Geographical Regions
The traditional homelands of the Chasta, Takelma and other Rogue River Indians
Rogue Valley
A population density map would tell you _______.
How many people live in an area and which areas are more or less populated.
State Animal
Beaver
Our neighboring state in the southwest
California
From 1849-1855 many prospectors came out west looking for this mineral.
Gold!
This region stretches 363 miles and is the lowest elevation in the state. It's also the traditional homelands of the Tillamook and Siuslaw.
Oregon Coast
Google Earth's nighttime images from NASA's satellites show people's distribution on earth by revealing this _______.
Lights
State Tree
Our neighboring state to the north
Washington
The largest river in Oregon and part of our northern border
Columbia River
This region occupies the southeast quarter of the state. It contains scrubby grasslands, coyote, and sage grouse. It is the traditional homeland of the Klamath and Modoc Indians among others.
High Desert
Name 3 things you could learn from a map.
Roads and highways, bodies of water, cardinal directions (N,E,S,W), parks, campgrounds, springs, mines, political boundaries (states and cities), mountains, regions, plant and animal distribution, population distribution,
State Bird
Meadowlark
Pacific Ocean
The deepest lake in the United States, in the caldera formed by the Mt. Mazama explosion
Crater Lake
In the northern part of the state, this region is a basalt basin formed by lava flows and now contains a lot of flat grasslands.
Columbia Plateau
Name 3 places people in your group researched for a travel destination. Answer 1) What 2) Where 3) Why
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State Flower
Oregon Grape
Our neighbor state to the east, on the other side of the Snake River
Idaho
Name 4 natural resources in the Pacific Northwest
forests, wood, timber, recreation, water, ocean, animals (fur, food, fun, fertilizer), fish, plants, orchards, vegetables, rocks, soil
Hells Canyon in located in this region
Blue Mountains
This type of map shows elevations, or how high the land is from sea level.
Topographical Map
State Fish
Salmon
Our neighboring state to the southeast
Nevada
This river flows past the towns of Eugene, Salem, and Portland into the Columbia River and makes up one of the most fertile agricultural valleys in Oregon.
Willamette River