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32 Cards in this Set
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Olympic Peninsula location
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NW corner of WA state. Bordered by Pacific on west, strait of Juan De Fuca north, Puget Sound east, and Willapa Hills south.
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Olympic Peninsula city/town/mountain
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City: Sequim
Mountain: Mt. Olympus |
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Olympic Peninsula economy
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Logging because of lots of rain because of temperate forest, tourism
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Olympic Peninsula facts (3)
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* Home to Makah, Hoh, Quileute and Quinault tribes
* Mountains put heavy rain which makes them a rain shadow for area just east of the mountains *thick evergreen forests |
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Puget Sound Basin location
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between Olympic and Cascade Mts. Runs north-south, border to border
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Puget Sound city/mountain/town
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City: Seattle/Bellevue
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Puget Sound economy
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computer software, airplanes, fishing
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Puget Sound facts (3)
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* coal deposits formed 58 million years ago
* shaped by Fraser Glacier or Cordilleran Ice Sheet * Most populated region-4 million people |
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Cascade Mountains location
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divides state from east to west
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Cascade Mountains city/town/mountain
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Town: Leavenworth
Mountain: Mt. Rainier, Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Adams, Mt. Baker, Glacier Peak |
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Cascade Mountains economy
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tourism, recreation
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Cascade Mountains facts (3)
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* Formed by techtonic plate folding and volcanic eruptions
* Mt. Rainier-largest glacial system in continental US *Mt. St. Helens erupted in 1980, changing land forms |
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Yakima River Drainage location
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between Cascades&Colombia River Basin
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Yakima River Drainage city/town/mountain
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City: Yakima
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Yakima River Drainage economy
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livestock, apples, other fruits, & hops (in beer)
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Yakima River Drainage facts
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*contains the Yakima and Kittitas Valleys
*rich soils for agriculture *location (in previous card) |
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Colombia River Basin location
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west is yakima river drainage and cascades, north is okanogan highlands, southeast is blue mountains
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Colombia River Basin city/town/mountain
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Cities: Spokane, Wenatchee, <Richland, Pasco, Kennewick>
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Colombia River Basin economy
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agriculture, hydroelectric power from dams
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Colombia River Basin facts
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*ice dams formed by glaciers caused formation of enormous lakes
*largest region, its dominant feature is the 1,400 mile Colombia River and its tributaries *Colombia & tributaries move 2 mill. gallons of water to ocean per second |
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Okanogan Highlands location
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northeast corner of state between Cascades and the Idaho border
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Okanogan Highlands city/town/mountain
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City: Okanogan
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Okanogan Highlands economy
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small logging, agriculture, not much industry
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Okanogan Highlands facts
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*foothills of Rocky Mountains, lower than Cascades
*pine forests support a small logging industry *Collville Indian Reservation largest in state |
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Blue Mountains location
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southeast corner of state, extending into Oregon, Snake river is northern boundary
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Blue Mountains city/town/mountain
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Cities: Walla Walla, Pomeroy, Clarkston, Lewiston
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Blue Mountains economy
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little industry, wine
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Blue Mountains facts
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*small population
*pine forests *dry climate |
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Willapa Hills location
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southwest region, bordered by ocean, Colombia River, Olympics, & Puget Sound valley to east
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Willapa Hills city/town/mountain
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Cities: Ocean Shores, Long Beach, Longview, Kelso
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Willapa Hills economy
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logging, seafood, tourism
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Willapa Hills facts
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*lower mountains than Olympics,but also pushed up by tectonic plates
*sandy beaches along Pacific, includes 30 mile sand peninsula (long beach) *once covered by sea; sandy bogs produce cranberries |
