The Rockies: The Land and the People Video

The Rockies: The Land and the People Video. Learning Objectives for this video:

• Rocky Mountain People. Learn about the Land and the People of the Rockies. Discover why this region's rich mineral resources attracted both Native Americans and European settlers, and examine the economic importance of the major natural resources of the Rocky Mountains.
• Identify the names and locations of the principal cities and geographical features of the Rocky Mountain States, a region comprising Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Wyoming.
• Discover some of the ways that geography has determined usage of the land and patterns of settlement in the Rocky Mountain region.
• Examine the technological progress that has been made in the Rocky Mountain region and the effect of this progress on the inhabitants of this region.
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