This is Oregon!

1. Oregon Geography and Economy/Industry

3. 9th largest state in USA
It has the 27th most people of the 50 US
states
Portland is the biggest city (Salem is the
Capital)
It has 2,314,000 people in the
metropolitan area
Sevilla has 1,360,000
It’s state animal is the Beaver
People from Oregon are called
“Oregonians”

4. Columbia River and Columbia River Gorge

5. The River flows through parts of
seven states, 13 federally recognized
Indian reservations, and one
Canadian province. Nineteen percent
of the watershed is in Washington.
It flows at approximately 5,380
liters/second.
Rio Guadalquivir 164 liters/second.
There are many dams on the river
It was popular for salmon fishing for
Native Americans
It was created by Missoula Floods after
the Last Ice Age

6. It is popular for
Hiking
Wind surfing
Fishing
Boating
Camping
Native American Culture

7. CRATER LAKE, Southern
Oregon

8. It was created by a volcanic eruption 6,000-8,000 years ago
maximum depth (July 2000) 594 m 1,949 ft
max diameter of caldera at the rim9.7 km (east-west) 6.02 mi (east-west)
Only National Park in Oregon
Deepest Lake in USA

9. MOUNT SAINT HELENSjust north of Oregon, in
Washington. Visible from Portland.

10. May 18th, 1980
Fifty-seven people were
killed
It caused $2.9 billion in
damages
Ash spread to Oklahoma
and Minnesota (4 hour
flight from Portland)
Mount Saint Helens Eruption

11. CASCADE MOUNTAINS
Picture: Mount Hood and Downtown Portland

13. The mountain range starts in Northern
California and goes north to Northern
Washington
700 miles/1,100 kilometers long
200km longer than distance between
Huelva and Barcelona
Mount Hood in Oregon = 3,424m
It is popular for skiing and snowboarding
on Mt Hood, Mt Shasta (California), Mt
Bachelor, and Mt Rainier (Washington)
Mt. Hood skiing is 1 hour from Portland.

14. Oregon Coast on Pacific Ocean

15. OREGON INDUSTRY
Lumber (wood as a resource), Electronics, Shoes/Athletic clothes, Beer and Wine,
Agriculture etc

16. LUMBER
OREGON’S ORIGINAL RESOURCE
• People moved to Oregon to find
work in the lumber industry
• The industry’s production
declined recently because:
• Environmentalist concerns
• Over-Harvesting
• Creation of National Parks

17. THIS LEAD TO THE NAMING
OF OUR FOOTBALL/SOCCER
CLUB
TIMBER=LUMBER=WHAT YOU
YELL WHEN YOU CUT DOWN
A TREE
Portland Timbers
FC

18. ELECTRONICS: INTEL
Intel produces many different
parts for electronics companies

19. SALMON
Salmon is an important export
from Oregon
Before Europeans arrived, the
Columbia River was full of
Salmon

20. • Nike was founded by Bill Knight in
Beaverton, Oregon (outside of
Portland) in 1971
It is one of the largest employers in
the state
A runner at University of Oregon,
Steve Prefontaine, was the first
person to wear Nike shoes
He is an Oregon Legend
Adidas also competes with Nike
It has headquarters in Germany
and in Portland, Oregon
Nike

21. WINE AND BEER
Oregon produces 3rd most wine in
the USA (behind California and
Washington)
Portland is the microbrewing capital
of the world (most small beer
companies per capita)
Portland holds North America's
largest beerfest
Henry Weinhard, owner of a
brewery, tried to provide beer
through a park’s fountain

22. WHAT ARE WE FAMOUS FOR?
Outdoor activities
Variety of climates and landscapes
“Hipsters”
University of Oregon football team
University of Portland Woman’s Soccer team
Portland Trailblazers
Portland Timbers
Beer and Wine
Great Food

23. HIPSTERS
Hipsters are people who try to be
cool by acting and saying they
are not trying to be cool
They wear a certain style of
clothes
They eat certain foods
They like certain music
They usually think “Mainstream”
culture is stupid

24. SPORTS TEAMS

25. FOOD