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25 Cards in this Set
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When was Washington added as a state into the United States and what member was it? |
November 11th 1989 Washington became the 42nd member of the United States of America |
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What combination can Washington "boast" about? |
The combination of natural and human wonders found within the state |
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What is the state tree? |
The western hemlock |
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What is the state flower? |
The Western rhododendron or coast rhododendron |
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What is the state fruit? |
The Apple |
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What is the state vegetable? |
Walla Walla sweet onions |
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What is the state bird? |
The willow Goldfinch or wild canary |
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What is the state insect? |
The common green Darner dragonfly |
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What five types of landforms are found in Washington? |
Mountains, Hills, Plains, plateaus, and river valleys |
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What mountains are the most important and defining physical feature of the state? |
The Cascade Mountains |
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How does the Cascade Mountains affect Washington as far as climate? |
The mountain splits Washington into two, the Western is moist and rainy and the Eastern side is dry and arid, this is the rain shadow effect |
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Define the rain shadow effect. |
The rain shadow effect means that precipitation occurs more frequently west of the Cascades then east |
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What are the most famous mountains in Washington? |
Mount Saint Helens and Mount Rainier |
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What are important features of Eastern Washington? |
The fertile Columbia Plateau and the Columbia River |
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What is unique about the olympic peninsula that is unlike anywhere else in the United States? |
It has the only rainforest in the continental United States |
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What bodies of water affect the geography of Washington? |
The Pacific Ocean and Puget Sound |
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Which portion of the state has a larger population? Why is this? |
The western part of the state especially around the Puget Sound is more populated than the eastern portion mostly due to the geographic factors |
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How has technology helped make it possible for more people to live in eastern Washington? |
The help of modern technology such as dams, irrigation, wells, sewage, and other utilities has made it possible for large numbers of people to spread in the eastern Washington area |
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Because more people live on the western side of Washington what happens there as far as economics? |
Most economic activities, important government functions, transportation networks, and the like have centered upon the western part of the state. |
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What is the state amphibian? |
The Pacific Chorus frog |
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What is the state Fish? |
Steelhead trout |
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What is the state fossil? |
The Columbian mammoth of North America |
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What is the state gem? |
Petrified wood |
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What is the state marine mammal? |
The orca or killer whale |
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What is the state ship? |
Lady Washington |
