western United States

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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.


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

Referenced by (170)

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Big Ten Conference regionServed western United States
this entity surface form: Western United States
C-USA regionServed western United States
this entity surface form: Western United States
Morris Air regionServed western United States
this entity surface form: Western United States
Mountain West Conference regionServed western United States
this entity surface form: Western United States
PEN West Award regionServed western United States
this entity surface form: Western United States
Pacific Coast League regionServed western United States
this entity surface form: Western United States
Port of Long Beach regionServed western United States
this entity surface form: Western United States
Province VIII regionServed western United States
UPY regionServed western United States
this entity surface form: Western United States
Western Athletic Conference regionServed western United States
this entity surface form: Western United States
Bank One Corporation servedArea western United States
this entity surface form: Western United States
BNSF Railway servesRegion western United States
this entity surface form: Western United States
this entity surface form: Pacific Southwest
Numic branch of Uto-Aztecan spokenIn western United States
White Pine County subdivisionOf western United States
this entity surface form: United States West
Mountain States subregionOf western United States
this entity surface form: Western United States
Copper symbolizes western United States
this entity surface form: the American West
Western Conference teamsPrimarilyLocatedIn western United States
subject surface form: Western Conference (NHL)
this entity surface form: Western United States
Grove Karl Gilbert workLocation western United States