Презентация на тему по страноведению ALASKA

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Origin of Name:
 The name Alaska is derived from

the Aleut word "Alyeska," meaning "great land.
 
 

North American continent and is the largest peninsula in

the Western Hemisphere.

Alaska was to become a state, the Alaska Department

of the American Legion sponsored a territorial contest for Alaska children in grades seven through twelve. A flag was needed to represent the future state of Alaska and somebody thought it would be a good idea to tap into the creativity of these kids.
Contest rules were circulated throughout the Alaska Territory in January, 1927. The rules stipulated that the first stage of the competition would take place at a local level. Each town would set up a panel of judges that would determine the ten best local designs and forward these to Juneau where the final competition would take place. A total of 142 designs were forwarded to Juneau.

feet (6,194 meters), is the highest peak in North

America.

area before it was discovered by Vitus Bering, a Dane

exploring for the Russians, in 1741. Vitus Bering was the first to map the west coast of Alaska.

1867. President Andrew Johnson's Secretary of State, William H.

Seward, was responsible for negotiating the purchase of Alaska from Russia. The USA paid Russia $7.2 million for Alaska. 

William H. Seward

Andrew Johnson

purchase the Alaska territory from Russia referred to the

plan as "Seward's Folly." They mocked his willingness to spend so much on “Seward's icebox” and Andrew Johnson's “Polar bear garden”.

setting off the great Klondike Gold Rush.

1968. The oil fields at Prudhoe Bay are the largest in

North America. The Trans-Alaska pipeline was built and completed in 1977 at a cost of $7.7 billion.

Sound in 1989 damaged pristine coastline and led to

battles between environmentalists and the oil industry. The beautiful scenery, national parks, and wildlife are Alaska's main natural resources and tourist attractions

largest drainage
in the state of Alaska.
The longest 

river in Alaska and the 
Yukon Territory, it was one of the principal means of transportation during the1896–1903 Klondike Gold Rush.

at age of 13 Benny Benson desighned

the state flag. The blue field is for
the sky and the forget-me-not is the state flower.
The North Star is for the future of the state of Alaska, the most northern of the Union. The dipper is for the Great Bear – symbolizing strength.

grade Aleut student, thirteen year old John Bell (Benny)

Benson from Chignik. He was living in an orphanage in Seward, the Jesse Lee Mission Home, at the time of the contest.
He designed the present Alaska State Flag with a blue background to represent the sky and the Forget-me-not flower. On that background were placed eight gold stars to represent the Big Dipper and the North Star. The Big Dipper forms part of the constellation Ursa Major or Great Bear; symbolizing strength.*   The North Star represents the future state of Alaska, the most northerly in the Union. Benny's simple, elegant design was adopted by the Alaska Territorial Legislature in May, 1927.

of Anchorage, where you could find yourself walking down

Benson Boulevard and Kodiak, where you could find yourself walking down Benny Benson Drive. The Benny Benson Secondary School, in Anchorage, is a S.A.V.E. II school (Specialized Academic and Vocational Education), specializing in a Work-Study Educational Program for High School Students.

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Make A Binky Puppet Alaska's famous zoo polar bear.

Great Race on Earth (Grade 3-5) In this WebQuest you will

learn what it is like to compete in this incredible race by assuming the roll of a musher in the Iditarod, making all the preparations necessary for the race, registering, training, and finally competing.

show you what auroras look like from space and

on Earth

the Alaska State Museums exhibit commemorating the 75th anniversary of the

flag's adoption, Alaska Lieutenant Governor Fran Ulmar paid tribute to Benny Benson.
"Benny Benson made a tremendous impact on Alaska history when he submitted his entry that featured the Big Dipper and the North Star. His story is a wonderful example of how one young person can really make a difference. The flag story continues to remind us of the importance of listening to the ideas and opinions of young people."

that the mosquito is Alaska’s state bird but we

know better. The designation belongs instead to the willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus), a stout sociable bird that is common across Alaska’s high treeless country. In 1955, as leaders of the Territory of Alaska were drafting a constitution in preparation for statehood, Alaska school children chose the willow ptarmigan as a symbol of the Great Land. It became the official state bird when Alaska was made the 49th state in 1960.

The willow ptarmigan is distinguished by its use of camouflage as protection against predators, changing its plumage from light brown in summer to snow white in winter. Another distinctive feature, its feathered feet, helps this sedentary bird negotiate the frozen ground. The willow ptarmigan is the largest of three “Arctic grouse” found in Alaska, which also include the rock and the white-tailed ptarmigan.
Ptarmigan are sociable in winter and usually feed and roost close together in the snow. In spring, they travel to their breeding grounds in flocks of several thousand. These flocks disperse in summer as the males elbow for foraging room on the tundra. Unlike other grouse, the male willow ptarmigan often takes responsibility for the young, defending them against predators.
The willow ptarmigan occupies a broad range throughout Canada, Scandinavia, Finland and Russia and is closely related to the famous red grouse of Scotland.