Quick Review: Where are we?

Perceptions of the Pacific Northwest

• What are the boarders of that make up the Pacific Northwest? What kind of boarders are there?

• What are characteristics that you correlate to the Pacific Northwest? Are they unique?

Evolution of Pacific Northwest States

One way to look at the territory of the Pacific Northwest: Political Boundaries.

•What created the eastern boundary? (clue – it was a “purchase”)

•Can Wyoming be considered part of the PNW?

•Perception differences?.....

•Would Wyomians consider themselves part of the Pacific Northwest?

Atlas of the Pacific Northwest – ninth edition

Climate Map:

What are the natural resources of the Pacific

Northwest ?

Land Water Forest• Slide created by • Marrla Wilkinson• www.flicker.com

How are these resources used ?

• Land

• Water

• Forest

• Agriculture• Housing Development (Suburban Sprawl)• Industrial Zones

• Crop irrigation• Household use• Hydro-power energy

• Timber production/ Logging• Habitat conservation• Outdoor Recreation

• Slide created by • Marrla Wilkinson• www.flicker.com

Interest groups are in conflict because they all want to use the resources for different

purposes.

In the diagram above, different interest groups are competing for the use of the

region’s water• Slide created by • Marrla Wilkinson• www.waterenclopedia.com

What are the environmental problems associated with over use of a natural

resource?• Land

• Water

• Forest

• Soil erosion• Land slides• Fertilizer run off

• Endangered salmon• Polluted rivers and streams• Water shortage

• Deforestation• Poor Air Quality• Species Extinction • Slide created by

• Marrla Wilkinson• www.google.com

The Sub-regions of the Pacific Northwest overlap, yet are extremely diverse. Their differences add to the complexity of

the region as a whole.

• Varied conifer species• Many climate zones

• Elevations of 6000 feet• Old, eroded rock

• Drainage basin• Watershed

• Deep canyons• Magnificent rivers

• Slide created by • Marrla Wilkinson• academic.evergreen.edu

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