Exploring Montana The state of Montana is full of a wide variety of wildlife, agriculture, and adventure. Montana also “ranks fourth in size but among the ten least populous U.S states” (Encylopedia). Montana also has bordering providences which include British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan. The other states that border Montana in the Us are North and South Dakota on the east is Idaho and the West is Wyoming. Montana “stretches for about 885 kilometers(550miles) from the rocky Mountains and the Continental Divide in the west to the rolling plains in the East” (Encylopedia). Montana has many nick names such as the Treasure state, Land of the shining mountains and Big sky Country. The population of Montana is “839,000 which is ranked
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In January the weather there is always a little different from what we are use too the temperature there gets -12 degrees or sometimes -6 and they have a lot of snow and is a very dry cold from what we are use too in our area. In the summer time there the only thing that the temperature reaches is to 73 degrees. They have a different from us as well. Montana has many rivers that drain from the north, east and the west. Most of the rivers drain from the Hudson Bay and the Saint Mary and belly rivers. “Lands east of the contintal Divide drain in to the Gulf of Mexicoand the Atlantic Ocean through the Missouri and Mississippi rivers” (Encylopedia). Flat head lake is the largest natural lake. Fort peck on the Missouri river is one of the many artificial water bodies created for irrigation purposes. Montana has many lakes and rivers that most people fish in during the winter and summer months. Montana has deposits of gold, silver, copper, zinc, maganaese and other metals from the rocky mountains. They also have many deposits in coal and natural gas. Montana has different types of oil field drillers year round due to them looking for there natural
In January the weather there is always a little different from what we are use too the temperature there gets -12 degrees or sometimes -6 and they have a lot of snow and is a very dry cold from what we are use too in our area. In the summer time there the only thing that the temperature reaches is to 73 degrees. They have a different from us as well. Montana has many rivers that drain from the north, east and the west. Most of the rivers drain from the Hudson Bay and the Saint Mary and belly rivers. “Lands east of the contintal Divide drain in to the Gulf of Mexicoand the Atlantic Ocean through the Missouri and Mississippi rivers” (Encylopedia). Flat head lake is the largest natural lake. Fort peck on the Missouri river is one of the many artificial water bodies created for irrigation purposes. Montana has many lakes and rivers that most people fish in during the winter and summer months. Montana has deposits of gold, silver, copper, zinc, maganaese and other metals from the rocky mountains. They also have many deposits in coal and natural gas. Montana has different types of oil field drillers year round due to them looking for there natural