Mountains
The tallest mountain in North America (6,190 m)
What is Denali (Mount McKinley)?
The Yukon River
What is the longest river in Alaska?
kind of map that shows political borders
What is a political map, Alex?
December 21
What is the Winter Solstace?
700,000
What is the approximate population of Alaska AND Zaragoza, Alex?
Scott's favorite mountain range
What are the Chugach Mountains, Alex?
The body of water shared by Russia and Alaska.
What is the Bering Sea, or Bering Strait?
Maps that show natural features, often using shading.
What are Relief Maps?
The area of volcanic activity surrounding the pacific plate
What is the Ring of Fire, Alex?
15,000 years ago.
When was Alaska first populated?
the longest mountain range in Alaska
What is the Alaska Range?
The ocean on the west coast of the Americas
What is the the Pacific Ocean, Alex?
kind of map that uses contour lines at specific altitudes
What are topographic maps?
The sun will not rise above it on the winter solstice , or set above it on the summer solstice
What is the arctic circle, Alex?
less than 1/20th of 1 percent
What is the part percent of Alaska that is inhabited?
96 per km in Spain. • .5 per km in AK
The group of mountain ranges that goes from Mexico to Alaska
What is the North American Cordillera?
The body of water where Homer, Alaska is located.
What is Kachemak Bay?
The most information on a map
What is a physical map?
Northern region consisting of mostly coniferous (evergreen trees) forests and wetlands.
What is the boreal forest (Tiaga)?
6,400 km long
How long is the North American Cordillero?
When did Alaska become a state?