WGU D189 Survey of Pacific Northwest History for Educators Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Which states are in the PNW ✔✔British Columbia, WA, ID, OR
What is Cascadia? ✔✔The North Eastern Pacific east to the continetal divide is called Cascadia.The Cascadian bioregion encompassing the territories of the Alaskan Panhandle, British Columbia, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, northern California and western Montana as well as very small portions of other near by states and provinces. Cascadia is geographically the Columbia River Watershed and the area around the Cascade Range. Cascadia's farthest extent is from northern California to the Alaskan Panhandle and from the Pacific to the Continental Divide.
What ecoregions occur in Washington? ✔✔Washington state contains portions of nine ecoregions
Largest River in PNW? ✔✔Columbia
The main sources of water in the Columbia River? ✔✔glacial thaw and snowpack melt.
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Which two geographic features can be found in the Pacific Northwest? ✔✔Volcanoes Plateaus
Willamete river ✔✔only in OR
Snake River ✔✔What river joins the Columbia river and forms part of the Oregon-Idaho border?
Through which two U.S. states does the Columbia River flow? ✔✔Wa, Or
- common PNW trees ✔✔Doug fir, western hemlock
Natives relied on .... to tell stories ✔✔oral - no written language existed
Prior to European contact, Native origin stories were intended to ✔✔intrsruct and entertain
Which characters were prominent in the myths and legends of the Native peoples of the Pacific Northwest? ✔✔Coyote, Star Child, and Crow
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In Native lore, some of the first people were known as the Animal Peoples. ✔✔true
Explain how the river systems of the Pacific Northwest played a role in the lives of the early Native peoples. ✔✔The three major river systems within the Pacific Northwest are the Columbia, Snake, and Willamette Rivers. The river systems provided key modes of transportation, fishing, and trade for Native peoples since time immemorial. The rivers provide migratory channels for salmon as they travel from freshwater tributaries into major rivers that drain into the Pacific Ocean, taking routes that circle the Gulf of Alaska for food before returning to their birthplace.
Which two natural resources did the Makah people extensively rely on before European contact?✔✔red cedar and whales
The Coeur d'Alene (Schitsu'umsh) people were unique in that they sometimes constructed canoes out ✔✔of pine trees
5r The tradition of Choose... among Pacific Northwest coast Native American peoples involves a redistribution of wealth as a means of enhancing prestige and political power. ✔✔potlach
Which Native American people were allies of the Nez Perce people? ✔✔Cayuse 3 / 4
Which region makes up the inland portion of the Pacific Northwest, east of the Cascade Mountain Range? ✔✔Columbia platue
Which atmospheric phenomenon is responsible for creating low-pressure systems that bring precipitation to the Pacific Northwest? ✔✔jet stream
Which unique characteristic of the flora in the Pacific Northwest helped create the valuable timber industry in the region? ✔✔large conif forest
How do salmon act as important contributors to the entire ecosystem of the Pacific Northwest?✔✔They die in the streams where they spawn, and their decomposing carcasses return nutrients to the flora and fauna of the region.
What is a cause of wet climate conditions in the coastal regions of the Pacific Northwest?✔✔proxitmity to pacific ocean
Which periodic event has historically been the reason for celebrations of the renewal of life among many Native peoples of the Pacific Northwest? ✔✔yearly return of salmon
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