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United StatesUnited States TerritoriesTerritories
AlaskaAlaskaHawaiiHawaii
United StatesUnited States TerritoriesTerritories
AlaskaAlaskaHawaiiHawaii
By Hannah JonesBy Hannah JonesSB1SB1
By Hannah JonesBy Hannah JonesSB1SB1
Territories Territories
There is other land that the USA owns that are not
states.
List of Territories owned List of Territories owned by US by US
Puerto Rico
Guam
The Virgin Islands
Northern Mariana Islands
American Samoa
AlaskaAlaska
StatsPopulation:731,449
Governor : Sean ParnellRepresentative: Donald Young
Area: 663,300 sq.milesCapital: Junea
Alaska's HistoryAlaska's History
Alaska was purchased in 1867 from Russia. It became a U.S. Territory in 1912. No one thought it was a good idea to buy it. They thought is was just a big block of ice that we spent so much money on. Seward turned out to be right buying it when they found a whole bunch of gold up there.
Alaska's GeographyAlaska's GeographyAlaska is bordered by different water sources. North Pacific Ocean, Bering Sea, Chukchi Sea, Arctic Ocean
Alaska is made up of lots of ice, snow, mountains, and glaciers.
It's tallest mountain is Mount McKinley, at 20,320 feet.
The longest river is the Yukon river.
The largest island is Kodiak, in the Gulf of Alaska, with 3,588 square miles.
HawaiiHawaii
StatsPopulation: 1.392 million
Governor:Neil AbercrombieRepresentatives: Tulsi Gabbard,
Colleen HanabusaArea: 6,423.4 sq. mi.
Capital: Honolulu
Hawaii's HistoryHawaii's HistoryInterest in Hawaii started around 1820s
QUEEN LILIUOKALANI
Americans overthrew the queen and took over Hawaii.
Lots of American have moved there
It was a perfect place for a military port
Hawaii's GeographyHawaii's GeographyHawaii's highest point is Mauna Kea at 13,796 feet.
Six main islands
Volcanos
Beaches
Tropical climate
Lots of tropical vegetation
The EndThe End