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1、reflectionsontheexploitationofnaturalresourcesinAmericanwestwardmovementWestwardmovement,tookplacebetween1600sand1800s,isalarge-scaleimmigrationofEuropeansettlersmovingfromtheAtlanticoceanwestwardthecoastofthepacificocean,whichcontributedgreatlytotheboomofAmerica'seconomyandthedevelopmentofsoc
2、iety.butinthisessayiwantyoutolooktheexperienceasastudycaseinwhattodoandwhatnottodointheexploitationofthewestpartofourcountry.Firstofall,theworthiestpracticeweshouldlearnfromthemistomaximizethevalueoftheresourceswepossess.Withanabundanceoffertileland,amoderateclimate,plentyofwatertoirrigate,lik
3、ethesystemofMississippiriver,thefivegreatlakes,andvastprairiesprovidinglushyplants,alargevarietyoflandscapes,thousandsofranchesandfarmlandweregraduallyestablished,whichturnedthewildnessaroundtheAppalachiansandtheGreatLakesintoabundantbarnsofcrop,wheat,corn.apartfromsatisfyingstaplefoodforlivin
4、g,thenativesalsotrytomakemoreprofitsbygrowingcashcropinthesouth,cotton,tobacco,vegetables,fruits,beefanddairyareamongthemoststrikingexamples.therearemanyfamilyfarmsbegantoprocessfoodintofinishedproductstoincreasetheextravalueofagriculturalproducts,whichshouldbehighlypraised.Inadditiontopleasan
5、tinhibitableenvironment,America'sprosperityalsoowestotheutilizationoftechnology.inthewest,therearerichdepositsofnaturalresources.ironorewestoftheAppalachians,coalaroundthefivesuperiorlakes,rareresourceslikegold,silver,aluminum,phosphateundertheGreatPlain,oilandnaturalgasreservesalongthecoastof
6、theGulfoftheMexicoandlargeareasofforestontherockymountainsandsoon.peopletheretimelygraspedthegoldenopportunityoftheIndustrialrevolution,whichresultedinthreemajorwavesoftechnicalinnovation.goldrushisacaseinpoint,peopleusedadvancedtechnologytodigmines,numerousminingcenterswereestablished.smeltin
7、g-industry,generationofelectricity,steel-making,petrochemistryindustryspranguplikemushrooms.itisduringthetechnologicalrevolutionthatAmericahadrealizedtheindustrializationandmodernizationandsmoothlytransformedtheeconomicpatternfeaturedwi
