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AlaskaBy: Zachary Jones and Levi
Wilhide
● The capital of Alaska is Juneau
● Official website for Alaska is www.alaska.gov
State Capitol
● Alaska was purchased from Russia in march 30th 1867● It was purchased for 7.2 million dollars● Today its worth 120 million do to inflation● Went through several administrative changes before
becoming an organized state on May 11th 1912● The 49th state on January 3rd 1953
History of Alaska
● East of Russia● Northwest of canada
Geographic Location
State Flag
● population as of 2011 , 722,718● population in 1890's , 32, 052
Population
586,412 square miles(1,518,800 km^2)
Geographical Size
Lumber and natural gas are there major industriesResources include timber, gold,natural gas and coal.
Major industries and resources
● Lowest temperature -30 degrees F● Highest temperature 80 degrees F● Average temperature is 30 degrees F
Alaska's Climate
● Forestry ● Oil and Gas● Fishing● Mining
Alaska's Natural Resources
1. Juneau - Alaska State Capitol
Major Cities and Colleges
2. Nome3. Fairbanks4. Anchorage5. Ketchikan
Major Cities
● University of Alaska○ University of Alaska Juneau○ University of Alaska Nome○ University of Alaska Fairbanks○ University of Alaska Anchorage
● Alaska Pacific University
Major Colleges
● Was Alaska Governor ● Ran for Vice President of United States● She didn't win
Current Events - Sarah Palin
Her thoughts on Foreign Policies.
Sarah Palin
● Ray Mala - Actor ● Sydney Lawrence - Famous Painter● Margaret Elizabeth Bell - Author● Virgil F. Partch - Cartoonist● Sarah Palin
Famous People
● North to the Future
State Motto
● Flower - Alpine Forget-Me-Not● Bird - Willow Ptarmigan● Animal - Moose
State Flower, Animal, and Bird
Willow Ptarmigan
● The Last Frontier
State Nickname
● Alaska's long cool summers are good for growing huge vegetables
Other Facts
http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2011/12/28/murkowski-pushes-for-hollywood-walk-of-fame-star-for-ray-mala-the-eskimo-clark-gable-6841http://www.alaska.gov/http://alaska.org/http://www.alaska.com/http://www.alaska.com/about/weather/http://instaar.colorado.edu/QGISL/AGCA/patterns_tmp.htmlhttp://pphotography-blog.blogspot.com/2012/01/forget-me-not-flower.htmlhttp://www.birdzilla.com/state-based-information2/alaska-3004.htmlhttp://www.zooinphoto.com/MOOSEhttp://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/asp/curevnts.htm
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