More than 70% of Utah is Mormon. According to the text, "Mormons still have a substantial impact on the Empty Interior. Of the region's roughly 14.5 million people, about one in seven are Mormons" (262). This is a stark difference from the residents of Seattle who are generally do not attend church services. Thus, this region is very secular. In fact, it is considered to be one of the most secular regions of the country.
The Empty Interior is dominated by plateaus and mountains. It is the principal region of the Mormon religion. This section of the United States is characterized by low population density.
Also, this region has agriculture, but it often needs irrigation, which creates problems for the residents of this area.
"Much of the Empty Interior has a precipitation pattern that leaves it arid or semiarid. The dryness becomes increasingly apparent toward the region's southern zones. Nearly all of the area in the United States that can be classified as desert is found in the Empty Interior or in the Southwest's borderlands. In the Empty Interior's north, especially in northern British Columbia, the Yukon Territory, and Alaska, a long cold season is the dominant climatic theme" (256).
The Empty Interior has two important uses. One is that American Indian reservations are located here and the second is that the U.S.'s largest bombing and gunnery ranges are located here as well.
In contrast, Seattle's original inhabitants are also American Indians, and there are no known bomb testing center located there. Seattleites prefer a very clean, green and luscious town with eco-friendly uses, despite having Boeing as a large industry.
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