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100

His picture is on our state seal and flag.

Who is George Washington?

100

Washington's largest city.

What is Seattle?

100

Washington's state fruit.

What is the apple?

100

One of seven large bodies of land on Earth.

What is a continent?

100

A map in your brain.

What is a mental map?

200

The original name sent to congress for WA State.

What is Columbia?

200

Washington's state capital

What is Olympia?

200

Washington's state tree.

What is the western hemlock?

200

Moisture that falls to Earth, such as rain or snow.

What is Precipitation?

200

A map that shows land forms and bodies of water on the Earth's surface.

What is a physical map?

300

The name of the area with the most precipitation in WA State.

What is the Olympic Mountains (Rainforest)?

300

The year Washington became a state.

What is 1889?

300

The number of other states, besides Washington, named for a president

What is zero?

300

Something that stands for something else.

What is a symbol?

300

A map that shows features made by people, such as cities, states, parks and highways.

What is a political map?

400

370 miles

What is the greatest distance east to west in WA State.?

400

The number of statehood for WA State.

What is 42nd?

400

Washington's state motto, which means "bye and bye".

What is Alki?

400

The kind of weather a place generally has over a long period of time.

What is climate?

400

A map that shows a specific subject, such as precipitation, climate or land use.

What is a thematic map?

500

239 miles

What is the greatest distance north to south in WA State?

500

Washington's current governor.

Who is Jay Inslee?

500

Washington's two state nicknames.

What are Evergreen and Chinook?

500

Explanation of information on a map.

What is a legend?

500

A map that shows a specific area, such as a city, state or county.

What is a regional map?