The Pacific Northwest

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The pacific Northwest

• a rural and urban wonderland

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Where is it?

• There is no exact definition.
• Located in the Northwestern corner of the US and
  the Southwestern corner of Canada.
• Includes the US states of Oregon, Washington, and
  the Canadian province of British Columbia.
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  understand where we are talking about.

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Rural and Urban Environments

• 2 Major Types of Rural Environments
• The Northwest Coast
• The Northwest Plateau

• Some Major Urban Centers
• Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (2.4 million)
• Seattle, Washington, USA (3.7 million)
• Portland, Oregon, USA
• (2.3 million)

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Vancouver, British Columbia, CA
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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Geologically Active

• The Pacific Northwest is highly geologically
  active with both active volcanoes and geologic
  faults.
• There are several active volcanoes in the region.
  The most recent of these to erupt was Mount Saint
  Helens in 1980.
• The Juan de Fuca Plate is capable of producing
  megathrust earthquakes of magnitude 9. The last
  such earthquake was the Cascadia earthquake in
  1700.

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Some volcanoes in the region

• Mount Garibaldi (2,678 m)

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Mount Baker (3,286 m)
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Mount Rainier (4,392 m)
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Mount Hood (3,429 m)
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Mount Jefferson (3,199 m)
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Mount Shasta (4,322 m)
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Mount Saint Helens (3,000 m)(before)
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• Mount Saint Helens erupted on May 18, 1980.

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Mount Saint Helens (2,549 m)(after)
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Juan de Fuca Plate

• This tectonic plate causes a lot of seismic
  active (earthquakes).

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Seismic activity in the region.
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Native/Indigenous People

• The abundance of plants, animals, and fish along
  the coast and in the rivers allowed the native
  people to develop complex, sedentary
  hunter-gatherer societies.

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Native cultures along the coast were especially
well-developed and wealthy for the time period.
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Pacific Northwest Natives were also very
artistic(Totem Poles and Ceremonial Masks)
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The Pacific Northwest WonderlandCome see it
soon!!!