Chapter 6, page 76
Figure 6.3:
A K-W-L sheet completed by a student
Topic: Mountain States
K
What I KNOW
W
What I WANT to KnowL
What I LEARNED
Mountain states:
Colorado,
Washington,
Wyoming
Lots of mountains in
the states.
Skiing and tourism is
important.
Famous places:
Yellowstone.
What are nice places
to visit in the Mountain
States?
What are the main
industries in the
mountain states?
How many people
are there?
Do people do lots of
skiing there?The Mountain States are Montana, Idaho,
Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, and Nevada.
Washington has mountains but is a Pacific
Coast state.
Although all of these states have lots of
mountains, most of them also have parts that
are plains.
Tourism is an important industry, but so
are mining and agriculture. Agriculture is
especially on the broad plains. Ranching,
too, because much of the area is dry.
Denver is a financial and high
technology center. So is Salt Lake City. Las
Vegas is a famous city for gambling and
casinos.
There are many National Parks and
many other places to visit: Yellowstone,
Grand Tetons, Glacier, Rocky Mountain, and
many beautiful desert places in Utah.
Except for Salt Lake City and Denver,
and Las Vegas, the cities are not big, and
there are lots of rural areas.
I didn’t find out if people there go skiing
a lot. I suppose that some must.