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The land all connected in one continent
What is Pangea
The three states in the Pacific Northwest
What are Washington, Oregon, Idaho
The Mountains of the Cascade Range
What are Mt. Baker,Glacier Peak, Rainier, Adams, St. Helens, Hood, Jefferson
Evidence of this event can be seen in over thirty "ghost" forests along the coasts of Washington and Oregon. Along the Copalis River is a grove of dead western red cedar trees.
What is a tsunami
The Indigenous peoples of the Northwest Coast are different from the Indigenous peoples in the rest of North America. the coastal tribes from Alaska to northern California have similar cultures and customs. What geological feature likely caused this
What are mountains
This was a time of extreme forces and upheaval, with earthquakes, volcanoes, and heavy rain. Water rose 20 feet over the tallest mountains
What is the Great Flood
geysers, boiling mud, and paint pots in Yellowstone are caused by this
What are Hotspots
showed that a catastrophe can cause massive geologic change in a short period of time as opposed to long ages.
What is eruption of Mt. St. Helen’s
over three hundred large boulders that are made of different material than the surrounding area found in the Willamette Valley
What are glacial erratics
Social hierarchy was based on what for the Northwest coastal tribes
What is wealth
a scientist who studies fossils to learn the history of the world
What is a Paleontologist
Place where Apollo 14 astronauts visited to prepare for mission by studying volcanic geology
What is Craters of the Moon
The deepest lake in the United States at almost 2,000feet deep
What is Crater Lake
Deepest Gorge in North America
Bonus what is a Gorge?
What is Hell’s Canyon
Used in nearly every aspect of every day life for the native Coastal Native Americans
What is the Western Red Cedar
These collided under the oceans, causing the land to burst upward into great mountain ranges.
What is Continental Plates
Because of all of the geothermal activity in southern Idaho, this area has many of these
What are hot springs
As the moist air hits the base of the mountains, rises, cools, and the moisture drops back to the surface as rain, the air continues up the mountain. The air is dry now, so when it crosses the mountain and comes down the other side, it no longer carries moisture. This is a …
What is a Rain Shadow
a flood that suddenly releases enormous amounts of water in a short period of time
What is a Megaflood
Examples
Missoula Flood
Bonneville Flood
Used to gather herbs, roots and berries. To fish, hunt, go to war, and trade
What is canoes 🛶
Volcanoes under water warmed the ocean which made the water evaporate quickly and then fell as snow. Ash from volcanos covered the sun and decreased the heat causing cooler temperatures. This time was known as
What is The Ice Age
Earth's tectonic plates move. When they move, their boundaries affect the boundaries next to them. Because ocean and continental plates are different, the result of their interactions depend on which types of plates are jostling each other. Ocean crust is made up of a lot of silicon, which makes it denser and heavier. Continental crust is made up of some silicon, but more iron and magnesium, which makes it less dense and lighter so that it floats. 4 types of movement occur they are…
What is transform, divergent, subduction, and collision
The Cascade range got its name from what characteristic
What are waterfalls
bonus for naming Shoshone, thousand springs, perrine coulee
a deep, dry ravine or gulch carved by running water
What is a Coulee
Pieces of art that told stories
What are Totem poles