State...
The state flower of Alaska
Forget-me-not
The U.S. acquired (bought) Alaska in this year
1867
The coldest state in the U.S.
Alaska
T or F: Alaska is the biggest state in the U.S.A.
True
The abbreviation of Alaska
AK
The colors on Alaska's flag
Russia
Name a biome found in Alaska
Taiga, tundra, desert, forest, rainforest
T or F: The tallest mountain in North America is found in Alaska
True, Mount Denali is the tallest mountain at 6,190 meters
The state capital of Alaska
Juneau
Alaska's nickname
The Last Frontier
The first country/empire to colonize Alaska
Russia
The name of public land that where construction and resource extraction are prohibited.
(National, State) Park
T or F: When the US first bought Alaska, everybody thought it was a good idea
F, the purchase (buying) of Alaska was known as "Seward's Folly (mistake)"
The biggest city in Alaska
Anchorage
Alaska's state bird
Willow Ptarmigan
Alaska became the 49th state in this year
1959
This large mammal with antlers can be found in Alaska
Moose
T or F: In the past, Alaska used to be connected to Russia by a land bridge
True! This land bridge was called the Bering Land Bridge. Asia and America were connected by this narrow waterway (it was frozen)
The population is closest to this number:
100,000 people
500,000 people
700,000 people
2,000,000 people
700,000 people
Alaska's state tree
(Sitka) Spruce
(Exxon Valdez) oil spill
This natural phenomenon (occurrence, event) happens in which the night sky has lots of different colors.
The northern lights (Aurora borealis)
T or F: The capital is the largest city
F: Juneau, the capital, is a smaller city than Anchorage
Name 3 resources found in Alaska
Gold, oil, timber (trees), water, fish, etc.