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MRR of Oregon
Mountains, rivers and regions of Oregon
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| One of our nation's longest free flowing rivers | John Day |
| Contain the gold mining heritage of Oregon | Blue Mountain Region |
| Runs along the western coastline | Coast Range |
| Formations of cloumnar basalt dominate the landscape | Deschutes - Columbia Plateau |
| Borders Oregon and Washington | Columbia River |
| 9670 foot high fault block mountain | Basin and Range |
| This range encompasses Mt. Hood and Mt. Jefferson | Cascade Range |
| Named from a group of Hawaiian trappers | Owyhee Mountains |
| Made up of two volcanic regions | Cascade Mountains Region |
| Metamorphic and igneous rocks that formed in an oceanic setting | Klamath Mountains Region |
| Catch basin between the Coast range and the Cascades | Willamette Valley |
| Located in Southeastern Oregon | Steens Mountain |
| Runs through Salem and Portland | Willamette River |
| Basement formed by a volcanic island chain | Coastal Range Region |
| A river that runs through Bend and Redmond area | Deschutes |
| Borders Oregon and Idaho | Snake River |
| Most recent faulting and youngest volcanic activity in Oregon | High Lava Plains |
| The northeastern Oregon mountain chain that is part of the Columia Plateau | Blue Mountains |
| The Klamath River is scenic portions of these mountains | Klamath Mountains |