WorksheetsWA Regions Reading Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What one is NOT one of the three major physical features located in the Olympic Peninsula?
Olympic Mountains
Mt. Olympus
Mt. Hood
Hoh Rain Forest
The southern part of the Washington Coastal Region has long, sandy beaches, but the northern part has
long sandy beachers
deserts
rugged cliffs
tropical rain forests
The average rainfall per year of the Hoh Rain Forest is
1.5 in
15 in
150 in
1500 inches
The industry not significant to WA's economy is
tourism
fishing
logging
film
Which answer is NOT true:
The Puget Sound is/was
a huge bay
on the east coast
almost completely surrounded by land
carved out by a glacier
According the to text, Skagit Valley is great for growing
peas, carrots, cauliflower, broccoli, and daffodils
limes, mangos, kiwis, and bananas
The elevation of the Cascade Mountains ranges from
4,000-6,000 feet
6,000-8,000 feet
8,000-10,000 feet
Mt. (a) is the highest point in Washington. (spelling and grammar rules count)
The west side of the Cascade Mountains tends to be
deep and cavernous
flat and rocky
dry and desert-like
wet and forested
East of the Cascades the weather is
drier
wetter
The Okanogan Highlands is
full of forests
full of beaches
full of people
The area in Washington near the ________ river is dry and can reach 100+ temperatures in the summer.
Mississippi
Columbia
Nile
The Columbia Plateau is a lava plateau and includes some of the ______ lands in the Pacific Northwest.
wettest
lowest
tree-filled
driest
The most important crop in the Columbia Plateau region is:
apples
potato
corn
wheat
BONUS: Complete this thought: The depth of the water in Puget Sound led to the growth of ports in Tacoma and Seattle leading to the growth of these companies:
McDonell Douglas
and Wendy's
Microsoft and Boeing
Exon and Apple
Levi and Nike
