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Who are Alaska's people? What is it like to grow up and live in the northernmost state? Learn about Alaska by clicking on the link below the questions.
1.
Go to "Alaska Facts and Trivia." a) How did Alaska
become part of the United States?
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b) What are the three groups of Alaska natives?
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c) How much of Alaska lies inside the Arctic Circle?
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http://www.50states.com/facts/alaska.htm
2. Read The History of Fairbanks. Read about the city's
history. a) Who Founded Fairbanks? b) Why did
people come to settle
in the city?
a)
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b)
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http://fairbanks-alaska.com/fairbanks-history.htm
3.
Compare Corvallis to Fairbanks. a) When was Corvallis founded?
b) Is your city older or
younger than Fairbanks?
c)
Who made the first land claims in Corvallis? d) What does Corvallis mean?
a)
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b)
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c)
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d)
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http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Corvallis,_Oregon
http://www.citytowninfo.com/places/oregon/corvallis
4.
Follow the link to find out today's weather in Fairbanks. a)
What is the temperature? b) Is it warmer or colder where
you live?
a)
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b)
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http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?zoneid=AKZ222
http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Corvallis&state=OR&site=PQR&textField1=44.5647&textField2=-123.261&e=0
5. What is the image on Alaska’s quarter?______________________________________________________________________________________
http://www.theus50.com/
6. Where did Alaska get its
name?
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7. What are the images on the state flag, and what do
they represent? (Don't click on The Alaska Flag Story)
http://www.alaska.gov/kids/
Now that you know a little about
life in Fairbanks and in Alaska, visit another city
or town in Alaska. Use Microsoft Word to Write a postcard to a friend telling about
the town or city. You can
find information about towns on the first two links, photos on the
third link and Denali National Park on the last link:
http://www.travelalaska.com/Destinations/Communities.aspx
http://www.commerce.state.ak.us/dcra/commdb/CF_CIS.htm
http://www.commerce.state.ak.us/dca/photos/comm_list.cfm
http://www.nps.gov/dena/