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State of Idaho
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Text on Idaho State
Map coffee mug:
Idaho, state in the western
United States, forming the eastern section of the Pacific Northwest.
Idaho is an area of striking physical diversity and natural beauty. The
state’s many natural resources have long been the basis of its
economic output and development, and they remain a key to its future
progress.
Idaho is primarily a mountainous state; much of it is covered by the
Rocky Mountains. High, often snow capped peaks, broad expanses of
plateaus and upland slopes, and some of the finest forest lands in the
United States occupy central and northern Idaho. The mountains of the
central portion of the state have long formed a barrier to communication
between north and south and between east and west. North of these
mountains lies a narrow section known as the Panhandle, noted for its
numerous lakes and forests and abundant mineral resources. South of the
central mountains and in contrast with the rest of the state is the
Snake River Plain. The plain, which is the dominant feature of southern
Idaho, curves across the width of the state as a broad treeless expanse
of land. It includes the most densely and most sparsely settled sections
of the state. The plain includes most of the state’s principal cities
and accounts for much of Idaho’s farm output, but it also includes
some of the most desolate areas in the Pacific Northwest. Sheets of
hardened lava, volcanic craters and cinder cones, and desolate crags and
pinnacles form an almost totally barren landscape. Nevertheless, even
these desolate areas are not without economic value, for they attract
numerous tourists and contain some mineral wealth.
