Education World ® Social Sciences/Geography Center Building a Working Community in the Classroom One Teacher s Experience Explore a wealth of excellent alaska resources on this virtual tour. http://www.education-world.com/soc_sci/geography/index.shtml
Anchorage: Weather And Much More From Answers.com An·chor·age ( ang k?rij ) A city of southern alaska on Cook Inlet geography. Anchorage. City in south-central alaska; largest city in the state. http://www.answers.com/topic/anchorage-alaska
Extractions: showHide_TellMeAbout2('false'); Business Entertainment Games Health ... More... On this page: Dictionary Encyclopedia Weather Local Time Geography WordNet Wikipedia Best of Web Mentioned In Or search: - The Web - Images - News - Blogs - Shopping Anchorage Dictionary An·chor·age Äng kÉr-Äj A city of southern Alaska on Cook Inlet south-southwest of Fairbanks. Founded in 1915 as construction headquarters for the Alaska Railroad, it is the largest city in the state. Population: 270,000. Encyclopedia Anchorage Äng kÉrÄj ) , city (1990 pop. 226,338), Anchorage census div., S central Alaska, a port at the head of Cook Inlet; inc. 1920. It is the largest city in the state, the administrative and commercial heart of S central and W Alaska, one of the nation's key defense centers, and a vital transportation hub. Glenn Highway connects the city to the Alaska Highway and the Parks Highway. The international airport is a regular stop on intercontinental and transpolar flights. The city includes two U.S. military bases, Fort Richardson and Elmendorf Air Force Base. Anchorage is also the headquarters for the major oil and gas companies in Alaska. With oil discoveries in Cook Inlet in the late 1950s, and the discovery of massive petroleum and natural gas reserves in the Prudhoe Bay region in 1968, the population has more than quadrupled. Tourism has also increased dramatically, largely due to improvements in transportation and the creation of numerous national parks. Anchorage was founded (1915) as construction headquarters for the Alaska RR and grew as a railroad town. It also became a fishing center, a market and supply point for gold-mining regions to the north, and the metropolis for the coal mining and farming of the Matanuska valley. World War II brought the establishment of the large military bases and the enormous growth of air and rail traffic. The city suffered severe damage in the 1964 earthquake. Points of interest include Earthquake Park and several notable museums. The annual Iditarod Race (see under
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Extractions: Alaska Scenes Alaska is the largest state in the United States, with an area of 586,000 square miles roughly twice that of Texas and roughly one fifth the size of the lower 48 states combined. Alaska's tidal shoreline is estimated at more than 47,000 miles, more than that of the other 49 states combined. Anchorage, with a population of about 260,000, is Alaska's largest city. It is so much bigger than other communities in the state that other Alaskans like to say Anchorage is only 20 minutes from Alaska. More than half the state's population lives within a radius of 50 miles of Anchorage. The nearby communities of Eagle River, Wasilla, Palmer and Girdwood (Eagle River and Girdwood are officially part of the municipality) have growing populations of Anchorage commuters. Fairbanks is the second largest city, with a population of about 85,000, followed by Juneau, the state capital, with a population of about 30,000.
CyberSleuthkids: United States - Alaska Juneau City An encyclopedia article about the capital of alaska, Juneau. Information about alaska state geography, topography, and climate. http://cybersleuth-kids.com/sleuth/Geography/United_States/Alaska/
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Extractions: Search for books and more related to Alaska Facts and Figures Quick information and statistics for Alaska Encarta Search Search Encarta about Alaska Editors' Picks Great books about your topic, Alaska ... Click here Advertisement document.write(' Encyclopedia Article Multimedia 22 items Dynamic Map Map of Alaska Article Outline Introduction Physical Geography Economic Activities The People of Alaska ... History I Print Preview of Section Alaska , northernmost and westernmost state of the United States, and the largest state of the Union. It occupies the extreme northwestern region of the North American continent and is separated from Asia by the 82-km- (51-mi-) wide Bering Strait. Alaska has belonged to the United States since 1867, when it was bought from Russia by Secretary of State William H. Seward
Rudy Brueggemann's Alaska Photo Essay More than any other feature, Anchorage is blessed with amazing geography, front lines at the citys public health clinics, the mean streets for alaskas http://www.rudyfoto.com/alaskahome.html
Extractions: My Own Private Alaska For outsiders, Alaska is magical. That was dramatically demonstrated to me in December 2004 in Cairo. At an Internet café a day before my departure, I met a German journalist. He asked, where are you from. I replied, Alaska. His eyes grew wide, and he appeared stunned. I laughed. For him, Alaska was an exotic, wild land. But, for me, Alaska was then, and is now, truly home. I moved here in 2004, driving the Alcan highway from Seattle, to take a new job in Anchorage. I came with legitimate concerns about Alaskas winters, its unfair ratio of men to women, and its hyper-conservative political culture. But, I also knew what I was in for. During the summer of 1992, I lived in Sitka, in the states Southeast, where I worked as a newspaper reporter. To my surprise, I sailed through my first Alaska winter 2004-05 in Anchorage without a hitch, thanks mainly to my love of skate skiing and perhaps a love of winter Ill credit to my Finnish genes. My latest home town, Anchorage, is the states largest city. Some ridicule the biggest northern metropolis of the United States as Los Anchorage, as the community sprawls wildly on a peninsula at the base of the scenic Chugach Mountains. For all its many illssoulless shopping centers, the absence of a coherent urban design, the utter dominance of automobilesthe city still has many charms. For instance, I share the city with some 300,000 souls and several hundred urban moose, who are both cute and annoying on city trails and streets. Where else can you see moose running through the downtown of a small-to-mid-sized city. Well, this happens in Anchorage.
Yukon Social Studies Geography Dawson City The Klondike Visitors Association Not only is this a good tourism page The Yukon/alaska Community History Project Here you will find http://www.archaeolink.com/yukon_social_studies_geography.htm
Extractions: Yukon People History Social Studies Home Alberta Social Studies British Columbia Social Studies Manitoba Social Studies ... Yukon Social Studies Learn about Ancient Canada in Canadian Archaeology , province by province. Go to Yukon Capital City Yukon Tourism CanadaInfo: Provinces and Territories: Yukon Territory A brief overview including symbols, short description, downloads and a few famous people. A good website for the younger student. - illustrated - From CanadaInfo - Dawson City - The Klondike Visitors Association Not only is this a good tourism page, it is a good source for Yukon history. If you strike it rich, you have my full permission to come rescue me from my enslavement to this computer. - illustrated - From the Klondike Visitors Association - http://www.dawsoncity.org/ Department of Environment Learn about how the government of the Yukon oversees the management of the natural environment. There is information about wild life, hunting and fishing, environmental assessment and protection plus a lot more. - illustrated - From Government of Yukon - http://www.environmentyukon.gov.yk.ca/main/index.shtml
City Of Nome, Alaska Comprehensive, indepth data for each community in alaska Thousands of articles, latest news, current events, cultures, geography, history, life, http://www.nomealaska.org/library/
Extractions: For homeschoolers the library is available from 11:00 a.m. to Noon each Wednesday. The library is a good place to meet with other homeschoolers, and a great way for the kids to learn how to use a library. (It's a good idea to call in advance so that the downstairs door will be opened.) Library Services
Inupiaq [Inupiat] - Alaska Native Cultural Profile Barrow alaska, the most northern US city, is located within the NSB Preceding early European impact Inupiaq communities extended from the Norton Sound, http://nnlm.gov/pnr/ethnomed/inupiaq.html
Extractions: Medline Plus - Consumer Health Information **NOTE**: When searching for information concerning Alaska Natives you may need to incorporate the term "Eskimo". There are many Indigenous peoples native to the Arctic whom do not consider themselves "Eskimos" and the very term "Eskimo" may be problematic. However, the term Alaska Native or using only a specific tribal name [i.e. Inupiaq], may often yield poor search results.
USIA - Portrait Of The USA, Ch. 2 This chapter examines American geography, history, and customs through the filters Such meetings still function in many New England communities today. http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/facts/factover/ch2.htm
Extractions: high temperatures on a given day in the United States to reach 70 degrees Fahrenheit (about 40 degrees Celsius). The United States owes much of its national character and its wealth to its good fortune in having such a large and varied landmass to inhabit and cultivate. Yet the country still exhibits marks of regional identity, and one way Americans cope with the size of their country is to think of themselves as linked geographically by certain traits, such as New England self-reliance, southern hospitality, midwestern wholesomeness, western mellowness. This chapter examines American geography, history, and customs through the filters of six main regions: New England , made up of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. The Middle Atlantic , comprising New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland. The South , which runs from Virginia south to Florida and west as far as central Texas. This region also includes West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, and parts of Missouri and Oklahoma. The Midwest , a broad collection of states sweeping westward from Ohio to Nebraska and including Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, parts of Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Kansas, and eastern Colorado.
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Extractions: ALABAMA COURSE OF STUDY: GEOGRAPHY "This one-semester study of geography in the Seventh Grade emphasizes the knowledge and skills necessary to develop a geographic perspective. By the end of this course, students should understand the fundamental physical and human patterns on the Earth's surface as well as the processes that created these patterns. Representative areas of the world should be selected for detailed studies of the content standards. In this course students learn how to apply a geographic perspective to the past, present, and future. This Seventh Grade study of geography supports the study of world history in the Eighth and Ninth Grades as well as the study of U.S. history in the Tenth and Eleventh Grades. The six essential elements of geography are used to organize the content standards. Geographic skills and perspectives ( Geography for Life , 1994) are interwoven throughout the content standards." ( Alabama Course of Study Social Studies , Bulletin 1998, No 18, p. 72.) Geographic Elements The World in Spatial Terms The structuring of geographic information, the ordering of knowledge into real and mental maps, and the spatial analysis of that information.
The Largest City And Cities In Area In The U.S.A. - Geography The largest city in the US in area, from your About.com Guide. Urban, Retail, and Transportation geography collection of articles. cities Urban http://geography.about.com/library/misc/bllgcity.htm
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Census Geography The primary legal division of every state except alaska and Louisiana. New for Census 2000 are city and borough and municipality, which serve as http://www.temple.edu/ssdl/census_geography.htm
Extractions: ICPSR Direct Site Map Data Resources Analyze Data on the Web ... Home Census geography provides the framework for interpreting, analyzing, and understanding census data. The Census Bureau classifies all geographic entities into two broad categories: legal and administrative entities, and statistical entities. Legal/Administrative entities generally originate from charters, laws, treaties, resolutions, or court decisions. They include: Congressional District. One of the 435 areas from which people are elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. County. The primary legal division of every state except Alaska and Louisiana. A number of geographic entities are not legally designated as a county, but are recognized by the Census Bureau as equivalent to a county for data presentation purposes. These include the boroughs, city and boroughs, municipalities, and census areas in Alaska; parishes in Louisiana; and cities that are independent of any county in Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, and Virginia. They also include the municipios in Puerto Rico, districts and islands in American Samoa, municipalities in the Northern Mariana Islands, and islands in the Virgin Islands of the United States. Because they contain no primary legal divisions, the Census Bureau treats the District of Columbia and Guam each as equivalent to a county (as well as equivalent to a state) for data presentation purposes. In American Samoa, a county is a minor civil division.
Alaska History Toolbox Locating information on alaska s cities and towns can be a daunting task due to alaska Community Information Summaries. EXCELLENT source of information http://www.kpbsd.k12.ak.us/akhistory/aktools.htm
Extractions: Welcome to the Alaska Studies Teacher's Toolbox; a place to start your internet search for resources to help teach Alaska related subjects to your students. You'll find links to historical sites, science, geography, and other subject areas as well as museums and government agencies with valuable information. Don't miss the lesson plans written by teachers, and watch for this area to grow steadily. A growing number of Alaska related sites are becoming more and more interactive and change on a regular basis. You'll want to have a computer in the classroom when you use these, and be sure to check back often! Alaska: The Greatland from National Geographic Alaska Weather Information and Forecasts for Nearly Everywhere! Current Alaska Weather (interactive map from UAF) Ask a Historian Do you have a question about then national parks, the National Park Service or American history? Ask one of our historians listed below. Just click on the name of the person you want to contact and send your question by e. mail. Filson's "Pan for Gold" Database Our Pan for Gold databases contain information on individuals who were in the Yukon during the Gold Rush years.
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Extractions: Saguaro National Park is located in southern Arizona, near the growing city of Tucson, the state's second largest city. More than 900,000 people live in Tucson's metropolitan area. Saguaro National Park is located in the eastern portion of the Sonoran Desert ( see map ). The Sonoran Desert is found in southern Arizona and northern Mexico, edging into southern California. The adjacent Colorado Desert (named after the river) in southern California, is considered by some experts to be a subdivision of the Sonoran Desert. The Colorado Desert also crosses over into Arizona and extends down into Baja California. The saguaro cacti is probably the most famous plant and symbol of the Sonoran Desert. It cannot be found anywhere else in the world. It occurs throughout much of the Sonoran Desert's range, but does not occur in the Colorado Desert. Saguaro National Park (named after the cactus) contains exceptional stands of saguaro cacti, and their protection is one of the main reasons for establishment of the park. The geography of Saguaro National Park is unique in that the city of Tucson effectively divides the park into two divisions, east and west (
Government Of Yukon - Yukon At A Glance - Communities communities Whitehorse Capital city and administrative, Beaver Creek Westernmost community in Canada, Kilometre 1934, alaska Highway. http://www.gov.yk.ca/yukonglance/communities.html
Extractions: Advanced Search Contact Us Site Map Fran§ais ... Yukon at a Glance The Yukon covers 483,450 square kilometres. All Yukon communities are south of the Arctic Circle and are accessible by road except for Old Crow which is a traditional native community 185 kilometres south of the Arctic coast. Whitehorse : Capital city and administrative, transportation and communications centre of the Yukon. Kilometre 1489, Alaska Highway. Popular tourist attractions include the S.S. Klondike sternwheeler, MacBride Museum, Miles Canyon, Yukon Gardens, log skyscrapers, and Whitehorse fish ladder. Watson Lake: Highway community 10 kilometres from the southern border of the Yukon. Kilometre 1019, Alaska Highway. Tourism, lumber, mineral exploration and wilderness outfitting form Watson Lake's economic base. Watson Lake signposts and Alaska Highway history display are the major attractions. Dawson City: Centre of the Klondike goldrush. Placer gold mining and tourism are the major economic activities. Attractions include Parks Canada's restored Palace Grande Theatre, Post Office, Robert Service's cabin and Gold Dredge #4. Diamond Tooth Gerties is also a popular attraction. Faro: A mining town, located northeast of Whitehorse, on the Robert Campbell Highway. Faro was built in 1970 to support open pit lead and zinc mining operations. Fannin sheep viewing stations are situated near the town.
About Alaska Fairbanks and Juneau are alaska s midsize communities. Anchorage is a unique city. Locals say alaska is only half an hour from Anchorage! It s true! http://www.sesa.org/sesa/agency/alaska.html
Extractions: Alaska is America's largest and most diverse state, and offers an extraordinary variety of opportunities for specialist teachers, related service providers and mild disability special educators. Specialist teaching positions are not limited to SESA. They may be found in school districts throughout the state. Alaska's fifty-four school districts and numerous geographic, cultural, and climatic regions afford Cheechakos (newcomers) an inviting array of settings in which to work, live and play. Rural Alaska is virtually exploding with new services and technology. Some of the best equipped schools in the country are found in Alaskan villages, and many boast excellent teacher housing and support services. Generally situated on the beautiful bays and rivers of rural and remote Alaska, villages and the country surrounding them represent the "real Alaska" to insiders. Village schools attract special educators and classroom teachers who enjoy cross-cultural friendships and experiences, and who respect the values and traditions of Alaska's Native cultures. Larger than villages, Alaska's small towns offer unique Alaskan lifestyles. "Northern Exposure" and "Cicely" were fiction, but there are real towns scattered throughout the state, each infused with the recreational, cultural, historical and ecological individuality of its particular region. Often these small towns are hubs for transportation, retail businesses and social services which offer options and conveniences rarely found in Lower 48 communities of similar size.
