Big Island of Hawaii

The Rocky Mountains

The vertical zonation and latitude of the rocky mountains give the specific climate of that region. The big island of Hawaii also has two tall peaks which are the volcanos Mauna Kea and Mauna Lani. These volcanos are high enough in latitude that it produces snow in the winter. Even though these mountains don't have a ski slope, people make the long drive up to play in the snow and see the spectacular views. There is also an observatory on the top on Mauna Kea.

www.fightsforum.com
www.govisithawaii.com

The Big Island of Hawaii

Hawaii

Hawaii has very rich soil and is able to successfully harvest many different types of plants. The leading crops were sugarcane and pineapple. These tropical crops would not grow very well on the mainland. Now, Hawaii is known for seeds, nursery, greenhouse products, macadamia nuts, and cattle. Coffee and Taro have also been very popular in Hawaii. Fish, however, were the dominant protein for Hawaiians.

gohawaii.about.com

www.tasteofthehawaiianrange.com

blogs.alohaliving.com

California

California has accepted that climate change is happening and is a problem. The state wanted to reduce the energy consumption and reduce the dependence on fossil fuels. California passed the first state law to reduce automobile emissions. Carbon dioxide is the number one contributor to climate change, therefore this law is to reduce the emissions from cars by 2016. Hawaii also passed this law along with twenty other states. This is a great step froward for the country to be knowledgeable and take necessary action to become a "greener" place.

greenglobaltravel.com

theseminargroup.net

The Pacific Northwest

In the Pacific Northwest the original settlers were the native americans. They migrated about 10,000 years ago to this region. The Native Americans relied on the natural resources to survive. In Hawaii, the original immigrants were the Polynesians. They are thought to have landed in Hawaii much later than the Native Americans to the Pacific Northwest, sometime between 750- 1250 CE. The Spanish made trips between the Polynesian islands and mexico, but never stumbled upon Hawaii. In 1778, Captian James Cook landed on the Island of Kaua'i.

www.hawaii-post.com

en.wikipedia.org

Intermontane

The Intermontane is known for having a large group of mormon settlers. Salt Lake City, Utah is their primary city where the Mormons settled. In Hawaii there are many different religions being practiced from Christianity to Kapu Aku or Mana. The latter are spiritual and animistic beliefs that were dominant in previous years. Now, Christianity is the prominent religion, including the sub-religions with in like catholicism.

www.vcstar.com

monkallover.blogspot.com

The Great Plains and Canadian Prairie

The great plains are very dry and have very little precipitation. The big island has an array of weather depending on what part of the island you are on. The south-western side of the island has a very dry climate like the great plans. On this side there is still humidity but its dry. It also has scruffy grasses like the great plains. On the other hand, the north-est side of the island is very wet and tropical. Hilo is actually the rainiest city in the united states.