Washington State History

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Pacific Northwest
Regions
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Washington State Regions Washington State Regions Washington State Regions Washington State Regions Washington State Regions
Region Location Climate Major Features Industries
Olympic Peninsula
Willapa Hills
Puget Sound Lowlands
Cascade Range
Columbia Plateau
Okanogan Highlands
Horse Heaven Hills/Blue Mountains
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Olympic Peninsula
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A Detailed view of the Olympic Peninsula
Largest Commercial Port
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O.P. FACTS

• Borders the Pacific Ocean, the Strait of Juan de
  Fuca, and Hood Canal.
• Two Parts coastal plain/Olympic Mountains
• Major industries are fishing, logging and
  tourism.
• Over a hundred inches of rain fall every year

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Climate

• Lots of rain
• This creates rain forests with huge trees and
  hanging moss
• In North America, these temperate rain forest are
  found only here in Washington and British Columbia

IMPORTANT FACT
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Shadow
Rain
The northeast side of the peninsula is in a rain
shadow
Created when the mountains stop the clouds and
rain so that one side of the mountains is wet and
the other side is dry.
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Willapa Hills
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A Detailed view of the Willapa Hills
Gray's Harbor- one of two protected bays on
Washington's Pacific Coast
Chehalis River runs between the O.P and Willy
Hills-it empties into Gray's Harbor
Long Beach Peninsula- Favorite Tourists place
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Willy Valley Facts

• Long Beachs winds, and long flat beaches make it
  an excellent place for flying some kites.
• The Hills are located in the southern part of
  this region, they arent as tall as the O.P.
  Mountains, but come on their hills.

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Major Industries

• Logging
• Fishing
• Tourism
• Cranberry production
• Dairy Farms

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Climate

• Like the O.P. the climate here is wet. Along the
  coast line there is a ton of fog, therefore this
  place has a tendency to be a bit foggy.

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Puget Sound Lowlands
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Detailed Look At PSL
Main feature for this area is the Puget Sound- a
large sea with many inlets and bays
Bellingham Bay
The most important bays are...
Discovery Bay
Elliot Bay
Commencement Bay
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More Facts About P S L

• Washington State has the largest fleet of ferries
  in the U.S.These Ferries transport people all
  over the Puget Sound
• Second Largest Island in the U.S. is located in
  the PSL, which is Whidbey Island
• Lake Washington is also found here
• Climate is very mild

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Whats the Land Like?

• Fertile farmland is found in many of these river
  valleys.
• Washington is famous for daffodil and tulip
  fields, in the Skagit valley, that attract
  thousands of tourists each year.

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Major Industries

• Aerospace
• Timber
• Paper products
• Computer software
• Weyerhauser, Starbucks, and Microsoft are all
  based her in Washington, in the PSL

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Other Cool Stuff to Know

• Most of the major cities of Washington are found
  in this region, which are
• Seattle
• Tacoma
• Everett
• As well as Washington States capital Olympia

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Cascade Range
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A closer look at the CASCADE RANGE
Other Volcanoes Include- Muont Baker Glacier
Peak Mount Adams Mount St. Helens
Tallest Cascade Volcanoe- Mt. Rainier
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Mount St. Helens May 1980
Erupted in may 1980 and killed 60 People and
created an ash cloud Which circled the entire
Earth
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The Largest Lake in the Cascade Range
LAKE
CHELAN
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Facts About The Cascade Range

• The mountains form a barrier between Eastern and
  Western Washington
• The climates differ a lot due to the mountains
  separating the two.

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Climate

• The west side of the mountains receives most of
  the rain and is green and wet for most of the
  year.
• The eastern side of the mountains is in a rain
  shadow and has much less rain and a drier climate

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Climate Cont...

• The vegetation on the west side makes the trees
  and plants much different than those on the east
  side
• The west side has forests of hemlock, douglas
  fir, and spruce. Ponderosa pine grows better on
  the east side because it needs less rain

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Natural Resources

• Timber
• Coal
• Minerals

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Major Industries

• Tourism
• Logging
• Wildlife management (fish hatcheries)

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Okanogan Highlands
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Detailed look at the Okanogan Highlands
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Okanogan Highlands cont

• It is located between the Canadian boarder and
  the Columbia Spokane Rivers
• It is located in the Northeast corner of the
  state
• Major Mountain Range is- Selkirk Mountains

• Columbia River- largest river in the Pacific
  northwest
• Major Tributaries to the Columbia River (in the
  Okanogan Highlands) are Okanogan, Spokane, and
  Pend Oreille.

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Detailed look at the Okanogan Highlands
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Climate

• Dry- due to the fact that the western part of the
  region is in the rain shadow of the Cascades.
• Average Precipitation (meaning rain)- 15-25
  inches a year

• Most of the precipitation falls during the winter
  as snow and in the spring as rain.
• Temperatures are hot in the summer/cold in the
  winter

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Vegetation

• Because of the dry climate and short growing
  season, vegetation is not as dense.
• Trees include pine and some fur. There is also a
  multitude of grasses found in this region.

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Selkirk Mountains
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Detailed look at the Okanogan Highlands
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Grand Coulee Dam
Largest dam in the United States
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Natural Resources

• Gold
• Copper
• Silver
• Lead
• Zinc
• Many deposits of clay, sand and gravel as well.

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Major Industries

• Mining
• Ranching
• Fruit growing
• Tourism
• Most famous area, in the Okanogan Highlands, for
  fruit growing is

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Wenatchee Valley
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