western United States

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geographical region region of the United States

The western United States is a broad region of the country known for its diverse landscapes, including major mountain ranges, deserts, and Pacific coastline, as well as large urban centers and significant cultural and economic influence.

Observed surface forms (9)

Surface form	Occurrences
Western United States	118
Intermountain West	5
American West	3
United States West	3
northwestern United States	2
Pacific Southwest	1
Southwestern United States	1
West	1
the American West	1

Statements (85)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical region ⓘ region of the United States ⓘ
borders	Canada ⓘ Mexico ⓘ Midwestern United States ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ Southern United States ⓘ
climateIncludes	Mediterranean climate ⓘ alpine climate ⓘ desert climate ⓘ marine west coast climate ⓘ
contains	Death Valley ⓘ surface form: Death Valley National Park Glacier National Park ⓘ Grand Canyon National Park ⓘ Grand Teton National Park ⓘ Mount Rainier National Park ⓘ Olympic National Park ⓘ Rocky Mountain National Park ⓘ Sequoia National Park ⓘ Yellowstone National Park ⓘ Yosemite National Park ⓘ Zion National Park ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
culturalRegionIncludes	southwestern United States ⓘ surface form: American Southwest Four Corners region ⓘ Hollywood ⓘ Napa Valley ⓘ Pacific Northwest ⓘ Silicon Valley ⓘ
economicSector	aerospace industry ⓘ agriculture ⓘ entertainment industry ⓘ technology industry ⓘ tourism industry ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	diverse landscapes ⓘ high seismic activity in coastal areas ⓘ large desert areas ⓘ long Pacific coastline ⓘ major mountain ranges ⓘ significant cultural influence ⓘ significant economic influence ⓘ
hasPart	Alaska ⓘ Arizona ⓘ California, United States ⓘ surface form: California Cascade Range ⓘ Central Valley ⓘ surface form: Central Valley of California Colorado ⓘ Columbia Plateau ⓘ Front Range Urban Corridor ⓘ surface form: Denver metropolitan area Great Basin ⓘ Great Basin ⓘ surface form: Great Salt Lake Desert Hawaii ⓘ Idaho ⓘ Las Vegas Valley ⓘ Greater Los Angeles Area ⓘ surface form: Los Angeles metropolitan area Mojave Desert ⓘ Montana ⓘ Nevada ⓘ New Mexico ⓘ Oregon ⓘ West Coast of the United States ⓘ surface form: Pacific Coast Pacific Northwest ⓘ Phoenix metropolitan area ⓘ Rocky Mountains ⓘ San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ Seattle metropolitan area ⓘ Sierra Nevada ⓘ Sonoran Desert ⓘ southwestern United States ⓘ surface form: Southwest Utah ⓘ Washington ⓘ Wyoming ⓘ
historicallyAssociatedWith	American frontier ⓘ Gold Rush ⓘ Old West ⓘ
majorCity	Denver, Colorado, United States ⓘ surface form: Denver Las Vegas Valley ⓘ surface form: Las Vegas Los Angeles ⓘ Phoenix ⓘ Portland, Oregon, United States ⓘ surface form: Portland, Oregon San Diego ⓘ San Francisco ⓘ Seattle, Washington, United States ⓘ surface form: Seattle
timeZoneIncludes	Mountain Time Zone ⓘ Pacific Time Zone ⓘ