The Agricultural Core

-The latitude and longitude of Denver is 39° 44' 21" N/104° 59' 3" W.  With these coordinates and the prairielandscape, only certain crops are grown in Colorado.  The crops that are grown in Colorado are corn, hay and wheat.

-"Today, 40 percent of private land in the United States is used for agriculture. While 24 percent of that land is in the Rockies, the region produces only eight percent of the total agricultural commodities in the United States" (USDA).  With the cause of these farmlands being a higher increase in development being mostly due to increase in population, the majority of the population is white (65.3%), while the black population comprises (11%) of the population and Hispanic has the second highest with (31.7%) (Census 2009).  Denver is located on the west side of the Great Plains and faces the Rocky Mountains to its' westside.  The soil makeup of Denver consist of seitz, which is a form of volcanic rock that contributes to the forest landscape found in the mountains. When settlers first settled in Denver, the focus was on gold and silver, with little focus on agriculture.  In present day, there has been a shift to current agricultural products being corn, wheat, and hay throughout Colorado.  
-The public transportation system is growing in Denver and in the past with choices including the light rail and bus.  Union Station located in Denver use to be a prime stop for transportation throughout the country, but now faces limited traffic

Here is a picture of the current light rail transportation system found in Denver.

References:

http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2002/Ag_Atlas_Maps/Crops_and_Plants/Field_Crops_Harvested/Corn/Corn%20for%20Grain,%20Harvested%20Acres-chor.gif (pic 1)

http://www.coloradocollege.edu/stateoftherockies/010%20Report%20Card/productionB.pdf (USDA)

http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/08/0820000.html

http://www.coloradofirst.org/images/lightrailmap2008.gif