As you can see from your analysis of the maps above, Oregon's climate is very different depending on which side of the state you live on. The Portland metro area is located in the Willamette Valley in western Oregon. It tends to be very rainy on this side of the state with fairly mild temperatures (meaning it never gets very hot or very cold). On the other hand, Bend and other cities in eastern Oregon are very dry throughout the year.
Why is eastern Oregon so dry when it rains so much here in the Willamette Valley?
Construct a bullet-pointed CER outline to help you answer this question! Then use your outline to help you write your final CER paragraph on page 2 in your INB. Finally, you will upload a picture of your outline and your final paragraph to the "Show Your Work" spaces below.
Note: At this point in the unit, a CER is just your hypothesis! It is okay if your claim is not correct. You can pull evidence from any of the Oregon maps above. For the reasoning section, you can rely on either personal experience or prior knowledge you have of weather and climate concepts.
