Montana is one of the American States located in the Rocky Mountain States Region. Its name comes from the Spanish word “montaña”, which means “mountain”, given the large number of these geographic features in the state. Montana is one of the largest American states in territorial dimension, however, it has a small population: only 902 194 inhabitants.
With the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, the entire territory of the current state has already passed to American rule, however, several Native American tribes inhabited the region. The first Americans to arrive in the region were explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark in 1805. For 15 years, the region was sparsely populated. This changed with the discovery of gold in it, which attracted a large number of people and led the US government to create the State of Montana.
The state is limited to the east by North Dakota and South Dakota, to the south by Wyoming and Idaho, to the west by Idaho, and to the north by Canada. About 60% of the state is dominated by the Great Plains, wide swaths of prairies, and another part is occupied by mountain ranges. Montana has a temperate climate, greatly influenced by drafts from other regions.
Montana's economy is far from one of the largest in the United States: its GDP in 2003 was just $26 billion. In addition, the state's per capita income is the fourth lowest in the country: $25,406. Among its sources of income, we can mention the extraction of oil and coal, mainly; agriculture and livestock and tourism.
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DANTAS, James. "Montana"; Brazil School. Available in: https://brasilescola.uol.com.br/geografia/montana.htm. Accessed on June 27, 2021.
