Chapter 2: Geographic Patterns of the Physical Environment

Seattle, Washington is part of the Northwest Pacific. According to the textbook, "The interior lowlands in this physiographic region -- the Central Valley of California, the Williamette Valley in Oregon, and the Puget Sound lowland in Washington and British Columbia -- are the extensive lowlands near the Pacific Coast. Possessing relatively good soils, these lowlands support much Pacific coast agriculture... Though not as extensive as the Central Valley, the Williamette Valley and Puget Lowland contain productive farmland and are also home for most of the North Pacific Coast's population" (24).

Additionally, according to the text, "Perhaps the simplest way of creating vegetation is to use three broad categories: forest, grasslands, and scrublands (31). Seattle, Washington is known as the "Emerald City" for its luscious greenery.

Seattle is surrounded by water, has precipitation, and coastal forest. Mt. Rainier stands ta 14,410 feet.