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THE SOUTH WEST, SOUTH EAST, SOUTH CENTRAL, INTERIOR AND ARCTIC REGIONS OF ALASKA
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- South East Alaska is also know as the “Alaska
Panhandle”.- Southeast Alaska has
over a 1,000 islands- It’s part of the Alexander
Archipelago- 3 of the 5 cities in Alaska
are located in the panhandle
- There are hardly any roads in the Pan Handle,
only two cities can be reached by car
SOUTH EAST ALASKA
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Climate- warm and rainyGeography- Major Cities- Juneau, Haines, Sitka, Skagway,
Wrangell, Ketchikan, Petersburg, & Yakutat.Population- 74,423 people
Demographics- 74.8% White, 0.8% African American, 11.4% Native American, 4.7% Asian, 0.4% Pacific Islander, 1.1%
other racesEconomy & Industry- Commercial fishing and Tourism.
Salmon is a economic powerhouse for Southeast Alaska.
SOUTHEAST ALASKA
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SOUTHEAST ALASKA
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Climate- Cool, Cloudy, Foggy & BreezyGeography- about 121 towns and villages
Demographics- about 58.1% Alaska NativesPopulation- 53,349 people
Industry and Economics-Fisheries, oil and gas industriesExtra info- It is one of the richest places for salmon. They don’t have animals bigger than a fox. Most of the area is
only accessible by air, sea or river.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA
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PICTURES OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA
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Geography- The major city is Anchorage. Other towns are Palmer, Kenai, Wasilla, Soldotna, Homer, Seward, Valdez,
and Cordova.Climate- the climate in South Central Alaska is subarctic.Population- over half of Alaska’s population lives in South
Central Alaska- 298,842 people.Economy and Industry- Sport fishing, tourism, oil and gas
industries.Extra Information- Juneau is the Capital of Alaska but
Anchorage is the most populated.
SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA
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PICTURES OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA
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Geography- Interior Alaska is home to Fairbanks Alaska ( home of one of the most popular colleges in Alaska).
Interior Alaska has lots of braided rivers such as the Yukon River.
Climate- The temperature in Interior Alaska’s average ranges from -12 in the winter to 65 in the summer. The
weather there is so extreme do to the Chinook Wind effects.Population- 93,779 people
Demographics- About 36.2% of the people in Interior Alaska are Alaska Native.
Economy and Industry- Military, North Slope oil fields, tourism, and mining.
INTERIOR ALASKA
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PICTURES OF INTERIOR ALASKA
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Geography- Arctic Alaska is home of the popular village, Barrow. Arctic Alaska consists of lots of villages.
Population- 10,500 peopleDemographics- Arctic Alaska consists mostly of native
Alaskan because its where a lot of the native villages are.Climate-the climate of Arctic Alaska is probably the coldest
out of all the regions. Its almost always cold and dark.Economy and Industry- mining, oil and gas.
Extra Information- Arctic Alaska is also popularly known as the “Far North”. It is a flat treeless tundra.
ARCTIC ALASKA
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PICTURES OF ARCTIC ALASKA
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http://home.earthlink.net/~pfeiffer/Sitka-1.htm http://www.labor.state.ak.us/research/pop/popest.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southeast_Alaska http://www.sikumi.com/seak-towns.html
http://www.alaska-fishing-vacation-advisor.com/alaska-climate-zones.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southwest_Alaska http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southcentral_Alaska http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_Alaska
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Interior http://www.city-data.com/us-cities/The-West/Fairbanks-Economy.html
http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ak/state/region-farnorth.html
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