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Read and Respond

. Where do you live ( plains , mountains ,

or plateau )? How can you tell ?

. What were early settlers in the Colorado

area looking for ? Did they nd it ?

. Using a map , nd the latitude and

longitude of your school .

. Name two different ways geography

might affect a community .

. How does geography affect the way

your community lives ?

Joe Rhatigan

Colorados

Geography

Table of Contents

Chapter : Regions of Colorado ...............

Chapter : Geographys Effect on Colorado ....

Chapter : Movement in Colorado ............

Chapter : Mary Cronin : Master Mountaineer ...

Glossary ..................................

Index .....................................

Geography in Your Community ..............

Chapter

Regions of Colorado

Golden prairies stretch as far as you can see .

Snow-topped mountains touch the sky . Deep

canyons and towers of colorful stone grow into

and from the earth . Can you imagine a place with

all these things ? It seems like a fantasy . But it

exists . It is Colorado .

Colorado is a state in the western part of the

United States . It is easy to nd on a map . Why ?

Because it is a simple rectangle . It shares one

corner with New Mexico , Arizona , and Utah . This

is the only place in the country where four states

meet in four perfect corners .

Colorado has three unique regions as part of its

geography . They are the High Plains , the Rocky

Mountains , and the Colorado Plateau .

Dallas Divide

Lines of Latitude and Longitude

Latitude and longitude are lines that form a

numbered grid on a map . Latitude lines run east to

west . Longitude lines run north to south . You can

use these lines to pinpoint any place on a map . They

are written like this : 39.7 north , west . This is

Denvers location.

103W

102W

104W

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103W

102W

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41N

40N

39N

38N

37N

41N

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39N

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37N

DENVER

The High Plains

The High Plains cover the eastern part of

Colorado . This part of the state is made up of

grasslands without a mountain in sight . It looks a

lot like Kansas , a neighboring state . The weather

here is very dry . It is hot in the summer and cold

in the winter . The soil is rich , and there is a lot of

grass .

These conditions make the High Plains perfect

for farming . Farmers plant crops and raise

livestock . There are thousands of ranches and

farms in Colorado . Many of them are in the

plains . Most of Colorados big cities , such as

Denver and Boulder , sit between the High Plains

and the Rocky Mountains .

Tornado Alley

Keep an eye on the weather forecast in the

High Plains . The at , grassy prairie is a

hot spot for tornadoes . There are about

tornadoes every year in the state . They mostly

happen in late spring and early summer .

The Rocky Mountains

The Rocky Mountains , or Rockies , are in the

middle of the state . They are tall and grand .

Fifty-eight of the peaks are huge . They reach

14,000 feet ( 4,267 meters ) or more above sea

level . These are called fourteeners . The Rockies

pass through many states . But Colorado has its

tallest peaks .

People love to visit the Rockies . They come to

ski , hike , and explore . Tourism brings in a lot of

money for the state . It brings in a lot of people

too !

The Rockies run along the Continental Divide .

This is an invisible line across the land . It runs

from British Columbia to Central America .

Rivers west of this line ow to the Pacic Ocean .

Rivers east of it ow to the Atlantic .

Maroon Peak and North Maroon Peak

Pikes Peak

This peak is known as

Americas Mountain . It is

a popular place for tourists

to visit . It is also sacred to

the Ute Indian Tribe.

Grand Mesa

Colorado Plateau

The Colorado Plateau is in the western part

of the state . The mountains here have at tops !

These are called mesas . In Spanish , mesa means

table . The mesas rise above deep canyons .

The largest mesa in the world is here . Grand

Mesa soars 6,000 ft . ( 1,829 m ) above the valley .

It is miles ( kilometers ) long .

The red stone here gives the state its name .

In Spanish , colorado means red . It also means

colorful . Parts of Arizona look a lot like this as

well . The Grand Canyon there is colorado too .

The Colorado River runs through the

plateau . It crosses six other states and part of

Mexico too . Farmers grow fruit in the valleys

of the plateau . And many fossils are found

near the western border . Dinosaur National

Monument is there . You can visit and see the

fossils yourself .

This modern irrigation

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