Alaska : Computer Scavenger Hunt

Go to Alaska Division of Tourism Official Student Information Guide and/or the other listed sites at :

http://www.commerce.state.ak.us/tourism/stupage.htm
http://education-world.com/a_lesson//lesson095.shtml
http://www.yahooligans.com
http:www.akcache.com/akcache/akache.html
http://www.teelfamily.com/links/
http://www.teelfamily.com/education/

Use information you find at these sites to answer each of the following questions.

1. What is the capital of Alaska ?

What is the state’s most populous city ?

What is its northernmost town ?

2. What causes the aurora borealis ?
 

3. What are the five regions of Alaska ?
 

4. What is the most popular method of ground transportation in Alaska today ?
 

5. What are Alaska’s three most important industries ?
 

6. When did Alaska become a state ?
 

7. How, and when, did the U.S. acquire Alaska ?

What was the nickname given to Alaska then ?
 

8. About how many earthquakes happen in Alaska each year ?
 

9. What is Alaska’s official state land animal ?

10. How many stars are on the Alaska state flag ?