#1Regions of Alaska Presentation BY: COLE#2Southeast Southwest Southcentral Interior Arctic (Far North) Overview Far North Interior Southcentral Southwest Southeast#3Southeast Geography • Major Cities ○ Juneau, Wrangell, Sitka, Petersburg, Yakutat, Skagway, Haines and Ketchikan Physical Features ○ Dixon Entrance, Inside Passage, and the Gulf Alaska Climate Maritime Zone • Large amounts of precipitation#4Southeast Population & Demographics • About 74,423 people throughout the southeast area • About 10% of Alaska's population About 8% of Alaska's housing units Median Household Income: $63,031#5Economy & Industry Government Timber Fishing Tourism Southeast#6Southeast Interesting Facts Sometimes referred to as the panhandle 10,000 miles of shoreline Southeast Alaska is separated from the rest of Alaska by large glaciers#7Southwest Geography • Major Cities ○ Unalakleet, Bethel, Attu, and Dutch Harbor Physical Features ○ Alaska Peninsula, Bristol Bay, Bering Sea, Pribilof Island, Nunivak Island, St. Lawrence Island, Norton Sound, Aleutian Islands, Alaska Range, and the Kuskokwim River Climate • Maritime Zone • Maritime Continental Zone • Moderate Temperatures 100 90 80 70 60 50 山 40 32 10 2#8Southwest Population & Demographics About 53,349 people throughout the Southwest area About 7% of Alaska's population • About 6% of Alaska's housing units • Median Household Income: $59,295 %#9Economy & Industry Farming Fishing Tourism Government Southwest THE SEAL THE STATE FALASKA OF#10Southwest Interesting Facts Bennie Benson was born in this region The most western part of the United States is in this region This region has few roads and uses mainly air and water as transportation systems#11Southcentral Geography Major Cities ○ Kodiak, Kenai, Homer, Palmer, Valdez, Cordova, Anchorage, and Glennallan Physical Features • Kodiak Island, Cook Inlet, Kenai Peninsula, Chugach Mountains, St. Elias Mountain, Gulf of Alaska, Prince William Sound, Copper River, and the Alaska Range Climate Transition Zone (Between Maritime and Continental) Moderate Temperatures • More of a Continental Zone in Winter#12Southcentral Population & Demographics • About 477,187 people throughout the Southcentral area About 62% of Alaska's population • About 64% of Alaska's housing units Median Household Income: $69,000#13Southcentral Economy & Industry Fishing Mining Government Tourism#14Southcentral Interesting Facts • The tidal range in this region is the second largest in North America at 38.9 feet • In this region April tends to have the most rainy days and the lest rainfall, whereas September has the least rainy days, but the most rainfall#15Interior Geography Major Cities ○ Nenana, Fairbanks, Tanana, North Pole, Tok, Delta Junction, and Cantwell Physical Features ○ Mount McKinley, Alaska Range, Tanana River, and the Yukon River Climate • Continental Zone Humid Summers Cold Winters#16Interior Population & Demographics • About 114,983 people throughout the Interior • About 16% of Alaska's Population About 17% of Alaska's housing units • Median Household Income: $60,450#17Economy & Industry Tourism Mining Farming Government Interior#18Interior Interesting Facts This region has North America's tallest mountain, Mt. 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