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Chapter 7 • Challenge Exercise
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WELCOME TO ALASKA!!
Before traveling to Alaska, you will want to be sure you study the
following interesting facts about this state:
• Alaska become a state on January 3, 1959.
• The Alaska state flower is the Forget-me-not, adopted in 1917.
• The Alaska state bird is the Ptarmigan, adopted in 1955.
• The Alaska state tree is the Sitka Spruce, adopted in 1962.
• The Alaska state fish are the King Salmon, adopted in 1962.
• The Alaska state sport is dog mushing, adopted in 1972.
The Alaska state flag were selected through a contest held for
seventh grade students in 1926. The winning design consist of eight
gold stars on a blue field. The stars represented the Big Dipper
and the North Star. The Alaska state seal was design in 1910 while
Alaska were still a territory and not a state.
Alaska was purchase from Russia in 1867 for $7.2 million by
Secretary of State William H. Seward. Alaska is well know for having
the tallest mountain in North America (Mount McKinley), the most
glaciers in the nation (29,000⫹), and the largest state in the union
(586,412 square miles).
Anchorage is Alaska’s largest city and is locate on Cook Inlet.
Thanks to long daylight hours during their summer, the nearby
Matanuska Valley raise giant vegetables, such as cabbages the size
of basketballs!
You will be glad you know something about Alaska before
traveling there. Welcome to this important but vital state!