1. Pacific Northwest
Regions

2. Washington State Regions
Location
Climate
Major Features
Industries
Olympic Peninsula
Willapa Hills
Puget Sound Lowlands
Cascade Range
Columbia Plateau
Okanogan Highlands
Horse Heaven Hills/Blue Mountains
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3. Olympic Peninsula

4. A Detailed view of the Olympic Peninsula
Largest Commercial Port

5. O.P. FACTS
Borders the Pacific Ocean, the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and Hood Canal.
Two Parts: coastal plain/Olympic Mountains
Major industries are fishing, logging and tourism.
Over a hundred inches of rain fall every year

6. Climate IMPORTANT FACT Lots of rain
This creates rain forests with huge trees and hanging moss
In North America, these temperate rain forest are found only here in Washington and British Columbia
IMPORTANT FACT

7. Shadow Rain The northeast side of the peninsula is in a rain shadow
Created when the mountains stop the clouds and rain so that one side of the mountains is wet and the other side is dry.

8. Willapa Hills

9. A Detailed view of the Willapa Hills
Gray's Harbor-
one of two protected
bays on Washington's
Pacific Coast
Chehalis River runs
between the O.P and
Willy Hills-it empties
into Gray's Harbor
Long Beach Peninsula-
Favorite Tourists place

10. Willy Valley Facts
Long Beach’s winds, and long flat beaches make it an excellent place for flying some kites.
The Hills are located in the southern part of this region, they aren’t as tall as the O.P. Mountains, but come on their hills.

11. Major Industries Logging Fishing Tourism Cranberry production
Dairy Farms

12. Climate
Like the O.P. the climate here is wet. Along the coast line there is a ton of fog, therefore this place has a tendency to be a bit foggy.

13. Puget Sound Lowlands

14. The most important bays are...
Detailed Look
At PSL
Main feature for this
area is the Puget
Sound- a large sea with
many inlets and bays
Bellingham Bay
The most important bays are...
Discovery Bay
Elliot Bay
Commencement Bay

15. More Facts About
P S L
Washington State has the largest fleet of ferries in the U.S.—These Ferries transport people all over the Puget Sound
Second Largest Island in the U.S. is located in the PSL, which is Whidbey Island
Lake Washington is also found here
Climate is very mild

16. Whats the Land Like?
Fertile farmland is found in many of these river valleys.
Washington is famous for daffodil and tulip fields, in the Skagit valley, that attract thousands of tourists each year.

17. Major Industries Aerospace Timber Paper products Computer software
Weyerhauser, Starbucks, and Microsoft are all based her in Washington, in the PSL

18. Other Cool Stuff to Know
Most of the major cities of Washington are found in this region, which are:
Seattle
Tacoma
Everett
As well as Washington State’s capital *Olympia*

19. Cascade Range

20. Other Volcanoes Include-
A closer look at the
CASCADE RANGE
Other Volcanoes Include-
Muont Baker
Glacier Peak
Mount Adams
Mount St. Helens
Tallest Cascade
Volcanoe-
Mt. Rainier

21. Mount St. Helens May 1980 Erupted in may 1980 and killed 60
People and created an ash cloud
Which circled the entire Earth

22. The Largest Lake in the Cascade Range
CHELAN

23. Facts About The Cascade Range
The mountains form a barrier between Eastern and Western Washington
The climates differ a lot due to the mountains separating the two.

24. Climate
The west side of the mountains receives most of the rain and is green and wet for most of the year.
The eastern side of the mountains is in a rain shadow and has much less rain and a drier climate

25. Climate Cont...
The vegetation on the west side makes the trees and plants much different than those on the east side
The west side has forests of hemlock, douglas fir, and spruce. Ponderosa pine grows better on the east side because it needs less rain

26. Natural Resources
Timber
Coal
Minerals

27. Wildlife management (fish hatcheries)
Major Industries
Tourism
Logging
Wildlife management (fish hatcheries)

28. Okanogan Highlands

29. Detailed look at the Okanogan Highlands

30. Okanogan Highlands cont…
It is located between the Canadian boarder and the Columbia & Spokane Rivers
It is located in the Northeast corner of the state
Major Mountain Range is- Selkirk Mountains
Columbia River- largest river in the Pacific northwest
Major Tributaries to the Columbia River (in the Okanogan Highlands) are: Okanogan, Spokane, and Pend Oreille.

31. Detailed look at the Okanogan Highlands

32. Climate
Dry- due to the fact that the western part of the region is in the rain shadow of the Cascades.
Average Precipitation (meaning rain) inches a year
Most of the precipitation falls during the winter as snow and in the spring as rain.
Temperatures are hot in the summer/cold in the winter

33. Vegetation
Because of the dry climate and short growing season, vegetation is not as dense.
Trees include pine and some fur. There is also a multitude of grasses found in this region.

34. Selkirk Mountains

35. Detailed look at the Okanogan Highlands

36. Grand Coulee Dam
Largest dam in the United States

37. Natural Resources Gold Copper Silver Lead Zinc
Many deposits of clay, sand and gravel as well.

38. Major Industries Mining Ranching Fruit growing Tourism
Most famous area, in the Okanogan Highlands, for fruit growing is…

39. Wenatchee Valley