Chapter 13

The Empty Interior

Population density is very low in
this area that spans from Texas
to Alaska. The land extends 1000
miles east to west in the southern
section and 375 miles in the
northern  section. The East
of the empty interior is marked
by the Rocky Mountains, the West
by the Sierra Nevada-Cascades-
Coast Range mountains and the
Alaska and Brooks ranges in the
north. Most people are of northern
European origin, Hispanics and
American Indians form significant
proportions in the south.




Unlike Louisiana, mountains in the empty interior span up to 3,000 ft high. Sagebrush is a dominant low elevation species. The wildlife populations consists of buffalo, elk, white-tailed deer and wild turkeys. These animals attract both tourists and hunters. In Louisiana, hunting includes deer, waterfowls, doves, turkeys and alligators.

The Mormon population makes up 70% of Utah and 1 in 7 people in the Empty Interior. In Louisiana, Catholics and Baptists are the majority.

Sources:
Regional Landscapes of the United States and Canada. Birdsall, Stephen; Palka, Eugene; Malinowski, Jon; Price, Margo.
http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/hunting
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