Why “Nobody“ Lives In Eastern Oregon, Eastern Washington, or Idaho

Watch the podcast: @GeographyPod Listen to the podcast: 💬 Instagram: 💬 Threads: @geographybygeoff 🌎 Podcast: 🌳 Linktree for everything: The Pacific Northwest is known for its vast expanse of forests, cool rainy climate, and its larger cities of Portland and Seattle. But that only makes up a small portion of the region at large. In fact, if you travel to the east over the Cascade Mountain Range, you’ll find yourself in an area that looks and feels completely different! It’s also remarkably empty compared to its western, smaller (in area size) half. So why don’t more people live in the “empty“ Pacific Northwest? Stock footage is acquired from . Point Roberts photo by Madereugeneandrew - Own work, CC B