Pacific Northwest

Question 1

What are the Cascades?

Answer 1

• Includes non volcanic and volcanic mountains
• -> Mt. Rainier, MT Hood, and Mt. St. Helens are major mountain tops
• Extends from north CA to south of south of British columbia

Question 2

What are the Cascades called North of the US-Canadian Border?

Answer 2

-The Coast Mountains

Question 3

What is the Puget Sound?

Answer 3

-Lowland

Question 4

What is Orographic Rainfall?

Answer 4

-Caused by the lifting and cooling of air over mountains.

Question 5

How does Orographic Rainfall occur in the Pacific Northwest?

Answer 5

-Winds from the Pacific move up slopes on the Coast Ranges and up the Cascade Ranges