Hawaii and Alaska Geography Flashcards

1
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National Forest taking up much of the southeast of Alaska

A

Tongass National Forest

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2
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Artificial Island off the Coast of Alaska used by BP for oil production. It is part of the Prudhoe Bay oil field.

A

Endicott Island

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3
Q

Famous valley in Katmai National Park in Alaska made up of Ash flows from the eruption of Novarupta in 1912

A

Valley of the Ten Thousand Smokes

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4
Q

Channel separating Juneau from Douglas Island

A

Gastineau Channel

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5
Q

Name for Hawaiian Cowboys who ate Beef Rope

A

Pianolos

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6
Q

Sound that is notably absent from Hawaiian language

A

S sound

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7
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Name for a hawaiian meal consisting of white rice, macaroni salad, and some entree

A

Plate Lunch

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8
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Hawaiian food consisting of white rice topped with spam, a fried egg, and brown gravy - yummm

A

Loco moco

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9
Q

Town in North Slope Borough which is the northernmost town in America in Alaska

A

Utkgiavik (Recently voted to change its name from Barrow)

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10
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Mountain range near Anchorage

A

Chugach Mountains

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11
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Very long archipelago off the southeastern coast of Alaska

A

Alexander Archipelago

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12
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Sound where the Exxon Valdez spill happened

A

Prince William Sound

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13
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Massive Alaska Earthquake in the 60s

A

Good Friday Earthquake

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14
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District including the southernmost point in any American STATE (Palmyra Island has a more south point)

A

Kau District in the Big Island of Hawaii

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