The breakup of Pangea caused an arrangement of veneer sediments that eventually settled outside of the water column. The thickness of the sediment keep increasing as it located further from the ridge, which eventualyl resulted in basalt rock formations that you can still see today.

3/. - At one point, the pacific Northwest was covered by glaciers, which have since melted

During the ice age, almost all the ocean that exist in the world today is covered in ice. As the earth's temperature keep rsing, the ice gradually melted into water and eventually became the oceans that we see today, including the pacific northwet.

- The Scablands in the Columbia Plateau were formed from massive erosion due to floods.

In the, 1923 the area surrounded the Grand Coulee, experience a massive erosion due to floodings. Overtimes, the erosion continously cut through basalt deposits and eventually formed The Scablands in the Columbia Plateau

4. - Washington has a beautiful landscape that accommodates a number of outdoor recreational activities.

You can find various outdoor recreation in Washington since the states have collections of mountain ranges, pacific coast, desert land, and rain forests for such occation.

- Washington is a part of the Pacific Rim

In united states, there are only 5 states that considered to be a part of the pacific rim. Those states are Washington, Oregon, Hawaii, California, and Alaska

- Washington's western border is created by the Pacific Ocean

Over the time, the abration made by waves from pacific ocean slowly re-shaped the land on the washington's western border.

5. It carried new knowledge, ideas, and progress to other areas, which allowed for growth across the state

When people from different cultures live on the same area, they would undergone an exchange in ideas, arts, and tradition which known as the cultural diffusion. The diffusion allows these people to acquire new knowledge that allowed them to grow over the time.

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