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Why are the cascade mountains significant to Washington's geography? PLEASE HELP ASAP

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St. Helens. The Cascades are a natural barrier between the moist and mild climate of Western Washington and the extreme and very dry Eastern Washington climate.

Sparsely populated, forestry, mining and recreation have been traditional industries in the Cascades.

Major topographic features in the Pacific Northwest. Marine influences on the western side of the Cascades

result in milder seasonal temperatures and greater precipitation compared to the region east of the mountains,

where summers are warmer, winters cooler and the wet season (Oct – Mar) is drier.

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