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Discover Alaska Viewing Guide

Directions: While viewing the 75 minute video, "Discover Alaska,"
pay close attention to hear the answers to the following questions. 1/2 pt. each = 15 points total. 1. 2. 3. The Yukon is the ___4th____ longest river in North America. Of the 20 highest mountains in the U.S., how many are in Alaska? 17 Almost every town and village in SE began for 1 of 3 reasons. Name 2 of them. a. ties to a native settlement b. gold rush 4. What 3 main Native Alaska groups traditionally live in SE Alaska? a. Haida b. Tlingit c. Tsimshian 5. 6. 7. Who were the people that would change their lives forever? Russian adventurers Who did they bring along as slaves? Aleuts What are the main industries in the community of Ketchikan? Timber, tourism, and commercial fishing. 8. Who was the Russian governor of Alaska? Aleksandr A. Baranov 9. Who were Joe Juneau and Richard Harris? Miners, they were the founder of Juneau. 10. What discovery brought the first people to Alaska? Fur trade 11. Whose tombstones say that they are buried in Skagways local

Name _Sharmine_Kan____________ cemetery? Jefferson R. Smith and Frank H. Reid 12. What is Talkeetna a major staging area for? Climbers attempting to scale Mt. McKinley and other peaks in the Alaska Range. 13. What mine is located at Hatcher Pass? Independence Mine 14. What glacier flows out of the Chugach Mountains? Matinuska Glacier 15. What river does that glacier feed? Matinuska River 16. How was the Interior of Alaska created? From great rivers between Alaska Range and Brooks Range creating low lands. 17. What is the second largest city in the state of Alaska? Fairbanks 18. Describe the "notorious weather extremes" that are experienced in the Interior. In the winter 40 to 50 degrees bellow zero and the sun is up only for three hours, its easy to see why people can get cabin fever easily. 19. Denali is so tall that it creates its own what? Weather patterns. 20. How many people have died climbing Denali? 75 people plus. 21. At mid-winter, for how long will the sun disappear in the Arctic? 67 days 22. What is the annual amount of precipitation in some areas of the Arctic? 4 or 5 inches annually. 23. What is Americas most northern community? Barrow 24. How many miles does the pipeline cover? 800 miles 25. How many streams and rivers does the trans-Alaska pipeline cross? 800 26. How many mountain ranges does the trans-Alaska pipeline cross? Three. 27. A lot of people like to visit the McNeil River to take photos - Why? A viewing area for brown bears are there.

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28. The "Land of 10,000 Smokes" can be found in what region of Alaska? Southwest. 29. How many miles long are the Aleutian Islands? 1,000 miles 30. What is the largest island of the state? Kodiak