1. Alaska
By: Zachary Jones and Levi
Wilhide

2. State Capitol
● The capital of Alaska is Juneau
● Official website for Alaska is www.
alaska.gov

3. History of Alaska
● 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

4. Geographic Location
● East of Russia
● Northwest of canada

5. State Flag

6. Population
● population as of 2011 , 722,718
● population in 1890's , 32, 052

7. Geographical Size
586,412 square miles
(1,518,800 km^2)

8. Major industries and resources
Lumber and natural gas are there major
industries
Resources include timber, gold,natural gas
and coal.

9. Alaska's Climate
● Lowest temperature -30 degrees F
● Highest temperature 80 degrees F
● Average temperature is 30 degrees F

10. Alaska's Natural Resources
● Forestry
● Oil and Gas
● Fishing
● Mining

11. Major Cities and Colleges
1. Juneau - Alaska State Capitol

12. Major Cities
2. Nome
3. Fairbanks
4. Anchorage
5. Ketchikan

13. Major Colleges
● University of Alaska
○ University of Alaska Juneau
○ University of Alaska Nome
○ University of Alaska Fairbanks
○ University of Alaska Anchorage
● Alaska Pacific University

14. Current Events - Sarah Palin
● Was Alaska Governor
● Ran for Vice President of United States
● She didn't win

15. Sarah Palin
Her thoughts on Foreign Policies.

16. Famous People
● Ray Mala - Actor
● Sydney Lawrence - Famous Painter
● Margaret Elizabeth Bell - Author
● Virgil F. Partch - Cartoonist
● Sarah Palin

17. State Motto
● North to the Future

18. State Flower, Animal, and Bird
● Flower - Alpine Forget-Me-Not
● Bird - Willow Ptarmigan
● Animal - Moose

19. Willow Ptarmigan

20. State Nickname
● The Last Frontier

21. Other Facts
● Alaska's long cool summers are good for
growing huge vegetables

22. Citations
http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2011/12/28/murkowski-pushes-for-hollywood-walk-of-fame-star-for-ray-mala-the-
eskimo-clark-gable-6841
http://www.alaska.gov/
http://alaska.org/
http://www.alaska.com/
http://www.alaska.com/about/weather/
http://instaar.colorado.edu/QGISL/AGCA/patterns_tmp.html
http://pphotography-blog.blogspot.com/2012/01/forget-me-not-flower.html
http://www.birdzilla.com/state-based-information2/alaska-3004.html
http://www.zooinphoto.com/MOOSE
http://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/asp/curevnts.htm