- The Western Cordillera runs down the west coast of North America
- It is made up of many mountain ranges including the
- Rocky
- Columbian
- Island mountains
- There is farming in only a small part of the region because of the mountainous land
- The area is so mountainous it is lightly populated.
- Most people live in small mining towns located near rivers.
- There are some large cities including Vancouver and Mexico city
- There is about 10 million people living in the western cordillera
- Western Cordillera is sometimes also called Western Cordillera of North America or Pacific Cordillera
- Cordillera came from the spanish name for an extensive mountain range
"Western Cordillera Landform Region." : Population. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Dec. 2013