Washington State The Other Washington Spencer Houck Common

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 • 13 th Most Populated State • Area: 184, 827 km 2 • 18 th Largest State • France=551, 695 km 2 • Washington=about 1/3 of the Area of Metropolitan France

Population Centers • Seattle: 612, 000: King • All of these cities County except for Spokane are in Western • Spokane: 204, 200: Washington. Spokane County • A “County” is a region • Tacoma: 204, 200: of government similar Pierce County to Departments in • Vancouver: 165, 500: France Clark County • Bellevue: 122, 900: King County

Seattle • My City! • Located between Puget Sound and Lake Washington • About 160 km South of the Canadian Border and about 225 km South of Vancouver B. C. • 15 th Largest Metropolitan Area in the U. S.

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)

Seattle Landmarks

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

Seattle Businesses

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

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

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

Mt. Rainier • Largest mountain in Washington State: 14, 410 Feet (4, 392 m) • Just Smaller than Mont. Blanc • One of the five Active Volcanoes of Washington in the Pacific “Ring of Fire”

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

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

Olympic Mountains

Rain Forest • The Olympic peninsula is home to the wettest place in the United States • Hoh Rain Forest receives over 150 inches (3800 mm) of rain per year (Chambery receives 1, 136 mm per year) • Temperate Rainforest unlike rainforest in the Amazon in Brazil

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

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

San Juan Islands

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

Cascade Mountains • Location of the Mountains is what distinguishes Western from Eastern Washington (wet vs. dry) • Great skiing, hiking, snowshoeing, and all outdoor sports

Cascade Mountains

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

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

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

Hanford Nuclear Project • Built in 1943 as part of the Manhattan Project • Site of the first fullscale plutonium Reactor in the world • Focus of the largest environmental cleanup effort in the United States (extremely polluted)

University of Washington • First University in Washington State • Rated the 8 th Best Public University in the United States • Home to the Washington Huskies • Located in the Heart of Seattle

Western Washington University • My University! • Located in Bellingham, Washington at the top of Puget Sound • 45 minutes by car from Vancouver B. C. • Closest City to Mt. Baker Home of the world record snowfall in the 1998 -1999 Winter 1140 inches(28, 956 mm)