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Title: Alaska


1
Alaska
  • By Desiree
  • Caleb
  • Myia

2
Businesses
  • One of Alaskas businesses is assemble line.
  • Also agriculture, computers and software, food
    and beverage, heath care, human resource, energy
    and environment and commecial.

3
Population
  • 626,932 people live in Alaska.

4
Sites to see
  • Alaska Native Heritage Center.
  • Anchorage Museum of History and art, Iditarod
    head quarters.
  • Alaska Sea life Center.
  • Nation Line Park, and Wendy Mississippi line are
    sites to see in Alaska.

5
Lay of the land
  • Major rivers, Yukon river, Kuskwdustryim river,
    Colville river, and copper river.
  • Major industry oil.
  • The Iditarod is held there.
  • Permafrost is ground that is permanently frozen.

6
Tourism
  • Tourism brought 1.5 billion dollars into this
    state in 2003,that was 5 of Alaskas gross state
    product .In 2003 Alaska saw more than 1.4 million
    tourist most coming as passengers on cruise ships
    and glacier bay national monument.

7
Weather
  • Cool days, icy , not cold all the time , high for
    summer 72 degrees F. blizzard watch effect and
    gale warnings are likely to happen in Alaska.

8
History Of The State
  • In 1861 gold was discovered.
  • The history Alaska dates back to the Upper
    Paleolithic.
  • There was slavery in Alaska.
  • At the time of European contact by the Russian
    explorers , the area was populated by Alaska
    Native groups.

9
Interesting Facts
  • Alaska state bridge is willow ptarmigan.
  • The state fish is King salmon.
  • The state land mammal is a moose.
  • The state mineral is gold ,state gem is Jade ,
    state soil is Estelle.
  • The Lagregs City is Anchorage.
  • State marine mammal is Bowhead Whale.
  • The State Fossil is the woolly mammoth.
  • The State sport is Dog Mushing.
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