WA State History Exam #1

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Across
  1. 3. the state fruit
  2. 9. a hazard caused by nature or humans that result in the uncontrolled destruction of forests, brush, field crops, grasslands and real and personal property.
  3. 10. the state gem
  4. 12. the smallest region in WA.
  5. 13. a prolonged period of dryness severe enough to reduce soil moisture, water and snow levels below the minimum necessary for sustaining plant, animal, and economic systems.
  6. 16. the state vegetable
  7. 17. The Puget Sound region is home to the largest single stockpile of "these" weapons in the world, at Bangor in Kitsap County.
  8. 18. this 300 mile long region's heavy rainfall can cause flooding throughout the region
  9. 19. this very old region (created 205 million years ago) possesses both a lowland Semiarid climate and a Highland climate in its uplands.
  10. 20. the state nickname
  11. 21. a series of extremely long waves that threaten people and property along shorelines.
Down
  1. 1. the youngest region (per geography)
  2. 2. when a layer of snow loses its grip on a slope and slides downhill.
  3. 4. this nearly 300 mile region extends southward from the U.S./Canadian border to the Columbia River Gorge
  4. 5. the movement of rock, soil & debris down a hillside or slope.
  5. 6. the state fish
  6. 7. a vent in the earth's crust through which magma, rock fragments, gases, and ash are ejected from the earth's interior.
  7. 8. the state dance
  8. 11. This hazard in WA State exceeds damage by all other natural hazards.
  9. 14. The sudden release of stored energy.
  10. 15. Located in the rain shadow of the Cascade Mountains, droughts are common through the region.