Yukon Social Studies Geography The Yukon/alaska Community History Project Here you will find clickto-readhistories of several Yukon towns and cities. - illustrated http://www.archaeolink.com/yukon_social_studies_geography.htm
Extractions: Yukon People History Social Studies Home Alberta British Columbia Manitoba ... Yukon Learn about Ancient Canada in Canadian Archaeology , province by province. CanadaInfo: Provinces and Territories: Yukon Territory A brief overview including symbols, short description, downloads and a few famous people. A good website for the younger student. - illustrated - From CanadaInfo - Dawson City - The Klondike Visitors Association Not only is this a good tourism page, it is a good source for Yukon history. If you strike it rich, you have my full permission to come rescue me from my enslavement to this computer. - illustrated - From the Klondike Visitors Association - http://www.dawsoncity.org/ Department of Environment Learn about how the government of the Yukon oversees the management of the natural environment. There is information about wild life, hunting and fishing, environmental assessment and protection plus a lot more. - illustrated - From Government of Yukon - http://www.environmentyukon.gov.yk.ca/main/index.shtml
Alaskan Memories - Geography And History the Klondike, alaska prospered, and new communities and businesses those disappointedin the Klondike drifted to alaska. 1900, Nome was a tent city with more http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/4363/alaska/ak_geo.html
Extractions: T he last American frontier, Alaska is the largest of the states in size and the second smallest in population. Nearly everything about this 49th state is big. Its Mount McKinley is higher than any other peak in North America. Its Yukon River is one of the longest navigable waterways in the world. Huge animals still thrive in its open spaces Kodiak, grizzly, black, and polar bears; moose, caribou, musk-oxen, wolves; otter, walrus, seals, humpback and killer whales. A laska is a land of spectacular contrasts smoking volcanoes and frozen tundra, hot springs and ice floes, creeping glaciers and virgin forests. This vast, raw, and rugged land thrusts a chain of volcanic islands more than a thousand miles southwest into the Bering Sea. Reaching beyond the international date line, the land area originally spanned four time zones. It juts northward far into the Arctic Circle, and to the south its Panhandle extends for miles between the Pacific Ocean and the Canadian Rockies. T he Stars and Stripes have flown over Alaska since March 30, 1867, when the vast land was purchased from Russia for 7.2 million dollars. In 1959 Alaska became the first new state since New Mexico and Arizona had achieved statehood in 1912, which was also the year Alaska was incorporated as a territory the first step toward statehood.
BUBL LINK: 917 United States Geography Resources capital city, colleges, universities and community colleges, constitution Large setof maps of cities in the index Location usa State of alaska Online Offers a http://link.bubl.ac.uk/ISC11911
Extractions: All links checked August 2001 Comments: bubl@bubl.ac.uk 50 States and Capitals A guide to the 50 states of the USA, with information about geographic location, area, capital city, colleges, universities and community colleges, constitution, economy, geology, newspapers, population, tourism and weather. Includes images of flags for each state. Location: usa CIA World Factbook 2000: United States of America Basic reference information about the United States of America, including details of geography, people, economy, government, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues. Geographical information includes area, population, flag, maps, high and low points, co-ordinates, boundary length, border countries, climate, land use and natural resources. Location: usa Crossroads of Empire Historical resource providing access to early printed maps of Texas and the Southwest. Traces the progression of the mapping of the area from first impressions in the 16th century, through various developments resulting from advances in technology, map making enterprises, and the emergence of plagiarism in the map trade. Also offers maps of the New Frontier, the Coronado Expedition, the Spanish Southeast, the Island of California, La Salle's misadventure, Louisiana Territory, and Spanish Missions in Texas.
USIA - Portrait Of The USA, Ch. 2 meetings still function in many New England communities today alaska, the northernmoststate in the Union, is a vast Western cities are known for their tolerance http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/facts/factover/ch2.htm
Extractions: high temperatures on a given day in the United States to reach 70 degrees Fahrenheit (about 40 degrees Celsius). The United States owes much of its national character and its wealth to its good fortune in having such a large and varied landmass to inhabit and cultivate. Yet the country still exhibits marks of regional identity, and one way Americans cope with the size of their country is to think of themselves as linked geographically by certain traits, such as New England self-reliance, southern hospitality, midwestern wholesomeness, western mellowness. This chapter examines American geography, history, and customs through the filters of six main regions: New England , made up of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. The Middle Atlantic , comprising New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland. The South , which runs from Virginia south to Florida and west as far as central Texas. This region also includes West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, and parts of Missouri and Oklahoma. The Midwest , a broad collection of states sweeping westward from Ohio to Nebraska and including Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, parts of Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Kansas, and eastern Colorado.
Extractions: Because of the Latter-day Saint influence in Utah, the state has the lowest child poverty rate, lowest teen pregnancy rate, highest high school graduation rate, lowest military recruitment rate, and highest per capita production of scientists among all U.S. states. These and a sampling of other demographic peculiarities are mentioned on a separate page: Sampling of Latter-day Saint Demographics and Social Statistics from National Sources Top 20 Nations with Highest Proportion
AKGenWeb Message Boards Borough Lake Peninsula Borough is located on the alaska Peninsula, southwest Itis comprised of 17 communities, including 5 incorporated cities. http://www.akgenweb.org/boards.html
Extractions: GenConnect Boards for AKGenWeb Please post queries and information ONLY to the appropriate boards. GenConnect Boards for USGenWeb 3 Aug 01 - This site, and many of the boards listed here, will be undergoing construction and refining for some time. AKGenWeb, and researchers worldwide and throughout time, appreciate your participation. AKGenWeb message boards provided by RootsWeb Please read RootsWeb's Acceptable Use Policy(AUP) before posting to these boards. The geography and population of Alaska make quantifying demographic areas difficult. Over 70% of the land mass is politically classified as "unorganized". Boroughs, the Alaska version of Counties, number only sixteen. These message boards attempt to cover the vast area known as the "Last Frontier". Please peruse the choices below and post info or queries ONLY to the appropriate site.
CSISS Classics - Joel Garreau: The Empty Quarter most of alaska, Nevada, Utah Meanwhile, communities in the EmptyQuarter are organized was the emergence of edge cities surrounding older http://www.csiss.org/classics/content/18
Extractions: By Nina Brown Back to Classics Background Garreau, Joel (1948-) Joel Garreau, a journalist for the Washington Post , is the author of two popular books: Edge City: Life on the New Frontier (1991) and The Nine Nations of North America (1981). These books, based on observations Garreau made while traveling throughout North America as a journalist, analyze the social and political forces Garreau believes are transforming the geography of contemporary American communities. His ideas have found a ready audience in both academic and nonacademic settings. Both books are fixtures in college classes in anthropology, geography, demography, and urban planning. In addition to writing for the Washington Post , Garreau is senior fellow at the School of Public Policy at George Mason University. Innovation In his first book, The Nine Nations of North America The Breadbasket: Iowa, Nebraska, Oklahoma and northern Texas as well as southern Saskatchewan and Manitoba in Canada
Alaska Division Of Community Advocacy communities in either the organized or unorganized borough first class, second class,or home rule cities. The alaska Constitution provides that boroughs shall http://www.dced.state.ak.us/dca/LOGON/muni/muni-govtoverview.htm
Extractions: Applicable Laws Introduction Back to Top Any generalization about Alaska is usually inadequate to explain its character. This is especially true when trying to explain, in simple terms, the various local governments and service organizations in the state. Alaska is unique and has a variety of natural and physical environments that are mirrored by a similar diversity in its people and in its social and governmental organizations. This results in most communities having a mix of local government and other organizations operating under separate authorities. Additional information on the structure and functions of local government in Alaska can be found in the LOGON section
Alaska - InformationBlast note that only incorporated cities of over 5,000 Other Incorporated communities Population3,000 3,999. alaska Bible College; alaska Pacific University; Sheldon http://www.informationblast.com/Alaska.html
Extractions: meters ISO 3166-2 US-AK On January 3 Alaska was admitted to the United States as the 49th state . The population of the state is 626,932, as of . The name "Alaska" is most likely derived from the Aleut word for"great country" or "mainland." Alaska was probably first settled by peoples who came there across the Bering Land Bridge , including Inuit and a variety of Native American groups. Most if not all of the pre-Columbian population of the Americas took this route, but continued further south and east. The first written accounts indicate that the first Europeans to reach Alaska came from Russia Vitus Bering sailed east and saw Mt. St. Elias
Bullfrog Films: Subject Areas: Geography Videos ANWR) in the context of alaska s accelerated warming. the effects of globalizationon people and cities. Community Microcredit is transforming the lives of http://www.bullfrogfilms.com/subjects/geography.html
Geography @ SchoolAtlas.com NE cities Nebraska communities Directory of links to community pages in Alaskan Tlingitand Tsimshian (Printable Verison) -American Indians of the Pacific http://www.schoolatlas.com/search2/Geography/
Untitled Document on the coast of the Chukchi Sea (71 18 N, 156 40 W). No roads connect Barrow toother cities or communities. alaska natives make up 64% of the poplation. http://fs.sdsu.edu/pisces/Infopages/barrowBackground.html
Extractions: Geography: Barrow is located in Alaska, the largest US state. It is the major town on the North Slope, an area above the Arctic Circle. The region around Barrow contains large areas of rolling uplands and coastal plains. Barrow is located sixteen kilometers (ten miles) south of Point Barrow, 544kilometers (340 miles) north of the Arctic Circle, on the coast of the Chukchi Sea (71 18' N, 156 40' W). No roads connect Barrow to other cities or communities. Airplanes are the only year round transportation option. population/schools: According to the 2000 US census, Barrow's population is 4,581. Alaska natives make up 64% of the poplation. There are three school serving the area, serving 1,118 students. Climate: Barrow has an arctic climate, with temperatures ranging from -48 to 25 dg C (-56 to 78 dg F). It is one of the coldest communities in Alaska, with an average summer maximum temperature of 2.5 dg C (36 dg F). The average winter maximum temperature is -22.5 dg C (-8.5 dg F). Only 12.7 centimeters (five inches) of rain and 50.8 centimeters (20 inches) of snow fall annually in Barrow. It is continually windy, with an average of 19.2 kph (12 mph) winds every day of the year. Plants: Several feet beneath the ground's surface is permafrost, frozen soil that never thaws and cannot absorb water. Only the toughest mosses and hardiest grasses and shrubs can survive the harsh climate. In the tundra region of Barrow, sedges, lichens, dwarf birches and willows, blueberries, and low bush cranberries can be found.
Extractions: ================UNFINISHED BUSINESS================= Last week, I asked why Summary File 1 would answer the question, "How many Koreans live in Anchorage?" but not "How many Russians live in Anchorage?" The answer is that Summary File 1 contains race data and not ancestry data. As I explained back in Week 3, Korean is a subcategory of the "Asian" race category. Only the race categories of American Indian and Alaska Native; Asian; and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander are subdivided. Hispanic origin is subdivided into Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban and Other Hispanic. As we know from Week 3, Hispanic is not a race, but an ethnic group. Descent from Russia, or from any other country or group I didn't name back in Week 3 is considered by the Census Bureau to be an ancestry group and not a race nor an ethnic group. Ancestry is a sample data question and the first time we'll see it reported will be in Summary File 3, due out June to September *2002* =============NEW BUSINESS: CENSUS GEOGRAPHY============== Last week, I asked you to look at the release schedule available at [http://www.census.gov/population/www/censusdata/c2kproducts.html]. If you haven't done so yet, please do it now. Pay close attention the column marked "Lowest Level Geography." Ask yourself two questions:
7th Grade World Geography subsistence farming, truckfarming communities, port city, governmental center, plannedcity, single-industry city, how people in Siberia, alaska, and other http://www.pickens.k12.al.us/Social Studies Alignment/7-World Geography.htm
Extractions: Anchorage Anchorage is located in South Central Alaska, at 61 degrees north latitude (about the same as Stockholm and St. Petersburg), -149 degrees longitude (about the same as Hawaii), northeast of the Alaska Peninsula, Kodiak Island, and Cook Inlet, due north of the Kenai Peninsula, northwest of Prince William Sound and Alaska Panhandle, and south of almost everything else in the state (nearly due south of Mount McKinley/Denali). The city is situated on a triangular peninsula bordered on the east by the rugged, scenic, and eminently hike-worthy Chugach Mountains, on the northwest by the Knik Arm, and on the southwest by the Turnagain Arm, both of which are arms of the Cook Inlet. Adjacent to the north is Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska. To the south is Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, and to the east is Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska. Despite having wide and treacherous mudflats rather than beaches, Anchorage is a major port, as well as a major hub of the famous Alaska Railroad. Major industries include government and military, oil, and tourism. There are two strategically important U.S. military bases bordering Anchorage on the north: Elmendorf Air Force Base and Fort Richardson. Nearly all Alaska Interior-bound tourists pass through Anchorage at some stage of their journeys in Alaska. Not surprisingly, summer is tourist season, and downtown Anchorage, as well as the highways leading north and south of town, are typically teeming with tourists then.
San Antonio Public Library: Geography: Countries (United States) mountain west and southwest, Pacific coast, alaska, Hawaii, and s page is an alphabeticallisting of communities within that on the name of the city and for http://www.sat.lib.tx.us/html/geounited_states.htm
Extractions: Billion Dollar U.S. Weather Disasters, 1980-1999 The National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) lists the "42 weather-related disasters [that have occurred] over the past 20 years in which overall damages/costs reached or exceeded $1 billion." If you cannot access this pdf file, you can view this same information at this World Wide Web site or you can get a free copy of Adobe Acrobat PDF Reader Climatic Extremes and Weather Events This site from the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) provides links to excellent information covering the following topics: U.S. hurricanes, U.S. heavy rainfall, U.S. temperature extremes, U.S. tornadoes, U.S. local storm reports, climate of 1999, El Niño / La Niña, global climate change, and much more.
PBS ALS - Human Geography and features the experiences of individual communities the exotic island ofBorneo, the reborn city of Berlin a key wilderness area of alaska that are http://www.pbs.org/als/human_geo/hugedescrip.htm
Extractions: I want to... COURSES -Browse catalog -Preview -License -Report enrollments -Get faculty manual -Get course files/CD -Check rights OTHER -License live events -See adult ed titles -Become a member SATELLITE INFO -See feed schedule -Get tech support RELATED SITES -Go to PBS Campus -Go to LiteracyLink -Go to PBS YOU CONTACT PBS -Email PBS People, Places and Change Course description Goals and objectives Program descriptions Human Geography: People, Places and Change is an exceptional telecourse that functions as a map to the cultural landscape of our time. In the best tradition of the discipline of geography itself, this course provides a world perspective, helping students understand the lay of the land in terms of broad social patterns that shape our lives. One of the great strengths of this telecourse is that it combines economic and cultural geography. All geographers are interested in the interrelationships between humans and their natural environment. Within that context, economic geographers focus on the mode of production and wealth creation, while cultural geographers study the differences between one place and another in terms of the customs, mores, and institutions that create and maintain human societies. In Human Geography , these two types of geography are combined in holistic ways by focusing on multifaceted contemporary problems.
TeacherSource . Social Studies . Geography Middle School | PBS in transportation translate into new cities and resorts can affect the movement ofcommunities around the create and evaluate a map of alaska, after evaluating http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/social_studies/middle_geography.shtm
Why War? Keywords: Alaska alaska. More than 100 other communities nationwide both liberal and conserva Republican).geography. alaska s largest city is Anchorage. The http://www.why-war.com/encyclopedia/places/Alaska/
