Washington State History Unit 1
Which statements are TRUE?
Luke won a Seattle City Council seat in 1962, becoming the first Asian Pacific American elected official in the entire Pacific Northwest. Luke died in a 1965 plane crash
Seattle also has a professional opera company, and the Pacific_____ Ballet.
Northwest
The state has more than___ dams used for irrigation, power, flood control, and water storage.
1,000
The Hispanic population was estimated to be____ % of the overall numbers.
11.2
The Treaty of __finally established the U.S.-Canadian border at the 49th parallel, where it is today.
1846
Libraries that were accessible and free to the public made their debut as early as____ in the cities of Tacoma, Seattle, and Spokane.
1890
Seattle offers fine music with its very own symphony which was formed in _______.
1903
If you include all of the state's coastline that includes shorelines of all bays, indentations, and islands, you'll arrive at a total of___miles.
3,026
Mount Rainier is the ____ highest mountain in the lower forty-eight states.
5th
The 2010 U.S. census counted the state's population at ___________.
6,724,540
Washington has an area of___ square miles.
71,303
Interstate___travels into the state from the eastern side at the city of Spokane.
90
Check the boxes that are TRUE.
All of the state's rivers drain toward the Pacific Ocean. The Columbia River is fed by tributaries including the Cowlitz, Okanogan, and Methow rivers. By barge, the Columbia River route is open to Pasco, and even moreso, the "water highway" extends trade as far as Lewiston, Idaho via the Snake River.
Ministers and missionaries can find education at the Lutheran_____Institute of Seattle.
Bible
Running down the western middle of the state is a landform known as the___Range.
Cascade
The largest artificial lake is Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake on the___ River.
Columbia
Choose the four natural regions of Washington.
Columbia Plateau Northern Rocky Mountains. Sierra-Cascade province Pacific Border province
The____Butte 7,135 feet and Snow Peak 7,103 feet make an inviting challenge.
Copper
Which statements are TRUE?
Designed by Edward E. Carlson on a placemat in a coffeehouse, the Space Needle pencil sketch soon become the icon of Seattle. When construction of the "skyscraper" was started, the foundation of the Needle weighed as much as the rest of the Needle! Complete with an observation deck and revolving restaurant, the Space Needle almost never made it to actual construction. The design posed some problems and had to undergo many re-designs, with final approval coming only a year and a half before the fair was to open.
Choose the statements that are TRUE.
Due to lack of funds, it wasn't until the passage of the 1895 "barefoot boy" law that education was made accessible to every child. In 1855, Olympia hosted the first high school in the territory. The first territorial legislature laid out the groundwork for "common schools" in 1854.
The Grand Coulee Dam is the greatest potential source of ______ among all the rivers of America.
Energy
Seven percent of all of Washington's students are enrolled in private schooling.
False
The Quinault, Chehalis, and Willapa rivers drain directly into the Atlantic.
False
The unemployment rate in Washington is 5.7%, the 24th highest in the United States.
False
Washington's overall coastline is only fifty-seven miles long.
False
african Americans accounting for 13.5% of the state population.
False
Stories are told through the many 19th-century European and American paintings found in Seattle's____ Art Museum.
Frye
The Space Needle was painted in a combination of Astronaut White, Orbital Olive, Re-entry Red, and ___Gold.
Galaxy
"Experiencing Art" classes at the camp include Animation, ____, Musical Instruments, Music Vocals, Drama, Photography, Film, and Drawing & Painting.
Glass
The first recorded climbers on Mt. Rainier were Philemon Beecher Van Trump and _______Stevens in 1870.
Hazard
The Cascade Range contains Mount St.____
Helens
The Wing Luke Asian Museum is located in Seattle's_____District and is fully devoted to the preservation and display of Asian Pacific American culture through history and art.
International
The attractions of Seattle include the beauty of the San __Islands, and the magnificence of North Cascades National Park.
Juan
The Puget Sound is connected with the Pacific Ocean by the Strait of_____
Juan de Fuca
______has an estimated population of 208,916.
Spokane
Which two of the following cities does Interstate 82 touch?
Sunnyside Yakima
Heading south, Interstate 5 runs through the cities of Bellingham, Everett, Seattle,____ , and leaving the state at Vancouver.
Tacoma
Choose the statements that are TRUE.
The Grand Coulee power plant holds the record as the largest single power producer in the world. There is even a laser light show projected onto the concrete face of the Dam reaching 550 feet high and a mile across.
Which statements are TRUE ?
The Seattle Asian Art Museum not only displays a world-famous collection of Asian art but also regional artists' works. "Experiencing Art" has mini-workshops in Watercolors, Stage Makeup, Drumming, Mime/Improvisation, Photoshop, and Creative Writing.
In the Pacific Border province, we encounter the very low levels of the Puget___
Trough
"Experiencing Arts" Camp are week-long sessions that offers classes to students to learn about developing talents in artistic fields.
True
For enjoying exhibits on science and technology, Seattle offers the Museum of Flight.
True
In 1853, the division of the Oregon Territory led to the creation of the Washington Territory.
True
In what is now present day Spokane, a school was constructed for the benefit of Native Americans to receive an education.
True
Mount Rainier is 14,411 feet above sea level.
True
The Pacific Border province is at the most extreme western part of the state.
True
The Palouse River region lies north of the Snake River.
True
The White population is estimated 77.3%.
True
The capital is Olympia.
True
The median household income in Washington is higher than the U.S. average.
True
The nation's largest collection of material on the history of the Pacific Northwest is found at the University of Washington.
True
Washington borders east of the Snake River forming part of the boundary of Idaho.
True
Washington is the 19th largest state in the country.
True
Mark the boxes that are TRUE.
Up in the northeastern corner you will find the Grand Coulee Dam and Franklin Roosevelt Lake. Moses Lake would be found in the southeastern portion of Washington. Idaho borders Washington to the east.
The city of____ has a population of 161,791.
Vancouver
Which of these is not a college/university in Washington?
William Howard Jennings University
Choose the statements that are true about the Pacific Border province.
You see the high peaks of the massive Olympic Mountains and southern Willapa Hills. The Pacific Border province is a part of the Pacific Mountain System.
Due in part to the powerful___manufacturing and computer related industries, the Evergreen State seems financially strong for the present and the future.
aerospace
This is a lava plateau that was the result of strong glacial waters that carved deep canyons known as _____
coulees
"Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast___all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created." - Revelation 4:11
created
In the construction of the Space Needle, the designers wisely_____ the 1962 building code requirements, giving the Space Needle great strength to withstand huge quakes.
doubled
As you may know, all interstates that run north and south have___numbers, while east-west routes have___numbers.
odd and even
Consider the words of George Washington Carver: "The secret of my success? It is simple. It is found in the Bible, 'In all thy ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct___"
thy paths
Artists can enroll in the Art Institute of ____.
Seattle
Head toward the northwestern part of the state and you will see Mount Baker, the San Juan Islands, and the __Mountains.
Olympic
Which statements are TRUE about Washington's waterways?
On the western border, the Pacific Ocean stretches along the coast for 157 miles. Oregon lies to the south and most of the southern Washington boundary is formed by the Columbia River.
An uneasy compromise between Britain and the U.S. culminated in shared control of the then-called ___Territory.
Oregon
Other science and technology museums include the Museum of History and Industry and the___Science Center.
Pacific
Settlers flocked to the area after completion of the Northern___ Railroad
Pacific
Today Washington has thirty-two_________ institutions of higher learning.
Private
Mount___ reaches 14,410 feet and is the highest point in the state.
Rainier
