Erkay Kirtosun, B3a
Scala College, 8th April 2014
Index
Introduction page
Chapter 1: History page
Chapter 2: Economy page
Chapter 3: Social Geography page
Chapter 4: Physical Geography page
Chapter 5: Education page
Introduction
We all know that the United States of America consists of federal states. One of those states is the cold Alaska, located at the very northwest of the world.
Looking back to the date we had to choose the state we wanted to write about, I wanted to choose Arizona. I had tough luck, as a friend of mine had already chosen the state, leaving me with another chance to choose a state. Later, I discovered that people could choose the same state, but I was too late. However, I kept thinking which state to choose. In this case, Alaska crossed my mind first. Not only because it is so snowy, but also because I had never looked up any information on how Alaska might look like, how the climate is (aside from the cold, of course) and so on.
That is why I chose Alaska. You’re about to read five different chapters in which Alaska will be discussed. There will be chapters on history, economy, physical and social geography and politics respectively.
Chapter 1: History
Before any colonisation, there were already peoples on Alaska. The two major peoples to inhabit Alaska (Аляска, Alyaska in Russian) were the Aleutians and Tlingits. These peoples were basically scattered across Alaska, and still are. These people made whole communities in Alaska, mainly on the islands. Like the far west part of Alaska; before the Russians decided to go and explore, the islands on the west of Alaska a...
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... can be important for the future development for Alaska. However, they do not return.
To solve this problem, the University of Alaska offered something to the best students. If they were to return, they would profit from learning at their university.
The Alaskan education law states that all children from seven till sixteen years old have to attend school.
Politics
We all know that the United States of America has two directions of politics: Democrat or Republican. Alaska’s governors are both Republican, with Sean Parnell being the governor and Mead Treadwell the Lieutenant governor.
There is also a legislature which consists of sixty people: forty in the House of Representatives and another twenty senators. They all take decisions together.
The governor is like the president of the state. Every four years, elections are held and a new governor is chosen.
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