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Washington State History

Washington State History. Entry Task. Make a list of places you have visited in the State of Washington Which of these places was your favorite to visit and why? Use complete sentences Make sure to put your name and date on the top. . RAIN!!!!!.

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Washington State History

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  1. Washington State History

  2. Entry Task • Make a list of places you have visited in the State of Washington • Which of these places was your favorite to visit and why? • Use complete sentences • Make sure to put your name and date on the top.

  3. RAIN!!!!! • “Oh you’re from Washington? Does it really rain all the time there?”

  4. Rain Shadow

  5. The Olympic Peninsula • The Olympic Peninsula was formed during the last Ice Age. • Huge conifer rain forests. • Porcupines, grizzly bears, and mountain goats, oh my!

  6. Puget Sound Lowlands • Glacier ice formed the place that we know today as Puget Sound • People have lived in this area for thousands of years. • A mastodon hunting site was found in Sequim that dates all the way back to 12,000 B.C.

  7. The Cascade Mountains • Run from north to south and divide eastern Washington from western Washington. • It is covered by one of the world's only temperate rainforests • On the east side of the mountains, the forests are mostly pine trees and the temperatures in winter and summer are more extreme. • Contain four of Washington's five active volcanoes! Mount Baker, Mount Rainier, Mount St. Helens, and Mount Adams all call the Cascade Range home. These volcanoes are part of what geologists call "the Ring of Fire."

  8. The Okanogan Highlands • Many minerals are mined in this region — even silver and gold. • The Okanogan also boasts one of the world's largest man-made resources, the Grand Coulee Dam. • Contains enough concrete to build a highway from Seattle to Miami! • Snake River video

  9. Columbia Plateau/ Basin • This area produces some of the best wheat in the entire world. Its fertile soil supports many different types of farming — from orchards to cattle. • River basin and plateau formed through mass flooding during and after the ice age. The power of floods Time lapse of a dam

  10. Geology of WA • Mt Saint Helens

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