Cascade Range

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/cascade-range

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the location?Western North America, spanning British Columbia (Canada) to Northern California (USA)
2. What is the highest peak?Mount Rainier, Washington, at 14,411 feet (4,392 m)
3. Why are there volcanoes in the Cascade Range?The Juan de Fuca tectonic plate slides under the North American plate, melting and sending magma up to form volcanoes.
4. How do the Cascade Mountains affect the weather and water?The mountains hold snow that melts later, giving rivers and lakes water, and the western side gets lots of rain that makes rainforests.

Stratovolcano: A tall, conical volcano built up by many layers of hardened lava and ash.
Subduction Zone: An area where one tectonic plate slides beneath another, often leading to volcanic activity.
American Cordillera: A nearly continuous chain of mountain ranges along the western side of the Americas.
Temperate Rainforest: A forest found in temperate regions, characterized by high rainfall and dense evergreen trees.