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Washington State. The Other Washington Spencer Houck. Common Misconception. There are two places in the United States named after our first president: George Washington Washington D.C. (District of Columbia) Our Capital Washington State, where I live!. Statistics. Population: 6,664,195 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Washington State
The Other Washington
Spencer Houck
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Common Misconception
• There are two places in the United States named after our first president: George Washington
• Washington D.C. (District of Columbia) Our Capital
• Washington State, where I live!
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Statistics
• Population: 6,664,195
• 13th Most Populated State
• Area:184,827 km2• 18th Largest State• France=551,695 km2• Washington=about
1/3 of the Area of Metropolitan France
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Population Centers
• Seattle: 612,000: King County
• Spokane: 204,200: Spokane County
• Tacoma: 204,200: Pierce County
• Vancouver: 165,500: Clark County
• Bellevue: 122,900: King County
• All of these cities except for Spokane are in Western Washington.
• A “County” is a region of government similar to Departments in France
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Seattle
• My City!
• Located between Puget Sound and Lake Washington
• About 160km South of the Canadian Border and about 225km South of Vancouver B.C.
• 15th Largest Metropolitan Area in the U.S.
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Seattle Landmarks
• Pike Place Market• Qwest Field: Home of
the Seattle Seahawks (American Football) and the Seattle Sounders (MLS Football)
• Safeco Field: Home of the Seattle Mariners (Baseball)
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Seattle Landmarks
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Businesses Founded in Seattle
• Starbucks Coffee: Coffee
• Amazon.com: Books and CD’s
• Boeing: American Manufacturer of Airplanes (only competition of Airbus)
• Microsoft: Computer Programs
• Costco: American Equivalent of Carrefour
• Nintendo of America: Video Games
• Nordstrom: Clothes
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Seattle Businesses
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Culture
• Historical Home to Grunge Music
• Nirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit
• Birthplace of Jimmy Hendrix
• Pearl Jam• Death Cab for Cutie• Modest Mouse• Hip/Hop-Rap has a
unique style in
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Seattle Industry
• Besides our famous businesses the majority of Seattle Industry is Maritime (with the Ocean), Biotechnology, and “Green Technology.”
• Biotechnology: Making pharmaceutical products (Capsules and Pills for Sicknesses)
• Green Technology: Making things more environmentally Friendly
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The Space Needle
• Seattle’s Most Famous Landmark
• Built in 1962 for the World’s Fair
• Located in the Seattle Center Fairgrounds
• Site of Fireworks for celebrating the New years
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Mt. Rainier
• Largest mountain in Washington State: 14,410 Feet (4,392m)
• Just Smaller than Mont. Blanc
• One of the five Active Volcanoes of Washington in the Pacific “Ring of Fire”
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Volcanoes
• Mt. St. Helens• Erupted in 1980• One of the largest
eruptions in modern history
• Picture is of my father on top of Mt. Rainier looking southwest to Mt. St. Helens in 1979, the year before it erupted
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The Olympics
• Second Major Mountain Range in Washington State.• 95% of Area is a National Park thus is remains
undisturbed• Located on the Olympic Peninsula• Eastern Skyline is seen from Seattle
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Olympic Mountains
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Rain Forest
• The Olympic peninsula is home to the wettest place in the United States
• Hoh Rain Forest receives over 150 inches (3800mm) of rain per year (Chambery receives 1,136mm per year)
• Temperate Rainforest unlike rainforest in the Amazon in Brazil
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Puget Sound
• Small piece of the Pacific Ocean located between the Olympic Peninsula and Washington Mainland
• Left over from the last Ice Age~10,000 years ago
• Very important to trade and industry in Washington
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San Juan Islands
• Located in Puget Sound• 15 Islands are accessible
by ferry• Very popular summer
vacation destination• Other islands are shared
with Canada• Almost the site of a war
between the British and Americans
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San Juan Islands
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The Cascades
• Major Mountain Range that runs from Mexico to Alaska
• Smaller than the Alps but just as rugged and wild
• Less than an hour by car from most major cities in Western Washington
• Separates Western and Eastern Washington
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Cascade Mountains
• Location of the Mountains is what distinguishes Western from Eastern Washington (wet vs. dry)
• Great skiing, hiking, snowshoeing, and all outdoor sports
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Cascade Mountains
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Hunting and Fishing
• Hunting is a past-time (loisirs) of many people in the Pacific Northwest
• Hunt for Deer, Elk, and Various Birds
• Fishing for Trout and Salmon in our Many Rivers
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Eastern Washington
• Heart of Washington’s Agriculture
• Largest Producer of Apples in the United States
• Heart of Washington Wine Country
• Good Hunting and Fishing on the East side of the Cascade Mountains
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Columbia River
• Largest River in the Pacific Northwest• Begins in the Rocky Mountains of Canada and
ends at the Border of Washington and Oregon• Drains an Area the Size of France
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Hanford Nuclear Project
• Built in 1943 as part of the Manhattan Project
• Site of the first full-scale plutonium Reactor in the world
• Focus of the largest environmental cleanup effort in the United States (extremely polluted)
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University of Washington
• First University in Washington State
• Rated the 8th Best Public University in the United States
• Home to the Washington Huskies
• Located in the Heart of Seattle
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Western Washington University
• My University!• Located in Bellingham,
Washington at the top of Puget Sound
• 45minutes by car from Vancouver B.C.
• Closest City to Mt. Baker Home of the world record snowfall in the 1998-1999 Winter 1140inches(28,956mm)