wyoming. From the heartland of the US, Miles Seeley says Justin Carreno s report is somewhat puzzling to me. http://wais.stanford.edu/Geography/geography_ofdesertificationwyoming5602.html

Back to Index The geography of desertification. Wyoming From the heartland of the US, Miles Seeley says: "Justin Carreno's report is somewhat puzzling to me. My parents had a place in Jackson Hole from 1949 to 1991, and I lived and worked there for 17 years; my son went to the University of Wyoming. It doesn't seem any more dry than it ever has been in our lifetimes, although of course rainfall varies from year to year. Sagebrush has not ever been called "short grass" in my experience. [See my footnote. RH.]. The reason Wyoming has so many cattle and sheep ranches is that the land isn't much use for anything else. Ranchers, in my opinion, are mostly environmentalists. They know that overgrazing will destroy their ranches, and they are careful, most of them, not to. A very large portion of Wyoming is Federal land, Bureau of Land Management and Forest and Park Service. Management of those lands has been erratic. The high plains of southeastern Colorado, and the wheat farms of western Kansas, are another problem entirely. As Wallace Stegner used to say over and over, western lands are fragile because of scant rainfall and a thin layer of soil. Overdevelopment, he warned in the 1940s, could be catastrophic. I think he was a prophet. Without massive irrigation (which drains the water table) the high plateau will not support agriculture. Even then, it is difficult". My comment is of dubious worth since I have only a hazy idea of sagebrush, which gets its name from sage, a sweet-smelling herb. I don't think Justin said it was called short grass, but that it is like short grass. While the term is commonly applied to the gray-green shrub of the plains, the big sagebrush grows almost like a tree. Sage (salvia) grows in many places; there are some 700 species. The sage which provides scent grows in the Mediterranean area. There are tropical forms of sage in Brazil. It would take a sage to master the complexity of salvia.

40. The Geography Of Desertification The geography of desertification. From wyoming ( big plains ), Justin Carreno confirms that desertification is the great threat to the US Desertification is a http://wais.stanford.edu/Geography/geography_ofdesertification5502.html

Back to Index The geography of desertification The Wyoming Basin, an area defined by watershed area, encompasses southern Wyoming and goes up through the central portion, flowing into parts of Idaho and Montana. Laramie, where I am, falls in this area. Its statistics say it has an annual precipitation ranging from less than 10" to about 20 ". Sagebrush (short grasses) are characteristic and are present usually where there is lack of rainfall to support more complex vegetation. As a Nutmegger (Connecticut native), I've experienced up to 65% annual precipitation and 70% humidity. When I was a researcher at the University of Connecticut Environmental Research Institute, one of my duties was every Friday to drive to sites all around the state where I would collect water samples for pollution analysis. Some of these sites were in the woods; if you didn't know where you were and someone said you were in Amazonia, you might believe him [not a botanist or zoologist! RH]. So this is undoubtedly a change for me. I remember summers where doing nothing more than writing this e-mail would make me perspire incessantly. When people ask me what I miss about Connecticut, I say trees and water. One priority when the University was first established was to plant about 180 trees around campus. Today there are many more. It's interesting to see all the trees in the campus vicinity and look out to the surrounding barren plains. Well, until the Wyoming humidity rises, I'll continue to use a humidifier so I don't desiccate during my sleep".

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