Why So Few Americans Live In Eastern Montana

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BIG SKY COUNTRY, or perhaps better known as Montana, is a absolutely gorgeous state! And true to its nickname, the state has some truly big sky due to its vast open prairie lands (though that's NOT where the nickname comes from). Despite all this wide open land, however, most Montanans have made their homes within the rugged Rocky Mountain region of the state which is unusual considering that, prior to the 1900s, traversing those Rocky Mountains was incredibly challenging. So why don't more Montanans live in the east?

In today's video we'll cover the history and physical geography of Montana, how its geography has influenced its population distribution, and why Montana, unlike basically every other state in the country, has a border that follows mostly mountain ranges rather than rivers, coasts or latitude and longitudinal lines.

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