Cascadia
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Cascadia is a bioregion and cultural concept in the Pacific Northwest that encompasses parts of the U.S. and Canadian west coast, known for its temperate rainforests, mountain ranges, and strong environmental identity.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cascadia bioregion | 11 |
| Cascadia canonical | 7 |
| Cascadia region | 4 |
| Cascadia megaregion | 3 |
| Cascadian bioregion | 1 |
| Great Northwest | 1 |
| Pacific Northwest cross-border region | 1 |
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bioregion
ⓘ
concept ⓘ cultural region ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Pacific Northwest
ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Northwest culture
bioregionalism ⓘ environmentalism ⓘ regional independence movements ⓘ sustainability movement ⓘ |
| borderDefinedBy |
watersheds of coastal rivers of the Pacific Northwest
ⓘ
watersheds of the Columbia River ⓘ watersheds of the Fraser River ⓘ |
| countryPortion |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalInfluenceFrom |
Indigenous peoples of North America
ⓘ
surface form:
Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast
settler cultures from Europe and North America ⓘ |
| hasCity |
Bellingham metropolitan area
ⓘ
surface form:
Bellingham, Washington
Eugene, Oregon ⓘ Kelowna, British Columbia (sometimes included) ⓘ Portland, Oregon, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Portland, Oregon
Seattle, Washington, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Seattle
Spokane, Washington (sometimes included) ⓘ Tacoma, Washington ⓘ Vancouver ⓘ Victoria, British Columbia ⓘ |
| hasClimate |
maritime climate
ⓘ
temperate oceanic climate ⓘ |
| hasConceptOrigin | bioregionalist thought of the late 20th century ⓘ |
| hasEcoregion |
Cascadia
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Cascadian bioregion
Pacific temperate rainforests ⓘ |
| hasGeographicFeature |
Cascade Range
ⓘ
Coast Mountains ⓘ Pacific Ocean coastline ⓘ coniferous forests ⓘ major river systems ⓘ temperate rainforests ⓘ volcanic mountains ⓘ |
| hasIdentity | strong environmental identity ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English (dominant language)
ⓘ
French (in parts of Canada) ⓘ Indigenous languages of the Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| hasRiver |
Columbia River
ⓘ
Fraser River ⓘ Snake River ⓘ
surface form:
Snake River (partly)
|
| hasSymbol | Doug flag ⓘ |
| includesRegion |
British Columbia
ⓘ
Canada West Coast ⓘ
surface form:
Canadian West Coast
Northern California (sometimes defined) ⓘ Oregon ⓘ Southeast Alaska (sometimes defined) ⓘ Pacific Northwest ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Pacific Northwest
Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Washington State
|
| knownFor |
dense evergreen forests
ⓘ
high levels of precipitation in many areas ⓘ outdoor recreation culture ⓘ progressive politics (in many urban areas) ⓘ technology and innovation hubs ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North America
ⓘ
Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| notIdenticalTo | political jurisdiction ⓘ |
| overlapsWith |
Cascadia Subduction Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Cascadia subduction zone region
Puget Sound ⓘ
surface form:
Salish Sea region
|
| partOf |
Pacific coast of North America
ⓘ
surface form:
North American West Coast
|
Referenced by (28)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Seattle
this entity surface form:
Cascadia bioregion
this entity surface form:
Great Northwest
this entity surface form:
Cascadia bioregion
this entity surface form:
Cascadian bioregion
this entity surface form:
Cascadia megaregion
this entity surface form:
Cascadia megaregion
this entity surface form:
Pacific Northwest cross-border region
this entity surface form:
Cascadia bioregion
this entity surface form:
Cascadia region
subject surface form:
Metro Vancouver
this entity surface form:
Cascadia bioregion
this entity surface form:
Cascadia bioregion
subject surface form:
Washington (state)
this entity surface form:
Cascadia bioregion
this entity surface form:
Cascadia region
this entity surface form:
Cascadia region
this entity surface form:
Cascadia region
this entity surface form:
Cascadia bioregion
this entity surface form:
Cascadia bioregion
this entity surface form:
Cascadia megaregion
subject surface form:
Victoria
this entity surface form:
Cascadia bioregion
subject surface form:
Washington (state)
this entity surface form:
Cascadia bioregion