Question 112 Which list exactly matches the state membership of the Census West Region? Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, California, Alaska, Texas Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, California, Oklahoma, Hawaii Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, California, Texas, Oklahoma Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, California, Alaska, Hawaii ✓ Correct answerExplanation The accurate list contains all eight Mountain Division states, the three contiguous Pacific states, Alaska, and Hawaii. Texas and Oklahoma may be called western informally, but the Census places both in the South rather than the West.
Basis Rule The Census West contains Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, California, Alaska, and Hawaii.