Virtual Atlas Quiz

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1. Find the "about the Virtual Atlas" page and read it.

2. How many counties are there in Washington State? (38)

3. How many people lived in Thurston County as of 7/1/98? (202,225)

4. How many sub regions does the Virtual Atlas identify the PNW ? (8)

5. Name them.

(Puget Sound/Willamette Valley, Columbia Basin, Snake River Plateau, Rocky

Mountains, Cascade Mountains, High Desert, Coast Range, Klamath Mountains)

6. Which one do you live in? ( _____________________ )

7. Find Ken "Rainbow Cougar" Edwards story about the Eagle and Turtle. It is a Native American story from the Colville tribe. How did the Turtle beat the Eagle in their race? (Turtle beat Eagle by using gravity in a race towards the earth.)

8. Who is the governor of Idaho in 2000? (Dirk Kempthorne)

9. What is the nickname of Idaho? (The gem state)

10. Who is the governor of Oregon in 2000? (John A. Kitzhaber, M.D.)

11. What is the median household income for Polk County, Oregon? (35088)

12. What type of boundary is mainly used to choose subregions in the Virtual Atlas? (Cultural, physical)

13. Find a subregion of interest within the Virtual Atlas and write a paragraph about what you learned.