Chapter 13: The Empty Interior

The Empty Interior is known for its large expansion of desert valleys and rugged mountains intermingling with aridity and lushness. It stretches across from the Rocky Mountains' eastern slopes west to Sierra Nevada, the Cascade Range of the Pacific Northwest, and the Coast Mountains of British Columbia. It is comprised of low dense population.

Even if San Francisco is in close proximity to the Empty Interior, they are complete opposites. San Francisco is known for its steep hills and highly-densed population. It is alive and buzzling as a city and a famous spot as headquarters for large companies including the internet giants, Google and Yahoo.

There are few and sparse open lands near San Francisco which includes Altamont Pass, known for its more than 4000 wind turbines and Solano County, where you can still see some farmlands.

The Empty Interior population is mostly comprised of Mormons.

Religion

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Religion	San Francisco, CA	United States
Percent Religious	35.31%	48.78%
Catholic	16.60%	19.43%
LDS	0.76%	2.03%
Baptist	2.80%	9.30%
Episcopalian	0.76%	0.63%
Pentecostal	0.78%	1.87%
Lutheran	0.45%	2.33%
Methodist	5.18%	3.93%
Presbyterian	1.01%	1.63%
Other Christian	1.95%	5.51%
Jewish	1.60%	0.73%
Eastern	2.59%	0.53%
Islam	0.83%	0.84%

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35.31% of the people in San Francisco, CA are religious, meaning they affiliate with a religion. 16.60% are Catholic; 0.76% are LDS; 1.95% are another Christian faith; 1.60% in San Francisco, CA are Jewish; 2.59% are an eastern faith; 0.83% affilitates with Islam.

References:
http://www.bestplaces.net/religion/city/california/san_francisco