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The Sports, Economy and Transport in Montana
By: Andrew Schwartz
The state of Montana is famous with its wide assortment of sport activities. As a result of big amount of mountains the most popular sport in Montana is skiing and it is the best resort for ski lovers. The state has ten good equipped ski areas such as Red Lodge Peak, Big Sky Ski Area and many others. The second popular sport in Montana is fishing on the lakes. Also bating, golfing, swimming and horseriding are developed in Montana. Beautiful exciting views attract the lovers of golfing.
The economy of the Montana is based on the majority of the mineral natural resources. The industrial economy is highly developed in the western region of the state. The eastern half of Montana is famous by its agricultural resources. The most important thing here is the production of hay. The hay is needed to feed the livestock. Nowadays Montana is well -known as a home for cattle ranchers and dairy products of a high-quality.
The main national income for the economy of Montana forms from the source of tourism. Every year the state receives almost two billion dollars from the six million visitors. The most attractive sights in Montana are the National Parks of Yellowstone and Glacier. Here are a lot of exotic plants and animals, which always attract the attention of visitors.
The transport system of Montana is quite usual, like in every other state. But there is an peculiarity of transport system in Montana. On the Missoury River the steamboats are widely used. Also, there are a lot of roads, railroads and bridges which connect almost all the areas of Montana state with each other. There are besides above named types of transport 199 airports in the state.
The main source of energy in Montana is a coal, but the hydroelectric power is also used. |