West and Northwest Flashcards
Assembly Hall (religious gathering place), Beehive House (Young’s residence), and Temple Square are all located in this city
Salt Lake City
Ghirardelli Square (shopping complex), Lombard Street (“world’s crooked-est street”), and Alcatraz Island (former prison) are located in this city
San Francisco
In this city, you will find Native American museums, Desert Botanical Garden, Camelback and Superstition Mountains, and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West
Phoenix
This city is close to Death Valley National Monument, air tours of Grand Canyon, and is home of The Strip
Las Vegas
Balboa Park (museums, zoos, and park), Naval ship tours, and Cabrillo National Monument are located in this city
San Diego
Olvera Street (Mexican area), Knott’s Berry Farm (theme park), and Forest Lawn Memorial Park (cemetery) can be found in this city
Los Angeles
One of the country’s greatest art colonies, famous opera festival, top Native American arts and crafts, and a great climate exist in this rela- tively small city that doesn’t even have a major airport or railway line
Santa Fe
Gateway to the Rockies, this city is home to the Museum of Western Art—and to Coors, too
Denver
Largest city in its state, it’s known for Frontier Days in July
Cheyenne
The largest city in New Mexico, it holds the country’s largest hot air balloon festival
Albuquerque
This city is at the southern end of San Francisco Bay, part of Silicon Valley, and in Santa Clara county
San Jose
Part of the San Francisco metro area, this large city is across the bay from SFO
Oakland
This jewel suburb of San Diego is a resort reminiscent of French Riviera
La Jolla
This beach art colony is part of the seventeen-mile drive along the Monterey peninsula, past Pebble Beach golf course
Carmel
This Los Angeles suburb features Disneyland
Anaheim
The University of California is located in this San Francisco suburb
Berkeley
This California capital contains relics of the gold rush days
Sacramento
This LA suburb is the site of the Parade of Roses and the Rose Bowl
Pasadena
This glamour and movie capital of the world is actually part of Los Angeles
Hollywood
The Queen Mary ship resides in this large oceanfront city south of Los Angeles
Long Beach
This is the second most popular entertainment/gambling city in Nevada and gateway to Lake Tahoe
Reno
This north central Arizona resort town is home of Red Rocks and Oak Creek Canyon
Sedona
This ski resort and home to the Sundance Film Festival is located outside of Salt Lake City
Park City
This city is the gateway to the Grand Canyon
Flagstaff
Some of the tallest Redwood trees are in this National Monument just north of San Francisco
Muir Woods
Desert wastelands of southeastern California
Mojave
Huge dam near Las Vegas
Hoover
Wine country and county north of San Francisco
Napa
Indian nation in northern Arizona
Hopi
These two parks or monuments are located in northern Arizona
Painted Desert & Petrified Forest
This park is known for the largest living things on earth, as well as Mt. Whitney (tallest peak in the lower 48 states) nearby
Sequoia
One of the West’s most popular parks with waterfalls and granite domes, located in California
Yosemite
This world famous natural sight was cut by the Colorado River
Grand Canyon
On the Arizona-Utah border, this desert-like area of monoliths and spires is a popular western movie location
Monument Valley
Two national parks located in southern Utah
Bryce and Zion
This southern Arizona frontier town is known for its OK Corral
Tombstone
The lowest point in the United States occurs in this national monument
Death Valley
California’s El Camino Real is a popular sight-seeing route to see
Spanish mission churches
The first national park was established in this state and is still the largest in the lower 48 states
Wyoming
Rocky Mountain National Park is located in this state
Colorado
This state is home of the Native American Pueblo, western town, and Spanish village of Taos
New Mexico
This state is home to the Mesa Verde Native American city of cliff dwellings
Colorado
Saguaro National Park and Organ Pipe National Monument are located in this state
Arizona
The Cowboy State, site of Devils Tower National Monument, the Grand Tetons and Jackson Hole
Wyoming
This state is called Big Sky Country and is where Custer made his last stand
Montana
Timber country and goal of famous pioneer trail; this state contains Columbia River Gorge and Crater Lake National Park
Oregon
The Olympic Peninsula, San Juan Islands and Mt. St. Helen’s are just a part of this state’s natural beauty
Washington
From Hell’s Canyon in the south to Coeur d’Alene in the north, this state has great wilderness areas, not just potatoes
Idaho
This state contains Billings, Helena, and Missoula
Montana
This state contains Grand Coulee Dam and departure points for ferries to Victoria, BC and ferries and cruises to Alaska
Washington
Young for a world-class city, The Emerald City has water, mountains, and forests everywhere around it
Seattle
Home to the Space Needle built for the 1962 World’s Fair, this city’s major industrial giant is Microsoft
Seattle
This is Washington’s second largest city, site of 1974 World’s Fair
Spokane
This green urban center is Idaho’s capital and largest city
Boise
“City of Roses” on the Willamette and Columbia rivers is the heart of the Great Northwest and its state’s largest city
Portland
