The Empty Interior

"The Empty Interior is a land of stark contrasts where aridity and lushness intermingle across wide desert valleys and high, rugged mountains" (252). "Much of the empty interior has a precipitation pattern that leaves it arid or semiarid. The dryness becomes increasingly apparent toward the region's southern zones. Nearly all of the area in the United States that can be classified as desert is found in the Empty Interior or in the Southwest's borderlands" (256). For Seattle, this is not a problem, Seattle is not considered a desert city. I have personally been there and it is more cool than dry. When it is not raining in Seattle the weather is nice and cool, and the sun is not scalding hot or too dry on the environment.

Seattle, has a wildlife sanctuary program that helps promote wildlife preservation.
Parks' Wildlife Sanctuary Policy articulates Parks' commitment to sustain habitats for a wide variety of wildlife and outlines steps Parks will take to create and manage wildlife sanctuaries for these species:

• Local populations of federally endangered or threatened species
• State Priority Species or Species of Concern
• Locally important species with declining populations

The Empty Interior has a large amount of mormons. "Mormons still have a substantial impact on the Empty Interior. Of the region's roughly 14.5 million people, about one in seven are Mormon's... Substantial numbers of Mormon's also live in Nevada, northern Arizona, and western Wyoming" (262). "All major religions are represented in the greater Seattle area. In addition to various Protestant, Roman Catholic, and Eastern Orthodox churches, there are numerous Jewish synagogues, Buddhist temples and Islamic mosque."

"The great variety and appeal of the Empty Interior's scenic wonders attracts millions of visitors each year" (267). Seattle is a big attraction place for the state of Washington, it attracts many people each year. "The Seattle-King County area attracts more than 8.8 million overnight visitors annually who spend $6.9 billion and contribute more than $416 million in state and local tax revenues."


Text Sources: Textbook, http://www.seattle.gov/, http://www.seattle.gov/parks/wildlife/sanctuary
Picture Source: http://www.corporateservices.noaa.gov/facmd/BMB%20Websites/Seattle%20Webpages/Seattle.jpg