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Mountain ranges make the pacific northwest region in the US?
coastal ,cascade ,sierra
How many people live in sierra Nevada?
The Sierra Nevada Region counties contain an estimated 3.8 million people or about 10.8 percent of the combined California and Nevada population of 35 million people (USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region. 2001a)
What are the mountain ranges in the pacific coast region?
Some of the mountain ranges in the Pacific coast region of North America include the Cascade Range, the Coast Mountains, the Sierra Nevada, and the Coast Range. These ranges run along the western edge of the continent and contribute to the diverse landscapes of the region.
What region sierra Nevada located?
mountain
Why is the Nevada side of the Sierra Mountains a desert?
The Sierra Nevada mountains block moisture from the Pacific from crossing into Nevada, creating a rain shadow desert.
What are three mountain ranges in the pacific coast region?
Cascades, Sierra Nevadas, and Coast Ranges.
This cultural region stretched from the Pacific Coast to the Sierra Nevada mountains and into the Great Basin Part of the region was desert with extreme heat and cold and little rainfall?
California-Inerternational
What ocean does the sierra Nevada stretch along?
the pacific ocean
Major natural obstacle to the central pacific?
sierra Nevada
How did sierra Nevada mountains formed?
Pacific and Northern plates crashed against each other and cause the sierra Nevada mountains form
What major obstacle to the central pacific railroad?
The Sierra Nevada mountains.
How many regions does Nevada have?
The state of Nevada has three significant land regions, including the Columbia Plateau region, and the Sierra Nevada region. The third is the Basin and Range region.
