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.

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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.

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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.



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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.   

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Intermontane

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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.




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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. 

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The Midwest

                        

The Midewest and Hawaii are a "stronghold of union authority." The union membership percentage of total workers in 2000 were between 17.1 - 25.5% for both states. This high percentage is due to the high amount of government jobs in the state of Hawaii. These union memberships are mostly for manufacturing. These unions give workers a sense of job and income security.



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The Ozarks

Hawaii and the Ozarks have an unfortunate similarity when it comes to drug use in the state. 

While Meth is more prominent in these Ozark states like Missouri, Kentucky, and Mississippi, 

its still has an effect in the tropical state of Hawaii. Another drug that hits Hawaii strong is marijuana use. What I believe to be similar to both of these regions, that could possibly be a contributor to the drug use, is the fact that they both have rural areas and that unemployment is high. 

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Gulf Coast Plains and Mississippii Valley

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Tourism in the gulf coast plains and mississippi valley contribute significantly to the economy. This is also very true for the Hawaiian Islands. Hawaii is a go to destination to travel for a nice relaxing vacation. Not only are tourist spending money at hotels and restaurants, they are also ensuring jobs for tourist attractions, construction, landscape, retail, etc. Hawaii would not be the state it is today without the influx of tourists visiting.

Florida

Florida and Hawaii both have environmental and sustainability problems. Populations of both places is rising and for hawaii, the issue is the availability of land. Other problems for Hawaii are the high cost of living and loss of traditional culture. With people moving to the islands there is also environmental damage. A huge problem is the energy dependency issue. The entire island uses abundant amounts of electricity.

South Atlantic

The South Atlantic has many different regions that are known for different foods. Hawaii is known for many different foods as well, like coffee, macadamia nuts, and taro. There are many coffee farms in the Kona area and they are a large tourist trade item. Taro is a crop grown by native farmers and has been a traditional item in Hawaiian diet.

Appalachia

Hawaii has many waterfalls with small rivers that lead to the ocean. Appalachia has massive rivers throughout, which run for many miles. Something they have in common are large valleys or canyons. The water off shore is warm and clear with coral reefs. Wiapio Valley is shown below with may waterfalls that fall into the canyon and then a river out to the ocean.  

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Megalopolis

Megalopolis are completely opposite from the Big Island of Hawaii when it comes to cultural perspectives like urban density. Hawaii is not densely populated at all. There are two towns that are the most populated, being Hilo on the Eastern side, and Kona on the Westward side. Both of these places are known for tourism. The types of places are very different, but many travel to these hot spots.











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The North Atlantic Provinces and Northern New England

The geography of this Northern area is completely opposite from the tropical Island of Hawaii. Hawaii was shaped by volcanic activity, and the North Atlantic providences and New England were created by glaciers. As for the climate of this region, it never gets above 90 degrees fahrenheit and winters are long with continuous snow with its lowest temperature at -17 degrees fahrenheit. Hawaii's climate, however,    is consistently warm ranging between 85 degrees and 78% with relatively high humidity.

Population

Hawaii's Big Island of Hawaii has a population of just over 185,000. The population is very diverse with Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, and Portuguese. Asians are the largest ethnic group at about 40%, whites at about 25%, native hawaiians at 10%, hispanics about 9%, and blacks about 2%. Many are multiracial because of the large numbers of interracial couples.

Sustainability

The Big Island of Hawaii is 95% nonrenewable energy. Fossil fuels are used mostly adn also some coal. There is a new shift in thinking about renewable resources though. Firm renewables, like geothermal energy, comes from the steam from the lava from the volcanoes. Wind farms have also been used as a renewable source of energy, along with hydro dams. Hawaii's air is one of the cleanest in the nation because of the strict laws and regulations on emissions. The Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative is just one of the renewable energy programs.


  
Map of Hawai‘i's Big Island showing the locations of existing renewable energy generation, including solar, ocean, wind, hydroelectric, biomass, and geothermal.

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The Nonhuman World

The Hawaiian Islands are located in the Pacific Ocean, just over 2,000 miles southwest of the U.S mainland. The islands are made from a stationary hot spot in the mantle below the Pacific Plate. The Big island is the youngest of the islands which is 400,000 years old. There are 5 volcanoes on the Big Island, some of which are extinct, inactive, active. The lava flows have created the unique shape of the island.

Regions and Ecoregions

The Big Island of Hawaii has many different ecoregions and subregions. The ecoregions of the island are very diverse ranging from snow in the winter at the top of the volcanoes, to hot and humid at the beaches. The island has two very different sides to it. On one side its very dry and barren, and on the other its extremely wet and also humid. 

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References

Mayda, Chros. A Regional Geography of the united states and canada. Lanham, Marylanf: Rowman &   Littlefield, 2013. Print.