Alaska

by Julia Huber

A state of the U.S.A

Alaska

Motto

Quiz

Animals

Landscape

Climate

Traditions

History 2

History 1

Data

Facts

Map

Video

contents

01

alaska

Section 01

General Facts

STATE MOTTO

"North to the Future"

Where is it?

Apart from the US

"The Great Land"

US Dollar

Juneau

English and 20 indigenous american languages

733.391 / 0.4 people per km²

1.717.854 km²

Basics

Facts about Alaska

• 84% English
• 3.5% Spanish
• 5.2% Alaska Native languages

People speaking the language

DATa

How many people speak what language

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Section 02

History & traditions

1776

1741

The U.S. became independent

Gold was discovered in Alaska, so many people arrived there to search for it

1784

First Russian settlement in Alaska was established on Kodiak Island

Russian made the first "discovery" of Alaska

History of Alaska

U.S. purchased Alaska for $7.2 million

1867

1959

Alaska became the 49th State

1942

Japan invaded the Islands Attu and Kiska, but the US got them back a year later

1900

The Capital of Alaska was moved from Sitka to Juneau

Oil is discovered and plans begin to build a pipeline to the North Slope to recover it

Food

Clothing

Dance

Music

Tattoo

Traditions

Houses

Food & more

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Section 03

climate &Landscape

warmest and wettest part of Alaska

warmer summer

milder winters

subarctic climate

not rising at all, or shining all day long

short cool summers

long cold winters

arctic climate

20°C-10°C

2.2°C-55°C

South

North

climate

snow and flowers

Landscape

forests, fjords, mountains, lakes, rivers, glaciers, coast, tundra

Bear

Whale

Caribou

Wildlife

Animals

salmon, moose, caribou, bears, whales, bison, puffins, jellyfish

1. What is the motto of Alaska?

2. What is the most spoken language and how many people speak it? 3. Name three typical animals of Alaska

Do you remember?

Quiz