Upload
joseph-collins
View
224
Download
3
Tags:
Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
Marie OjasaluMarie Ojasalu
Merke Maria AlevMerke Maria Alev
Karl KüttKarl Kütt
Pärnu Koidula Gymnasium Pärnu Koidula Gymnasium
Oregon Became the 33rd state on February 14, 1859. Is situated in the Pacific Northwest region of
the USA. Has a population of just over 3.8 million. The capital city is Salem. The biggest city is Portland. Is the site of the deepest lake in the USA,
Crater Lake. Is most known for Nike.
General information
The map of the United Sates – Oregon is marked with red.
Salem
State capital. Was founded in 1842. Population – 155,469
(2009). Nickname – The Cherry
City The movie One Flew
Over the Cuckoo's Nest was shot at the Oregon State Hospital in Salem.
Portland
The most populous city.
Was founded in 1845. Population – 582,130
(2009). Known as The City of
Roses. The friendship city of
Tallinn.
Crater Lake
Deepest lake in the USA and in the Western Hemisphere.
Maximum depth is 594m.
The lake is 8 by 10km across.
Oregon sand dunes
Largest expanse of coastal sand dunes in North America.
Some dunes tower up to 150 meters above sea level.
The Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area.
Haystack rock
72-meter tall monolith rock formation.
Was formed by lava flows approximately 10 to 17 mln years ago.
The third-tallest such structure in the world.
Multnomah falls
Total height 189 m. Tallest waterfall in
the state of Oregon. Third tallest year-
round waterfall in the United States.
More sites
John Day Fossil Beds
National Monument, Painted
Hills unit.
Hells Canyon.
More sites
Mount Hood – tallest mountain in Oregon.
Newberry National Volcanic Monument.
Famous people from Oregon
Linus Pauling - chemist,Nobel Prize winner.
Herbert Hoover – the 31stPresident of the United States
Matt Groening – cartoonist, the author of “The Simpsons”
and “Futurama”.
Famous people from Oregon
Margaux Hemingway –Granddaughter of
Ernest Hemingway, an
American fashion model and
actress
Clark Gable – actor, famousfor his role as Rhett Buttler in
the movie “Gone with the wind”
Courtney Love – actress and
musician
Priit Pullerits “Ameerika. Lääneranniku pilvelõhkujatest idaranniku
kanjoniteni” (2008). http://www.oregon.com/attractions http://www.oregon.com/south_coast_attractions/oregon_dunes http://www.oregon.com/photo-gallery http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland,_Oregon http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/usa_map_small.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem,_Oregon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multnomah_Falls http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haystack_Rock http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/centraloregon/newberrynvm/general.shtml http://www.planetware.com/picture/newberry-national-historic-
monument-newberry-crater-us-or179.htm
Used material