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Alaska By: Ben Snouffer & Anthony Weaver Business Presentations October 9th, 2013
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This is a presentation on the state of Alaska. Information in this slide contains facts from history to geographical features and tourist attractions to major colleges and cities.
Transcript of Alaska
Alaska By: Ben Snouffer & Anthony Weaver
Business PresentationsOctober 9th, 2013
Alaska MapBasic Information History I History IIGeographical LocationClimateTourist AttractionsMajor Industries
Table of Contents Major CitiesNatural ResourcesAlaska State SymbolsMajor Colleges Famous NativesVolcanoesCitations ICitations II
● Juneau
● The Last Frontier
● Population of 731,449
● 54% of United States
Basic Information http://www.schooltube.com/video/9162d9f75c26419189a7/Alaska's%20Flag
● Purchased from Russia for $7.2 million dollars (2 cents an acre)
● 49th state
● Largest state of the United States
History
● 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
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
● 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
● The Alaska Zoo
● The Aurora Borealis or Northern lights
● Earthquake Park
Tourist Attractions
● Animal and Mineral Resources
● Dairy, crabs, fish, forestry, fur, etc…
● Mining
● Ecotourism
Major Industries
● Anchorage-295,570 People
● Juneau-35,556 People
● Fairbanks-32,312 People
● Ketchikan-8,119 People
Major Cities
● Animal: Moose● Bird: Alaska Willow Ptarmigan ● Fish: King Salmon● Flower: Wild Native Forget-Me-Not● Motto: “North to the future”
Alaska State Symbols
● Oil, natural gas,mining and other natural resources, fish and game
● Forestry mainly of Hemlock and Sitka spruce.
Natural Resources
● University of Alaska Anchorage
● University of Alaska Fairbanks
● University of Alaska Southeast
● Alaska Pacific University
Major Colleges
● Sarah Palin
● Balto
● Joe Juneau
Famous Natives
● Over 100 volcanoes
● Make up 80% of all active volcanoes in the U.S.
● Active since last 2 million years.
Volcanoes
www.wildalaskatravel.com www.en.wikepedia.orgwww.destination360.comwww.toursaver.comwww.planningyournexttrip.comwww.worldatlas.comwww.travel.nationalgeographic.comwww.en.wikipedia.orgwww.awesomealaska.comwww.uaa.alaska.edu
Citations
www.en.wikipedia.orgwww.askville.amazon.comwww.research.stlouisfed.orgwww.alaskaphotographics.comwww.flickriver.com
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