Washington
Geography:
What states, country, or bodies of water border it? Idaho, Oregon, Pacific Ocean, and Canada
What is the state capital? Olympia
What are some major cities? Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma, and Vancouver
What is the area (in square miles) of your state? 71, 342 sq. mi.
What is the highest point and how high is it? Mount Ranier (14,410 ft.)
What is the lowest point and how low is it? Pacific Ocean (0 ft.)
Space Needle in Seattle (Picture by wyzik)
by ehubbell
History:
Tell when it became a state and what number it is. November 11, 1889 42nd
How did the state get its name?In honor of George Washington
Tell about a historic figure from this state.Chief Seattle
Civics:
Who is the governor?Christine Gregoire, D (to Jan. 2013)
Who are the U.S. senators from this state?Cantwell, Maria and Murray, Patty
How many U.S. House of Representatives members are from this state? 9
State flag:
Economics:
List resources mined in the state: aluminum, magnesium, sand, gravel, diatomite, gold, lead, and zinc
List crops grown in the state: apples, lentils, dry edible peas, hops, pears, red raspberries, spearmint oil, sweet cherries, apricots, asparagus, grapes, peppermint oil, and potatoes
Climate:
What is the average high January temperature of the state capital? 44 degrees F
What is the average high July temperature of the state capital? 76 degrees F
What is the average low January temperature of the state capital? 31degrees F
What is the average low July temperature of the state capital? 68 degrees F
What is the average precipitation for January of the state capital? 8.0 in.
What is the average precipitation for July of the state capital? 0.8 in.
Population:
What is the population of the state (year 2000 or later)? 6,287,756
Symbols:
State bird: American goldfinch
State flower: Coast rhdodendron
State tree: Western hemlock
State song: "My Washington"
State nickname: Evergreen State
Other - State Fossil: Columbian Mammoth
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Bibliography (Where did you find your information?):
McAuliffe, Emily. Washington Facts and Symbols. Mankato: Capstone Press. 2003.
Washington State, United States Economy--Infoplease.
http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/us/A0861871.html .
Washington. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington . 2007.
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Comments (2)
Anonymous said
at 1:43 pm on Mar 18, 2007
Nice Job! I hope you learned more about the state of Washington while working on this project.
Anonymous said
at 7:59 am on Mar 19, 2007
I really enjoyed reading about Washington on your page! Very informative...I wish I had read this before I visited Seattle last month.
I've uploaded our pictures from our Seattle trip onto my Flickr account. You're welcome to use any of those for your page if you'd like: http://www.flickr.com/photos/erhubbell/tags/seattle/
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