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The State of Alaska Report by Alura and Luis

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Student state report about Alaska

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  • 1. The State of Alaska Report by Alura and Luis

2. This is Alaska. 3. This is Alaskas Flag. 4. This is the Governor of Alaska. His name is Sean Parnell. 5. FAST FACTS ABOUT ALASKA Population: 626,932 Capital: Juneau Nickname: The Last Frontier State motto: North to the Future It was the 49th state admitted to statehood on January 3, 1959. 6. State symbolsBIRDTREEFLOWERWILLOW PTARMIGANSITKA SPRUCEFORGET ME NOT 7. Facts about the State economy AgricultureIndustrySeafood Nursery stock Dairy products Vegetables LivestockPetroleum and natural gas Gold and other mining Food processing Lumber and wood products Tourism 8. Interesting people important in Alaskas historyJohn Muir Sarah Palin Benny Benson Naturalist, explorer, Former Governor and Designed state flag at age 13, Studied glaciers in Alaska Vice-presidential candidate ( Chignik) (Scotland) (Wasilla) 9. Interesting places in AlaskaNorth Pole: Santa Claus House. America's northernmost Christmas-theme land.Knik, AK: Musher's Hall of Fame All about mushing and dog sledding 10. Three facts about Alaska 1. In 1867 United States Secretary of State William H. Seward offered Russia $7,200,000, or two cents per acre, for Alaska. It was called Sewards Folly. 2. Joe Juneau's 1880 discovery of gold ushered in the gold rush era. 3. Alaska accounts for 25% of the oil produced in the United States. 11. Natural AlaskasealglacierKiller whale Jumping Salmon 12. The End