Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60Table of contents About the Atlas Acknowledgments.........................................................Inside front cover Introduction.......................................................................................... 1 Note to teachers.....................................................................................2 Map Reading Skills What’s special about maps?..................................................................3 Types of maps........................................................................................4 From globe to map................................................................................5 Map scale...............................................................................................6 General Geography Wyoming and the world........................................................................7 Wyoming geo-facts................................................................................8 Physical Geography Wyoming’s tectonic past.......................................................................9 Geology................................................................................................10 Physiographic features.........................................................................11 Geothermal features ........................................................................... 12 River basins......................................................................................... 13 Major streams, lakes, and reservoirs.................................................. 14 Temperature........................................................................................ 15 Precipitation........................................................................................ 16 Climographs........................................................................................ 17 Tornados and other extreme weather events.....................................18 Earthquakes and landslides................................................................ 19 Land cover and ecoregions..................................................................20 Wildlife ............................................................................................... 21 Species richness...................................................................................22 Human Geography Archaeological sites.............................................................................23 Native American tribes........................................................................24 Early explorers and fur trappers.........................................................25 Emigrant trails, landmarks, and forts.................................................26 Railroad expansion, stage roads, and cattle trails..............................27 Counties and county seats...................................................................28 Population change...............................................................................29 Population centers in and around Wyoming......................................30 Migration to Wyoming........................................................................ 31 Migration from Wyoming...................................................................32 Age, gender, and race..........................................................................33 Land ownership...................................................................................34 Employment........................................................................................35 Agriculture...........................................................................................36 Livestock..............................................................................................37 Major crops..........................................................................................38 Oil and gas resources...........................................................................39 Coal mining.........................................................................................40 Other mining....................................................................................... 41 Wind resources....................................................................................42 Transportation.....................................................................................43 Parks, monuments, and historic sites.................................................44 Wyoming’s Western heritage..............................................................45 Election patterns.................................................................................46 Population tables.......................................................................... 47–48 References Glossary of geographic terms....................................................... 49–52 Data sources and bibliographic references...................................53–54 Image credits.......................................................................................55 Wyoming state symbols............................................. Inside back cover