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Articles and resources related to Oregon
Encyclopedia Articles
A guide to Oregon
Biographies
Cities
Colleges and universities
Economy
History
Land and climate
National park system
Native American groups
Monuments and historic sites
Plant and animal life
Sports teams
Selected Media
Questions
Books to Read
Newspapers
Study Skills
Web Sites
Magazine Articles

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United States' Pacific Coast

The Pacific Coast forms the western border of the Pacific Ranges and Lowlands region, which extends from Canada to Mexico. Rugged rock formations line parts of the coast, including the Oregon area shown here.



(c) David Falconer, David R. Frazier Photolibrary








Encyclopedia articles


in World Book include:




A guide to Oregon

• Oregon
• Oregon (table: Interesting facts about Oregon)
• Oregon (table: Oregon in brief)

• Oregon (table: Annual events in Oregon)
• Oregon (table: Places to visit in Oregon)
• Oregon (Visitor's guide)


Biographies

• Astor, John Jacob
• Clark, William
• Cleary, Beverly
• Duniway, Abigail J. S.
• Graves, Morris
• Gray, Robert
• Groening, Matt
• Lee, Jason
• Lewis, Meriwether
• McKay, Alexander
• McLoughlin, John
• McNary, Charles L.
• Meeker, Ezra

• Merkley, Jeff
• Miller, Joaquin
• Morse, Wayne L.
• Palmer, Joel
• Parkman, Francis
• Pauling, Linus C.
• Rothko, Mark
• Smith, Gordon Harold
• Wieman, Carl Edwin
• Whitman, Marcus
• Whitman, Narcissa
• Wyden, Ronald Lee


Cities

• Astoria
• Eugene
• Portland
• Salem


Colleges and universities

• Oregon (table: Universities and colleges in Oregon)
• Oregon, University of
• Oregon State University
• Portland State University
• Reed College


Economy

• Oregon (table: Oregon's economic production and workers)
• Oregon (Economy)
• Agriculture
• Communication
• Electric power
• Farm and farming
• Fishing industry
• Forestry (Managing timber resources)
• Livestock

• Manufacturing
• Mining
• Natural resources
• Real estate
• Retailing
• Service industries
• Tourism
• Transportation (The transportation industry)


History

• Oregon (table: Important dates in Oregon)
• Oregon (table: Governors of Oregon)
• Oregon (History)
• Fifty-Four Forty or Fight
• Lewis and Clark Expedition

• Oregon Trail
• Pioneer life in America
• United States, History of the
• Western frontier life in America
• Westward movement in America


Land and climate

• Oregon (Land and climate)
• Oregon (table: Average monthly weather in Oregon)
• Bonneville Dam
• Cascade Range
• Coast Ranges
• Columbia River

• Crater Lake
• Great Basin
• Mount Hood
• Owyhee Dam
• Snake River
• Willamette River


National park system

• Crater Lake National Park


Native American groups

• Indian, American (Indians of the Great Basin)
• Indian, American (Indians of the Northwest Coast)
• Bannock Indians
• Chinook Indians

• Klamath Indians
• Nez Perce Indians
• Paiute Indians


Monuments and historic sites

• John Day Fossil Beds National Monument


Plant and animal life

• Alder
• Ash
• Azalea
• Balsam fir
• Bass
• Bear
• Beaver
• Bobcat
• Cedar
• Cod
• Cottonwood
• Coyote
• Deer
• Douglas-fir
• Elk
• Fir
• Fox
• Halibut
• Hemlock
• Herring
• Indian pipe
• Juniper

• Laurel
• Madrona
• Maple
• Mink
• Mountain goat
• Muskrat
• Opossum
• Oregon grape
• Otter
• Perch
• Pine
• Rose
• Salmon
• Seal
• Sheep
• Sole
• Spruce
• Sturgeon
• Trout
• Tuna
• Willow


Sports teams

• Portland Trail Blazers


Selected Media

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Oregon
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Oregon flag and seal
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Oregon bird, flower, and tree
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Oregon state quarter
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Population density in Oregon
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Rose garden in Portland, Oregon


Questions


• What four nations once claimed parts of Oregon?
• What is the deepest lake in the United States?
• In what region are most of Oregon's large cities?
• How did the United States obtain the Oregon region?
• What are Oregon's two major forest regions?
• Where does Oregon get most of its electric power?
• How do oceangoing ships get to Portland?
• Who was Chief Joseph?
• What is Oregon's most important food crop?
• How did Oregon's lumber industry change during the 1960's?


Books to read

Level I
• Bratvold, Gretchen. Oregon. 2nd ed. Lerner, 2002.
• Heinrichs, Ann. Oregon. Compass Point, 2003.
• Shannon, Terry M. Oregon. Children's Pr., 2003.

Level II
• Abbott, Carl. Greater Portland. Univ. of Penn. Pr., 2001.
• Boag, Peter G. Environment and Experience: Settlement Culture in Nineteenth-Century Oregon. Univ. of Calif. Pr., 1992.
• Harmon, Rick. Crater Lake National Park: A History. Oregon State Univ. Pr., 2002.
• Johnson, David A. Founding the Far West: California, Oregon, and Nevada, 1840-1890. Univ. of Calif. Pr., 1992.
• McArthur, Lewis L., ed. Oregon Geographic Names. 7th ed. Oregon Hist. Soc., 2003.
• Ronda, James P. Astoria and Empire. Univ. of Neb. Pr., 1990. History of John Jacob Astor's fur trading company and its post at Astoria.
• Warren, Stuart, and others. Oregon. 5th ed. Avalon Travel, 2001. A travel guide.
• Zucker, Jeff, and others. Oregon Indians. Oregon Hist. Soc., 1983.




Newspapers

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The Statesman Journal (Salem)
The Oregonian (Portland)


New Jersey

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