logging in or signing up Washington State gsorber Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 722 Category: Others/ Misc License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: May 07, 2009 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 1 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript WASHINGTON STATE : WASHINGTON STATE Prepared by Kristen Salazar May 5, 2009 WASHINGTON STATE : WASHINGTON STATE To introduce others to Washington State To teach fun facts about Washington State To show the beauty and wonders WASHINGTON STATE : WASHINGTON STATE Nicknamed “The Evergreen State” Became a state in 1889 Population 5,894,121 (2000) Approximately 68,000 square miles Only state named after a president IMPORTANT DATES : IMPORTANT DATES CLIMATE : CLIMATE Western Washington Mild winters and mild summers Ocean winds turn into rain Rains 150-180 days Eastern Washington Winters are cold and summers hot Cascade Range blocks warm, moist air Rain not as heavy GEOGRAPHY : GEOGRAPHY Northwestern most state in United States Borders North- British Columbia, Canada East-Idaho South- Oregon West- Pacific Ocean ECONOMY : ECONOMY Gross state product $311 billion Fourteenth in the nation Aircraft Computer Software Development Lumber Mining Tourism TAXES : TAXES No personal income tax Sales tax 6.5% Most food exempt Not exempt Prepared food Dietary supplements Soft drinks IT’S THE LAW,YOU CAN’T…. : IT’S THE LAW,YOU CAN’T…. Buy a mattress on Sunday Spit on a bus Buy meat of any kind on Sunday Set fire to someone’s property without permission Carry a fishbowl on a bus NATIONAL PARKS : NATIONAL PARKS Olympic National Park Pacific Ocean beaches Rain forest valleys 95% wilderness 12 feet of rain, West facing valleys Glacier capped peaks NATIONAL PARKS : NATIONAL PARKS Mount Rainier National Parks Glaciers Rainforests Mountain Meadows Rivers Volcanoes WASHINGTON’S BEACHES : WASHINGTON’S BEACHES Point Of Arches At Shi Shi Beach Washington’s Beaches : Washington’s Beaches Driftwood at Second Beach The Coast : The Coast North Coast View FAMOUS WASHINGTONIANS : FAMOUS WASHINGTONIANS Bill Gates Business man Jimi Hendrix Popular musician Ken Griffey Jr. Baseball hero FAMOUS BUSINESSES : FAMOUS BUSINESSES Boeing Company Manufacturer of airplanes The Microsoft Company Computer software giant Starbucks Leading coffee retailer SIGHTS TO SEE : SIGHTS TO SEE WASHINGTON STATE : WASHINGTON STATE I have shown you how beautiful Washington can be I have told you some fun facts I have told you about places to visit REFERENCES : REFERENCES It’s My State! Washington Steve Otfiniski Celebrate The States, Washington Rebecca Stefoff www.experiencewa.com www.nps.gov/olym www.legendsofamerica.com/WA www.wikipedia.org www.wiki.answers.com You do not have the permission to view this presentation. In order to view it, please contact the author of the presentation.
Washington State gsorber Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 722 Category: Others/ Misc License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: May 07, 2009 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 1 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript WASHINGTON STATE : WASHINGTON STATE Prepared by Kristen Salazar May 5, 2009 WASHINGTON STATE : WASHINGTON STATE To introduce others to Washington State To teach fun facts about Washington State To show the beauty and wonders WASHINGTON STATE : WASHINGTON STATE Nicknamed “The Evergreen State” Became a state in 1889 Population 5,894,121 (2000) Approximately 68,000 square miles Only state named after a president IMPORTANT DATES : IMPORTANT DATES CLIMATE : CLIMATE Western Washington Mild winters and mild summers Ocean winds turn into rain Rains 150-180 days Eastern Washington Winters are cold and summers hot Cascade Range blocks warm, moist air Rain not as heavy GEOGRAPHY : GEOGRAPHY Northwestern most state in United States Borders North- British Columbia, Canada East-Idaho South- Oregon West- Pacific Ocean ECONOMY : ECONOMY Gross state product $311 billion Fourteenth in the nation Aircraft Computer Software Development Lumber Mining Tourism TAXES : TAXES No personal income tax Sales tax 6.5% Most food exempt Not exempt Prepared food Dietary supplements Soft drinks IT’S THE LAW,YOU CAN’T…. : IT’S THE LAW,YOU CAN’T…. Buy a mattress on Sunday Spit on a bus Buy meat of any kind on Sunday Set fire to someone’s property without permission Carry a fishbowl on a bus NATIONAL PARKS : NATIONAL PARKS Olympic National Park Pacific Ocean beaches Rain forest valleys 95% wilderness 12 feet of rain, West facing valleys Glacier capped peaks NATIONAL PARKS : NATIONAL PARKS Mount Rainier National Parks Glaciers Rainforests Mountain Meadows Rivers Volcanoes WASHINGTON’S BEACHES : WASHINGTON’S BEACHES Point Of Arches At Shi Shi Beach Washington’s Beaches : Washington’s Beaches Driftwood at Second Beach The Coast : The Coast North Coast View FAMOUS WASHINGTONIANS : FAMOUS WASHINGTONIANS Bill Gates Business man Jimi Hendrix Popular musician Ken Griffey Jr. Baseball hero FAMOUS BUSINESSES : FAMOUS BUSINESSES Boeing Company Manufacturer of airplanes The Microsoft Company Computer software giant Starbucks Leading coffee retailer SIGHTS TO SEE : SIGHTS TO SEE WASHINGTON STATE : WASHINGTON STATE I have shown you how beautiful Washington can be I have told you some fun facts I have told you about places to visit REFERENCES : REFERENCES It’s My State! Washington Steve Otfiniski Celebrate The States, Washington Rebecca Stefoff www.experiencewa.com www.nps.gov/olym www.legendsofamerica.com/WA www.wikipedia.org www.wiki.answers.com