Willamette Valley
This type of land use is most common in the Willamette Valley.
What is farmland?
Portland is nicknamed this due to its many rose gardens.
What is the "City of Roses"?
This Oregon governor called for land-use policy in 1973.
Who is Tom McCall?
These sweet vegetables are grown in the Willamette Valley alongside green beans.
What is corn?
Portland is located at this end of the Willamette Valley.
What is the northern edge?
Urban sprawl threatened this in the Willamette Valley.
What are farms and forests?
This fruit, along with plums and apples, grows in the Willamette Valley orchards.
What are pears?
Portland offers attractions like colleges, museums, and this kind of area.
What is shopping?
One proposed solution was to ban this kind of development in rural areas.
What is all development?
The Willamette Valley is approximately this long in miles.
What is 120 miles?
Portland is Oregon’s largest ______.
What is city?
Another idea was to require that this much land be preserved for each acre developed.
What is one acre?
In addition to crops, these colorful plantings are found in the Valley.
What are flowerbeds?
This natural feature helps make Portland's setting beautiful.
What is its geographical setting?
Lawmakers considered drawing these around cities to stop expansion.
What are boundaries?