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Wyoming

Wyoming. Stacey Wages RELA, Mod 1. Location and History. Is in the Western United States Montana is to the north South Dakota and Nebraska are to the east Colorado and Utah are to the South 41° North to 45° North Latitude.

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Wyoming

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  1. Wyoming Stacey Wages RELA, Mod 1

  2. Location and History

  3. Is in the Western United States • Montana is to the north • South Dakota and Nebraska are to the east • Colorado and Utah are to the South • 41° North to 45° North Latitude

  4. The Native American people of the Arapaho, Blackfoot, Cheyenne, Crow, Flathead, Nez Perce, Shoshoni, Sioux, and Ute tribes lived in the area

  5. French trappers entered the region in the mid-1700’s • The U.S. bought the land from France in 1803 • Part of the Louisiana Purchase • Part of the Oregon Territory

  6. Large herds of buffalo attracted many Native Americans to the area • Became the 44th state in 1890

  7. Climate and Weather

  8. Wyoming has a semi-arid climate • Winters are cold and summers are warm • It gets very cold at night, even in the summer

  9. Most of the state receives less than 10 inches of rainfall per year but it varies according to the area of the state • The altitude of the state varies and the climate varies with it

  10. The rainy season is late spring to early summer • The altitude of the state varies and the climate varies with it • Averages 11 days of rain or snow

  11. Continue the Process of Adding Categories until you have 30 notecards—this does not include title, category cards, or source cards • Some of your notes might not naturally fit into a specific category • If this is the case, you can decide to not use that information if it is not that important or you can include it in the category it best fits

  12. Source Cards

  13. Kirk, Ruth • Yellowstone • 1976 • New York • Random House

  14. The World Book Encyclopedia • Wyoming • Volume 50 • 1996 • P. 428-444

  15. The Government of Wyoming • Wyoming’s e-Government Site • March 28, 2012 • www.wyoming.gov

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