1st Edition

Colorado A Geography

By Mel Griffiths Copyright 1983
    350 Pages
    by Routledge

    350 Pages
    by Routledge

    This book is designed to serve both as a text for courses in Colorado and Rocky Mountain geography, and as an authoritative source of information about the state for newcomers, as well as long-time residents.

    Preface -- The Regional Setting -- Physiography -- Climate -- Biotic Communities -- Nonrenewable Resources -- Renewable Resources -- Water -- Resource Ownership and Management -- Settlement History -- Population Growth and Distribution -- Agriculture -- Power and Transportation -- Manufacturing and Service Industries -- The Urban Landscape