The Bypassed East

The Bypassed East and Colorado don't really have that much in common, either. They do share some of the same natural resources however...

This includes petroleum and natural gas.

In Colorado, it is in the fields in the Great Plains and Wyoming Basin regions.

In the Bypassed East, it is off the coast.

Both regions have to deal with a mutual problem that is a result of these natural resources: pollution. In an article from the Department of Justice, Petroleum distributors were required to pay $2.5 million in reparation for the pollution to states including Colorado.

Offshore drilling is extremely dangerous and damaging to the environment...

Although because of their differences in their locations, the two regions deal with the problems as a result from the same cause.

This points out an obvious difference the two areas have in location relative to the ocean, and both site and situation characteristics. This also largely affects climate.

Not only is the proximity of the ocean a factor, but the large difference in longitude is as well. The Bypassed East is much farther than Colorado, making the already very cold Colorado (compared to sunny California) seem warm and bright.

Topographically, although the Bypassed East has part of the Appalachians in its region, Colorado and the Bypassed East are very different. The part of the Appalachians in that region are not close to resembling the Colorado Rockies- they were largely eroded by glaciation hundreds of years ago. The same applies to the Adirondacks in the region.

Forests is another commonality between the regions. Although they are decidedly very different types of forests, they share the beauty of nature :)

Colorado:

The Bypassed East:

Sources:

http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2011/May/11-enrd-571.html

http://geography.howstuffworks.com/united-states/geography-of-colorado2.htm
Regional Landscapes of the United States and Canada