This document provides information about the U.S. state of Oregon in 12 sections. It details Oregon's population and climate, important cities, national parks, economic transition from natural resources to manufacturing and services, top attractions including gardens and scenic areas, recommended places to visit such as museums, notable people from Oregon including actors and musicians, and websites used as sources for the report.

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2. BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT OREGON
• Oregon´s in the northwest of the USA.
• It population is about 4,028,977 people.
• The state has a mild oceanic climate, it has some evergreen
forests in the west and a high desert in the southeast.
• The most important cities in Oregon are:
• Portland
• Salem
• Eugene
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3. BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT OREGON
• You can visit national parks too like:
• Crater Lake national park, it was created because of the eruption of
Mount Mazama volcano.
• Columbia River Gorge national scenic area, which separate
Washington and Oregon.
• Oregon dunes national recreation area, which is the largest expanse
of coastal sand dunes in North America.
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4. ECONOMY IN THIS STATE
• During the 1990s and 2000s, Oregon has attempted to transition its
economy from one based on natural resources to one based on a
mix of manufacturing, services, and high technology.
• The state's per capita personal income in 2008 was $38,801.
• As of July 2015, the state's unemployment rate is 5.9%. Oregon
ranks 37th in the nation for unemployment.
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5. WHAT TO DO IN THIS STATE
If you go to Oregon you must visit:
• The International Rose Test Garden
(It has 550 types of different rose bush)
• Cape Perpetua Scenic Area
(It’s a forested headland in the Pacific ocean)
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6. WHAT TO DO IN THIS STATE
• The Grotto
(is a Roman Catholic outdoor sanctuary)
• Oregon Trail Interpretive Center
(It offers living history demonstration,
exhibits, special events and more than four
miles of interpretive trails.)
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7. WHERE TO GO IN THIS STATE
You should go to these places too:
• Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum
• Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
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8. WHERE TO GO IN THIS STATE
• Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Mineral.
• Oregon Historical Society Museum
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9. MOST RELEVANT PEOPLE FROM THIS STATE
Ty Burrell
(he’s an actor, he’s in
series like Modern Family)
Kim Rhodes
(She’s an actress, she’s in
The Suite Life of Zack y Cody)
Joel David Moore
(He’s an actor, his most
important film is Avatar)
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10. MOST RELEVANT PEOPLE FROM THIS STATE
Jessy J
(She’s a famous singer)
Sam Martin
(He has some songs like “Dangerous”
with David Getta.)
Chris Brown
(He’s a singer) 10

11. WEBSITES USED FOR THIS REPORT
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon
• http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2014/jul/16/top-10
• http://oregoneconomicanalysis.files.wordpress.
com/2012/03/region_central_locquotients.jpg
• https://www.tripadvisor.es/Attractions-g28958-Activities-Oregon.html
• http://travellogs.us/2007Logs/Oregon%202007/77-Baker%
20City/0524OT%20sign.JPG
• http://blog.traveleze.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Cape-Perpetua-
Campground.jpg
• http://don.komarechka.com/wp-content/gallery/tobermory-visit/grotto.jpg
• https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:
ANd9GcR59MuxfvY46LBHFi2wklJvUbIM1CAZcYfi4ErQVUH0Jy8bx7V1
• https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/Hughes_H-
4_Evergreen_Museum.jpg
• http://static.thousandwonders.net/Oregon.Museum.of.Science.and.
Industry.original.15317.jpg
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12. WEBSITES USED FOR THIS REPORT
• https://res.cloudinary.com/roadtrippers/image/upload/c_fill,h_316,
w_520/v1368031083/rice-northwest-museum-of-rocks-and-minerals-
515eccf354b97271fa00164d.jpg
• http://www.capstone.org/img/big2/Oregon_History_Ctr_30.jpg
• http://www.imdb.com/search/name?birth_place=Oregon,%20USA
• https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categor%C3%ADa:Oregonenses
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