Alaska is located between Canada and the United States, becoming a U.S. state in 1959. It has extreme weather ranging from 30°C summers to -52°C winters and is greatly impacted by global warming. Alaska has 16 organized boroughs as well as unorganized areas and is sparsely populated, with Anchorage as its largest city. Key industries include fishing, mining, tourism, and oil and gas extraction.

1. Alaska Laura Santiago Vel ázquez

2. Geography Next to Canada and Northwest of the United States It became a state of the United States of America on January 3, 1959

3. Geography Capital: Juneau Language: English, Spanish, Alaskan Indigenous, and Russian, it does not have an official language.

4. Climate It has extremely weathers. The summers can reach to 30° C Winter can reach under -52° C. Global warming is affecting Alaska more than any other place on the Earth. The streets which are on the permafrost (on ice) is melting rapidly. aurora boreal

5. Government Alaska is divided in boroughs. It has sixteen organized boroughs. Part of Alaska is not divided and it is called unorganized boroughs. The unorganized boroughs are used for the public and for education. The largest city of Alaska is Anchorage.

6. The Purchase THE PURCHASE Secretary of State William H. Seward arranged for the United States to purchase Alaska from Russia in 1867 for 7.2 million dollars, or 2 cents per acre."

7. Symbols GEM Alaska’s state gem is jade. Alaska has large deposits of the gem, including an entire mountain of jade on the Seward Peninsula.

8. Culture There are many public schools and universities. The state also has many historical museums. Many festivals and theaters are celebrated by the Humanity Counsel of Alaska . Cry of the Wild Man, Russian origin The Indian-Eskimo Olympics, and Dog sleigh races.

9. Places to Visit The Alaska Panhandle is the most populated area of the state of Alaska, which, as a whole, is the most sparsely-populated state in the U.S., with about just 665,000 residents. Of those, approximately 73,000 live in the Panhandle.

10. Economy Agriculture: Seafood, nursery stock, dairy products, vegetables, livestock. Industry: Petroleum and natural gas, gold and other mining, food processing, lumber and wood products, tourism.

11. Conclusion Alaska is a beautiful state with lots of interesting places. (National Park of Denali and Mount McKinley) We should help prevent it from being destroyed with the global warming effects. Do your share and prevent contamination!