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Alaska A Land In Motion
Alaska A Land In Motion
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Alaska a land in motion (Part 1)
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What do traditional native peoples use to explain the world?
nature
Songs
Chickens
stories
2
Which animal live on the tundra?
Caribou
Mice
Swans
All of these.
3
Two groups of native Alaskans?
Indian
Inuit
Eskimo
Athabaskan
4
What is "climate"?
What the weather is like over a long period of time.
What the ground is like is an area.
What the weather smells like.
The same as weather.
5
There are lots of glaciers in Alaska. About how many?
100,000
20,000
1500
250,000
6
How large is Alaska?
59,000 square miles
591,000 square miles
5,910,000 square miles
5,900 square miles
7
Winters are long and cold. Summers are short, but hot. Not much rain or snow.
Arctic Climate
Transitional climate
Continental Climate
Maritime Climate
8
Where might you find Black spruce, Willow and Muskeg?
Near a glacier
A mountain
Near a river
Boreal forest
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Summers are cool or a little warm. It is often stormy. Lots of rain and snow.
Transitional climate
Continental Climate
Maritime Climate
Arctic Climate
10
What is baleen?
A kind of Russian church.
A kind of Russian alcohol.
A type of fiber from a whale.
A type of oil.
11
What is Alaska famous for?
Salmon
All of these
Oil
Glaciers
12
Where are the Aleutian islands?
North of Alaska
South central Alaska
South West of Alaska
Near Russia
13
I have short summers, and get very little rain or snow.
Transitional climate
Continental Climate
Maritime Climate
Arctic Climate
14
What does "geography" mean?
The study of the earth (Geo).
The study of Alaska
A kind of math
The study of earth and the living things on it.
15
When a glacier melts, it leaves piles of dirt and rocks called...
Rock forests
Moraine
Rock beds
Moritile
16
What is special about lake Iliamna?
It is the Largest lake in Alaska
It is the smallest lake in Alaska.
It is the largest lake in the United States
It is the most visited lake in Alaska
17
What did Russian people want from Alaska?
Snow
Sea Otter pelts
Spruce trees
..to help native people live better.
18
What is the "Ring of Fire"?
A place to shoot guns
A place with lots of earthquakes and volcanoes.
A type of spicy chicken
A beautiful red ring.
19
How many lakes are there in Alaska?
about 1,000,000
Chicken.
more than 3,000,000
about 570
20
What country is Alaska closest to, but not touching?
Canada
Japan
Russia
The United States
21
What are some of the important mountain ranges in Alaska (Check more than one)
Ptarmigan Range
Brooks Range
Alaska Range
Kenai mountains
22
Summers are a little warm or cool. Winters are very cold. A little rain and snow.
Arctic Climate
Continental Climate
Maritime Climate
Transitional climate
23
What is a "Plateau"?
A mountain or hill with a flat top.
Another name for a tall mountain.
A part of land that is surrounded by three sides of water
A strange word.
24
What is "Permafrost"?
Nothing, My dad just made that word up!
Frost on your house's windows.
Frozen earth that never thaws.
Frost that is on the top of the ground
25
How much did the United States pay for Alaska?
7.2 million dollars
2 cents a chicken
7.2 dollars
2 cents a hector
