Quite unlike the east, the western united states has almost no coastal plain. the
mountains along the pacific coast drop right into the sea. this western country is also varied
It contains some of the highest mountainous in North America, a vast area of valleys, plateaus,
and mountain ranges. Taken together, America's mountainous West is a unique place - - a land
of impressive beauty, considerable environmental variety, and greet mineral wealth. It is hardly
surprising that much of this western country was settled by adventurous people in search of
quick riches freedom from the customs and traditions of the crowded long-settled East.
It's picturesque scenery and history have caused many Americans to see the West as a wild kind
of place - - a view supported by novelists, artists, newspaper writers, and filmmakers who have
painted the American West in bright, complicated colors.