Alaska is the largest state in the United States, located in the northwest of North America. It was purchased from Russia in 1867 and became a state in 1959. Alaska has a varied climate from warm summers to cold winters. The state relies heavily on industries like fishing, mining, and tourism. Some of its major cities are Anchorage, Juneau, and Fairbanks. Alaska is home to over 100 active volcanoes and is known for natural attractions like the Northern Lights.

1. Alaska
By: Ben Snouffer & Anthony Weaver
Business Presentations
October 9th, 2013

2. Table of Contents
Alaska Map
Basic Information
History I
History II
Geographical Location
Climate
Tourist Attractions
Major Industries
Major Cities
Natural Resources
Alaska State Symbols
Major Colleges
Famous Natives
Volcanoes
Citations I
Citations II

4. Basic Information
● Juneau
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● The Last Frontier
● Population of 731,449
● 54% of United States

5. History
● Purchased from Russia for $7.2 million
dollars (2 cents an acre)
● 49th state
● Largest state of the United States

6. 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

7. 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

8. Climate
● 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

9. Tourist Attractions
● The Alaska Zoo
● The Aurora Borealis or Northern lights
● Earthquake Park

10. Major Industries
● Animal and Mineral Resources
● Dairy, crabs, fish, forestry, fur, etc…
● Mining
● Ecotourism

11. Major Cities
● Anchorage-295,570 People
● Juneau-35,556 People
● Fairbanks-32,312 People
● Ketchikan-8,119 People

12. Alaska State Symbols
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Animal: Moose
Bird: Alaska Willow Ptarmigan
Fish: King Salmon
Flower: Wild Native Forget-Me-Not
Motto: “North to the future”

13. Natural Resources
● Oil, natural gas,mining and other natural
resources, fish and game
● Forestry mainly of Hemlock and Sitka
spruce.

14. Major Colleges
● University of Alaska Anchorage
● University of Alaska Fairbanks
● University of Alaska Southeast
● Alaska Pacific University

15. Famous Natives
● Sarah Palin
● Balto
● Joe Juneau

16. Volcanoes
● Over 100 volcanoes
● Make up 80% of all active volcanoes in
the U.S.
● Active since last 2 million years.

18. Citations
www.wildalaskatravel.com
www.en.wikepedia.org
www.destination360.com
www.toursaver.com
www.planningyournexttrip.com
www.worldatlas.com
www.travel.nationalgeographic.com
www.en.wikipedia.org
www.awesomealaska.com
www.uaa.alaska.edu

19. Citations
www.en.wikipedia.org
www.askville.amazon.com
www.research.stlouisfed.org
www.alaskaphotographics.com
www.flickriver.com