Washington Landforms
What are some of the mountains and volcanoes in the Cascade Range?
Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Adams, Mt. Rainier, Glacier Peak, Mt. Baker.
What are the three main regions of western Washington?
Olympic Mountains, Puget Sound Lowland, and Coast Range.
What is Washington’s state marine mammal?
Orca
What country explored Washington first?
Spin
What did Robert gray explore?
Present day Washington
What is Washington’s biggest basin?
Columbia Basin.
What is the smallest Washington region?
Coast range
What is Washington’s state fruit?
Apple
Who discovered the americas?
Christopher columbus
What do Washington border?
Canada, Idaho, Oregon.
What is Washington’s highest point?
Mt. Rainier
In which region is Spokane located
Columbia plateau
What is Washington’s state bird?
Goldfinch
How long did Columbus and his crew to sail from Spain to North America?
33 days
What is washington’s state fish?
Steelhead trout
Which Washington mountains did volcanoes create?
Mount St. Helens and Mount Rainie.
Where can moose be found in Washington?
Okanogan highlands
What is Washington’s state tree?
Western Hemlock
Why did European traders want otter furs?
Europeans sold the furs for high prices
What did Thomas jefferson do?
He bought the Louisiana territory from France for $15 million.
About how far apart are the Willapa Hills and Mt. St. Helens?
About 50 miles
where do the most tulips are grown in USA?
Skagit river valley near puget sound
What is Washington’s state flower?
Coast Rhododendron
Which explore traveled through the strait of juan de fuca?
george Vancouver
Why did Britain give up most of its claims on the oregon country?
The treaty of oregon