WA Regions
What region do we live in?
Western Lowlands
Which city has the largest population?
Seattle
What is the tallest mountain in Washington State?
Mt. Rainier
What borders Washington to the West?
The Pacific Ocean
Name three states that are in the Pacific Northwest region.
Washington, Oregon, and Idaho
Which region has the highest elevations?
Cascade Mountain Region
Which major city is home to the nationally recognized Gonzaga University basketball team?
Spokane
Name two mountain ranges in Washington.
The Cascade Mountain range and the Olympic Mountain range.
What state borders Washington to the South?
Oregon
What is the name of the river that goes through all five geographical regions?
The Columbia River
In which region are the Olympic Mountains located?
Coastal Region
What is the capital of Washington?
Olympia
Name the colorful mountains in Washington State.
The Blue Mountains
What borders Washington to the east?
Idaho
True or False: Marine climates have milder temperatures and more precipitation than continental climates.
True
Bodie, Washington, is now a ghost town in the Okanogan Highlands. Over $1 million of what substance was mined there?
Gold!
Which major city is closest to Mt. Baker?
Bellingham
Name the volcano in Washington that became famous when it erupted.
Mt. St. Helens
What borders Washington to the North?
Canada (or British Columbia)
What town in Washington can only be reached in a car by driving through Canada?
Point Roberts, WA
Which region has large areas of desert?
Columbia Plateau
Which major city is known by a smelly rhyme?
Tacoma (The Tacoma Aroma)
Which side of the Cascade Mountains gets the most rain?
the West side
The Olympic Peninsula is surrounded by bodies of water on three sides. What are those bodies of water?
the Hood Canal, the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and the Pacific Ocean
Name a major dam on the Columbia River?
The Grand Coulee Dam