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- This area includes part of the Rocky Mountains and the Intermontane
Basins and Plateaus. The area is known for its mineral wealth like iron,
copper, uranium, coal, silver lead, zinc, nickel, oil, and natural gas.
This area is little utilized for all its wealth because other areas of
the world have a natural advantage over the area (i.e. readily
accessible deposits, cheap cost of production, and cheap transportation
costs).
- Utah has Software Valley, a 40-mile-long corridor between Salt Lake
City and Provo. This is second only to Silicon Valley in California in
concentration of information technology. It is built around two
universities, the University of Utah at Salt Lake City and Brigham Young
University at Provo.
- Nevada is one of the fastest population growth states in the US. This
is not because of some great landscape planning operation. It is
just the allure of the fastest growing city in America - Las Vegas. In
2000, the city grew by an average 4,000 persons per day. Suburbs and
cul-de-sacs are going in as fast as builders can erect them. This growth
was directly fueled by the gaming industry. Casinos have brought in
millions of yearly visitors, all hoping to strike it rich. But one
should remember that this industry doesn't exist by losing money. That's
why when you're landing at the Las Vegas airport the pilot welcomes you
to the city of "Lost Wages."
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