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Alaska By: Ben Snouffer & Anthony Weaver
Business Presentations October 9th, 2013
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Alaska Map Basic Information History I History II Geographical Location Climate Tourist Attractions Major Industries
Table of Contents Major Cities Natural Resources Alaska State Symbols Major Colleges Famous Natives Volcanoes Citations I Citations II
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● Juneau
● The Last Frontier
● Population of 731,449
● 54% of United States
Basic Information http://www.schooltube.com/video/9162d9f75c26419189a7/Alaska's%20Flag
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● Purchased from Russia for $7.2 million dollars (2 cents an acre)
● 49th state
● Largest state of the United States
History
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● In 1968 an oil reservoir was found in Prudhoe Bay, on the Arctic coast
● The deposit was estimated to take up 10 billion barrels of oil
● Led to the making of the Trans-Alaskan pipeline
History
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Geographical Location ● Extreme Northwest of the North
American continent
● Coordinates of the center of Alaska are 152°28” 2’W 64°43” 9’N
● 586,412 square miles
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● Summer can be anywhere from 60-80 degrees fahrenheit
● Snowfall varies in Alaska
● Average of 79 inches in Anchorage.
● From November to January Alaska is completely dark
Climate
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● The Alaska Zoo
● The Aurora Borealis or Northern lights
● Earthquake Park
Tourist Attractions
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● Animal and Mineral Resources
● Dairy, crabs, fish, forestry, fur, etc…
● Mining
● Ecotourism
Major Industries
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● Anchorage-295,570 People
● Juneau-35,556 People
● Fairbanks-32,312 People
● Ketchikan-8,119 People
Major Cities
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● Animal: Moose ● Bird: Alaska Willow Ptarmigan ● Fish: King Salmon ● Flower: Wild Native Forget-Me-Not ● Motto: “North to the future”
Alaska State Symbols
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● Oil, natural gas,mining and other natural resources, fish and game
● Forestry mainly of Hemlock and Sitka spruce.
Natural Resources
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● University of Alaska Anchorage
● University of Alaska Fairbanks
● University of Alaska Southeast
● Alaska Pacific University
Major Colleges
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● Sarah Palin
● Balto
● Joe Juneau
Famous Natives
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● Over 100 volcanoes
● Make up 80% of all active volcanoes in the U.S.
● Active since last 2 million years.
Volcanoes
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www.wildalaskatravel.com www.en.wikepedia.org www.destination360.com www.toursaver.com www.planningyournexttrip.com www.worldatlas.com www.travel.nationalgeographic.com www.en.wikipedia.org www.awesomealaska.com www.uaa.alaska.edu
Citations
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www.en.wikipedia.org www.askville.amazon.com www.research.stlouisfed.org www.alaskaphotographics.com www.flickriver.com
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