Western Lowlands
Coastal
Cascade Mountains
Okanogan Highlands
Columbia Plateau
100
the capital of Washington
What is Olympia?
100
this body of water forms the western border of the Coastal region
What is the Pacific Ocean?
100
The biggest winter tourist attraction that supports Washington's economy
What is skiing?
100
The part of Washington where the Okanogan Highlands is located (compass direction)
What is the northeast?
100
Name given to a high, flat piece of land
What is a plateau?
200
the large body of water in this region (it's part of the ocean)
What is the Puget Sound?
200
"W" word that describes the temperate climate of this region.
What is WET?
200
erupted in May 1980
What is Mt. St. Helens?
200
The result of the Cascade Mountains preventing precipitation and wind from traveling east
What is the rain shadow effect?
200
the name for a hot, dry climate
What is arid?
300
Largest and most populated city in this region known for tourism and shipping
What is Seattle?
300
the two major industries in the Coastal region.
What are seafood/fishing and tourism?
300
This is Washington's tallest mountain standing at 14, 410 feet.
What is Mt. Rainier?
300
a fun tourist industry
What are dude ranches for outdoor recreation?
300
Two major industries
What are agriculture and hydroelectricity?
400
an airplane manufacturer located in Everett, with the largest building the in the US
What is Boeing?
400
the mountain range towering 8,000 feet high in the Coastal region.
What are the Olympic Mountains?
400
A name given to a series of volcanoes in which the mountains of the Cascades are a part of
What is the Pacific Rim of Fire?
400
One of the biggest industries in the western Okanogan Highlands
What is gold and silver mining?
400
The relocation of water to reach dry farmlands
What is irrigation?
500
the three subregions of the Western Lowlands
What are the Puget Sound Trough, the Chehalis-Cowlitz River Valleys and the Willamette Valley?
500
two major landmarks in the Coastal region.
What are Cape Disappointment and the Strait of Juan de Fuca?
500
The names of the five Washington volcanoes that the acronym, BRAGS, stands for
What is Baker, Rainier, Adams, Glacier Peak, St. Helens?
500
The major reason why the Grand Coulee Dam was built in 1940
What is hydroelectric energy?
500
The group of people who arrived 20,000 years ago and are more abundant in the Columbia Plateau than anywhere else in Washington
Who are Native Americans?
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