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What is the large desert region called that is in the southwest part of the U.S. between the Sierra Nevada Mountains and the Rocky Mountains?
The Great Basin Desert is between the Sierra Nevada Mountains and the Rocky Mountains.
What region is between Sierra Nevada's and the Rocky Mountains?
The Great Basin
What geographic region is located west of the Rocky Mountains and east of the sierra nevada mountains?
basin and range
What is the large desert region called located between the Sierra Nevada Mts and Rocky Mts?
The best answer for a common or popular name would be the Intermountain Region. However, the general area includes the Great Basin (though not all of it is desert) and part of the Colorado River Basin.
What is the large desert region called that is in the sw part of the US between the Sierra Nevada mountains and the Rocky Mountains?
Much of the region is occupied by the Great Basin Desert.
What major geological feature of the mountain west lies between the rocky mountains in the east and north and the cascade range and the sierra Nevada mountains in the west?
The Great Basin
What are the mountains between the Great Plains and the Great Basin are?
Sierra Neveda
What is the large basin in California between the Coast Ranges and the Sierra Nevada?
Central Valley :)
Where is the basin and range located?
The Basin and Range region is located in the western United States, covering parts of Nevada, Utah, California, and Oregon. It is characterized by alternating parallel mountain ranges and flat valleys, creating a distinctive landscape.
What mountains are in the basin and range province?
Some of the prominent mountains in the Basin and Range Province include the Sierra Nevada, Snake Range, Ruby Mountains, Wasatch Range, and Granite Mountains. These mountains are characterized by parallel ridges and valleys, which are a result of stretching and pulling apart of the Earth's crust.
Where were Pioneers trying to go when they cross the sierra Nevada?
The pioneers crossing the Sierra Nevada were generally trying to go to California. For example, the Donner Party emigrated from the United States to California in 1846 by crossing the Rocky Mountains, Great Basin, and finally the Sierra Nevada in order to settle in Mexican California.
Why does the Great Basin region and Mojave desert east of the Sierra Nevada mountains gets less rainfall than the western side of the Sierra Nevada?
The Great Basin region and Mojave Desert receive less rainfall than the western side of the Sierra Nevada primarily due to the rain shadow effect. As moist air from the Pacific Ocean rises over the Sierra Nevada mountains, it cools and condenses, leading to precipitation on the western slopes. Once the air descends on the eastern side, it warms and loses its moisture, resulting in significantly drier conditions in the Great Basin and Mojave Desert. This topographic barrier thus creates a stark contrast in rainfall patterns between the two sides.
