Title: Products and Natural Resources of the West Region by Staci Regier
Headings: Products and Natural Resources of the West Region
Products and Natural Resources of the West Region
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Products and Natural Resources of the West
Objective: summarize the variety of resources in the West Region of the U.S.
Resources & Industries
Agriculture
Summary
Alaska
Willamette Valley

Content: The West is known for its wealthy supply of mineral resources such as oil, coal, lead, silver, gold, and copper. Many of these minerals are found in the Rocky Mountains. The West is the center of the timber industry. Much of the wood products used in the U.S. come from the West (lumber, cardboard, paper, books). Since wood is a valuable resource, timber companies will reforest trees. This means they plant new trees to replace the ones they have cut. Summary
The West raises more than 150 different fruit and vegetable crops each year. Raising livestock, fishing, and mining are all important industries in the West Region. Through the use of greenhouses, many states in the West also grow flowers, plants, and bushes that are sold around the U.s. The fishing industry is also important to the West!