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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