ALASKA
Snow falls, polar bears run freely and norther lights. Did you guess what I was talking about? Alaska of course. I chose Alaska for all these reasons. I like a Alaska because there is such beautiful scenery and wolfs. I knew that alaska was cold but, I had no idea how cold. Before this report I thought that alaska was just a place with snow and ice. There is lots of confusion on this state. I would like to tell you alaska in so much more interesting than you think. I will talk to you about Alaska’s geography, climate, people and much more! Did Juneau that Alaska’s capital is Juneau? It’s kind of hard to pronounce but it is like June and no. This state borders no states it does border Canada. Anchorage
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He was not sent to find a state he was sent to find an ice-free passage way. On January 3, 1959 Alaska entered the union as the 49th state. when William Seward, secretary of state under President Andrew Johnson, negotiated a deal to buy the 586,000-square-mile area from Russia for $7.2 million, less than 2 cents per. By: THE LEARNING NETWORK January 4th 2012 …show more content…
It struck at a 9.2 on the richter scale. After the quake there was major tsunami It hurt lots of people. And it destroyed a lot of building. Scientist had no idea why this occurred so, they studied this for month. They learned so much about earthquakes. The scientist told some people to leave their town. CLIMATE
The average amount it snows in Alaska is 79 inches! The average climate is 40F-50F. The midnight sun lets people in Alaska long days to enjoy the summer. Most of the time in alaska you would have to get stronger tires and wake up early to shovel your driveway.
In Alaska there are some huge blizzards. The blizzards are so strong they once broke a house. All flights had canceled and 3 ship sank in the local harbor. It was all due to the weight of snow. The snow scared people in Alaska. Houses had a lot of snow and it was so heavy.
The people in Alaska know what to do when a blizzard or lot of snow is coming. They have snow boots and shovels. You might think that in Alaska a lot of snow and rainfalls everyday but, no in fact Alaska has some field with no snow.
Natural resources
In Alaska they would sell bear skin for money. People would also sell whale fat for makeup. Trading fur and skins is very common. Fish, zinc and oil is pretty common to trade
In Alaska there are 3 main types of bears. They are brown bears, black bears, and polar bears.
Early this February the states surrounding the great lakes in the northeast were pounded by lake-effect snow storms. Some areas saw more than four feet of snow. These states are accustomed to lake-effect snow storms, but it has been some time since they last saw one of this magnitude. Some areas saw up to 140 inches in less than twelve days. The storm was accountable for 35 deaths. (msn.com 2007)
The 1906 San Francisco earthquake was one of the largest earthquakes in the United States. Even though it only lasted less than a minute, the damages and aftermath of the earthquake were disastrous. These damages were not just from the earthquake, but also from other hazards that occurred because of it. It also had a huge effect on the people living in San Francisco. Many people, the government, and other countries helped the city of San Francisco with relief goods like food and clothing. The city used up their resources in order to rebuild the city and spent a lot of money. This earthquake also started a scientific revolution about earthquakes and its effects.
The complaints of the purchase of Alaska started to die down after lots of gold and oil was discovered there in 1860 and many immigrants began to travel to Alaska. The population of Alaska increased by 300% after those discoveries, and William Howard Seward made back his loss from the purchase of the territory in the next two years. Now Alaska has a thriving population, and it generates a large amount of income each year. It was a great financial investment for America, and has proven to be a great state. The territory of Alaska was turned into an official state of the United States of America in 1867. (The Alaskans 16)
There are even times in the year when the sun doesn’t come up for days. In the tundra we have little snow and even less rainfall. The rainfall is about a quarter inch of yearly rainfall. Even though the tundra’s winters are long and harsh, summers are the shortest season of all. Due to the terrible weather and climate in the tundra, their animal and plant life is very limited.
Strait and Ungava Bay; on the east by Labrador (Which is a part of Newfoundland),
The Tundra suffers a very harsh climate. Because of this fact most of the area
Technology was a lacking factor on that January 12th day of 1888, which did not give those people warning on what was coming their way. Forecasters that were subject to human error did not have access to information that could have been provided by the Army. Certain weather terminology was forbidding to use for the fear that some cities were immune to these storms. During that day of the blizzard there were no advanced warning signs (outside of the temperature dropping) that the worst blizzard was about to occur, technology had not yet reached that point. If on that day or any day, the Army would have made weather a top priority some of those children could have been saved or at home with their families instead of dying alone in the snow. Forecasters could only get weather information the day of or twenty-four hours before. Many of the weather disasters were not accurate, so if there were any weather predictions good or bad, the people had no choice to believe it. Both parties really did not know any more than the
Lake effect snow was not a quick discovery compared to other forms of weather. In the 1800’s when there was no satellites or weather radar to track a storm, early day forecasters would have to get observations from spotters across the country and provide a one and two day forecast on the type of weather that may ...
The arctic provides plenty of challenges like getting food and staying warm. Getting food was tricky. Usually, they kill a caribou, fish or hunt sea mammals. There is also always the possibility that they will go overboard in their small canoes when hunting. With those heavy jackets it will be harder to swim, and that walrus could be angry and charge.
would snow up to depths of eight inches and sometimes it would rain and hail for
On January 12, 1888, the Children’s Blizzard hits part of the Northwest Plains. This blizzard is also known as the Schoolchildren’s Blizzard or Schoolhouse Blizzard (Potter). The name is associated with schoolchildren’s because it was mostly children trying to go back home, that froze to death along their way. It was such a beautiful day, just like one of those days someone would have in April, that no one would have suspected such a bitter snowstorm to come. The blizzard came when a cold, arctic wind from Canada met with the winds that came from the south. Everyone, including the kids, were dressed up with short sleeves. Just like how somebody would wear on a hot, spring day. The air from Canada carried heavy snow and harsh winds along with it, causing the hurricane (Blizzard Brings Tragedy to Northwest Plains). The Children’s Blizzard hit both of South and North Dakota (back then in 1888, it was one territory), Nebraska, Minnesota, Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho, causing lots of heartbroken and unexpected deaths (McLeod).
To begin with, the landing of the snow on the road caused many damages to them. This was because the levels on which the roads were raised were in different proportions. This, therefore, prevented lack of flow to be experienced on the roads. Moreover, the cracks that were observed on the roads came about because of the difference in the temperatures of the country.
Looking for Alaska is a book ,written by John Green. The main theme of the book is “Looking for the Great Perhaps.” In the first three chapters of the book, the main characters, Miles “Pudge” Halter, Chip “Colonel” Martin, and Alaska Young are introduced. Looking for Alaska is a story about a guy named Miles Halter who recently switched to a boarding in school in Alabama in order to find out who he really is as a person. At the boarding school, Miles becomes very close friends with his roommate, The Colonel, and a girl named Alaska Young. The Colonel is a very confident guy who’s pretty poor in money, but he’s rich in love and appreciation for people. Alaska is a very beautiful, yet strange girl who is fascinated with death and isn't afraid
The earthquake with magnitude 9.0 and tsunami hit many regions of Japan and destroyed everything on its ways. The effects could feel over the world. Tsunamis hit Pacific coastal lines in many countries. Numerous people died, missing, or homeless. People lived in shelter, without clean water, power, telecommunication, etc. Japan is still recovering from the damages with the help of foreign relief. Radioactive from the meltdown and the aftermath debris affects the global environment. Learning the mega-thrust earthquake will help us improves the warning system that could save people and avoid serious