ROCKY MOUNTAINS, COLORADO

FIVE THEMES

• The rocky mountains stretch 3,000 miles from British Columbia Canada to New Mexico
• They are a major mountain range found in north america, they were initially formed 80 million to 55 million years ago
• These mountains form the continental divide, seperating rivers that drain to the Atlantic and Arctic oceans from those draining to the Pacific.
• There is a lot of movemt coming in and out of the rockies including a lot of tourism to see the breathtaking views
• Human interaction in the rockies can be broken down into three phases including, communal posture held by the native americans, Spanish Colonization, with the establishment of the United States

RESOURCES

• Oil industry
• Forests/ lumber

SHAPING THE INDUSTRY, ECONOMY, AND DEVELOPMENT

• The economy has brought in tourism
• The industry has brought in oil
• The development has been increasing with the money and industry