Exam 16: The Pacific Northwest

Crater Lake in south-central Oregon,one of the deepest lakes in the world,was created by ________.

Most mountain ranges in the Pacific Northwest run in what direction?

What primary sector industries are associated with the Pacific Northwest?

The majority of North America's West Coast is currently experiencing the process of ________ while the East Coast is primarily the result of a geomorphic process known as ________.

What North American region has become the leading center for the production of "microbrew" beers?

Ecotopia was the name given by the author Callenbach to which region?

What city in the Pacific Northwest has become a center for settlement of immigrants from Hong Kong?

Three negative impacts of the increased population growth experienced by the Pacific Northwest in recent decades are ________,________,and ________.

Why did the number of settlers to the Pacific Northwest increase dramatically after 1880?

What factor made Victoria and Vancouver different than other cities in British Columbia and led them to become the two largest cities in the province?

Which primary cultural characteristics are usually associated with the Pacific Northwest?

One factor that has made the Pacific Northwest an attractive region for high technology companies is what?

Although average per capita incomes in the Pacific Northwest are higher than many other regions of North America,there are still high levels of poverty in ________ parts of the region.

Explain the relationship between topography and climate in the Pacific Northwest.Where are there high levels of precipitation? What about low levels? What explains this variation?

(Using Figure 16.2)On this map,Stampede Pass and Bend both have elevations above 3000 ft,but one receives many more inches of rain per year.Which of the following best explains the difference in precipitation?

The Klamath mountains are located on the border between ________.

During the early 19th century,most British settlers to the Pacific Northwest were what?

The Quincy Library Group became famous for creating a plan for the management of what resource?

Explain why Russian Old Believers left their homelands? in western Russia and how they ended up in the Pacific Northwest.What were the push and pull factors involved?

Prior to 1846,what country shared governance of the Oregon Territory with the United States?