Montana
Big Sky Country
Montana is a state in the northwestern United States, bordered by Canada to the north.
Known for its mountains, prairies, and sparse population, it's called "Big Sky Country." The name comes from Spanish for mountainous.
They have a cabin in Montana.
Montana has more cattle than people.
Large wild ox
- grizzlyLarge brown bear subspecies
- elkLarge North American cervid
- antelopeSwift horned grazer
- troutFreshwater game fish
cutthroat · eagle · osprey · hawk · meadowlark · wolf · moose · bighorn sheep
Open grassy flatland
- rolling hillsGently rising, falling landscape
- badlandsArid, heavily eroded terrain
- plateausElevated flat terrain
- valleysLow areas between hills
canyons · grasslands · horizon · panoramas · scenic vistas · sunsets · terrain · riverbeds
Montana's seat of government
- Big Sky CountryMontana's informal name
- governorState's chief executive
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- capitalWealth used for investment
counties · Missoula · Great Falls · Bozeman · statehood · constitution · senate · representatives
Highest points attained
- summitsHighest elevations or conferences
- ridgesNarrow elevated formations
- alpineOf high elevations
- elevationHeight above reference point
trekking · climbing · avalanche · scree · granite · snowcapped · backcountry · passes
First to explore territory
- settlersThose who establish homes
- homesteadersLand-claiming rural settlers
- Lewis and ClarkEarly 1800s expedition leaders
- gold rushMass migration seeking ore
fur trade · trappers · Sacagawea · expedition · territory · mining camps · ghost towns · Custer
Domesticated bovines kept commercially
- livestockDomesticated farm animals
- grazingFeeding on pasture
- pasturesLand for grazing animals
- cowboysRanch hands tending herds
rodeo · horses · branding · roundup · open range · fencing · saddle · spurs
Low temperature state
- wintersColdest annual periods
- snowfallPrecipitation of frozen crystals
- blizzardsViolent prolonged winter storms
- frostThin ice coating
subzero · chinook · windchill · snowpack · ice · freezing · seasons · drought
Cultivation of land, livestock
- wheatCereal crop for flour
- barleyGrain for malt
- harvestGathering mature crops
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
crops · combine · plowing · dryland · grain elevators · sugar beets · lentils · farmland
Uncultivated flowering plants
- bitterrootPink-flowered western wildflower
- sagebrushAromatic arid-land shrub
- coniferCone-bearing tree
- aspenTremulous-leaved poplar species
fireweed · lodgepole pine · juniper · cottonwood · huckleberry · beargrass · Indian paintbrush · lupine
bison
Large wild ox
trout · cutthroat · eagle · osprey · hawk · meadowlark · wolf · moose · bighorn sheep · deer
prairie
Open grassy flatland
- rolling hillsGently rising, falling landscape
- badlandsArid, heavily eroded terrain
- plateausElevated flat terrain
valleys · canyons · grasslands · horizon · panoramas · scenic vistas · sunsets · terrain · riverbeds · steppe
Helena
Montana's seat of government
- Big Sky CountryMontana's informal name
- governorState's chief executive
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
capital · counties · Missoula · Great Falls · Bozeman · statehood · constitution · senate · representatives · elections
peaks
Highest points attained
elevation · trekking · climbing · avalanche · scree · granite · snowcapped · backcountry · passes · timberline
pioneers
First to explore territory
- settlersThose who establish homes
- homesteadersLand-claiming rural settlers
- Lewis and ClarkEarly 1800s expedition leaders
gold rush · fur trade · trappers · Sacagawea · expedition · territory · mining camps · ghost towns · Custer · Little Bighorn
cattle
Domesticated bovines kept commercially
cowboys · rodeo · horses · branding · roundup · open range · fencing · saddle · spurs · ranchers
cold
Low temperature state
- wintersColdest annual periods
- snowfallPrecipitation of frozen crystals
- blizzardsViolent prolonged winter storms
frost · subzero · chinook · windchill · snowpack · ice · freezing · seasons · drought · arid
agriculture
Cultivation of land, livestock
irrigation · crops · combine · plowing · dryland · grain elevators · sugar beets · lentils · farmland · homestead
wildflowers
Uncultivated flowering plants
- bitterrootPink-flowered western wildflower
- sagebrushAromatic arid-land shrub
- coniferCone-bearing tree
aspen · fireweed · lodgepole pine · juniper · cottonwood · huckleberry · beargrass · Indian paintbrush · lupine · larkspur
- US StatesCalifornia, Texas, New York, Florida, Hawaii
- Fishing DestinationsAlaska, Bahamas, Belize, British Columbia, Costa Rica
- Gold RushCalifornia Gold Rush, gold miners, gold mining, gold flakes, gold nuggets
- Mountain WestColorado, Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, Nevada
- RockiesContinental Divide, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, Utah
- Rocky Mountain WestWyoming, Yellowstone, Grand Teton, cowboys, rodeo
MontanaNew Jersey
Mid-Atlantic coastal state
Rhode Island · Connecticut · Massachusetts · densely populated · Delaware
- Joe Montana
- photo montageAssembled image collection
- training montageCompressed skill-building scene
- Hannah MontanaFictional teenage double-life singer
- Tony Montana
- Hollywood montageRapid scene succession showing change