Alaska's geography

The Land

Alaska's geography can be categorized into four main areas including two mountain ranges, a central plateau, and the Arctic slope or coastal plain.Pacific Mountain System: In the south and southeast, the Pacific Mountain system is a major feature and is divided into many subdivisions. In general, the Pacific Mountain System runs from the Aleutian Islands down through south central Alaska down the Pacific coast to southern California. In southeast Alaska, a strip of land about 400 miles long and about ten to 150 miles wide comprises what is known as the Alaska Panhandle bordering the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Alaska. The Pacific Mountain System includes, from the south, the Saint Elias Range, the Wrangell Mountains, the Chugach Mountains and the Kenai Mountains (West to the Kenia Peninsula and Kodiak Island), the Talkeetna Mountains, and the Alaska Range home of Mt. McKinley. Extending southwest from the southern Alaska mainland and the Alaska Range, the Alaska Peninsula and the Aleutian Islands are supported by the Aleutian Mountain Range. The Aleutians include 14 large islands and about 55 small islands. The largest islands are Unimak, Unalaska, and Umnak. The Aleutian Range extends 1,600 mile, from Mount Spurr, across Cook Inlet from Anchorage, to Attu Island near the Asian continent and contains many active volcanoes. This range is home to the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes, created when Novarupta erupted in 1912. The Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes was named for the numerous fumaroles in the area. Fumaroles are holes in the earth that release hot gas steam into the air. Within the Pacific Mountain System are two distinct lowland areas; the Copper River Basin and the Susitna-Cook Inlet lowland. The Copper River Basin lies between the Chugach and Wrangell mountains and during the ice age was once the site of a large lake. Today it is a forested woodland. The Susitna-Cook Inlet extends north and east from Anchorage and is mostly forested. It also includes the fertile farmland known as the Matanuska Valley. Central Uplands and Lowlands: This area is sandwiched between the Alaska Range of the Pacific Mountain System in the south and the Brooks Range of the Rocky Mountain System of Alaska in the north. Its geography makes up the largest land area in Alaska. Bordered on the west by Canada, the Central Uplands and Lowlands region extends westward to include the Seward Peninsula and the Kuskokwim River area of southwestern Alaska. The Central Upland and Lowlands area is marked by low, rolling hills and swampy river valleys such as the those of the Koyukuk, Kuskokwim, Tanana, and Yukon rivers. Rocky Mountain System of Alaska: North of the Central Uplands and Lowlands area is the Rocky Mountain System of Alaska. This area is comprised of the Brooks Range and the Brooks Range foothills. The Brooks Ranges is comprised of glacier-made mountain peaks that rise to 9,000 feet above sea level in the east with lower elevations in the west. Arctic Coastal Plain: The northernmost geographic area of Alaska is called the Arctic Coastal Plain. This area lies north of the Rocky Mountain System and slopes gradually toward the Arctic Ocean. This is the land of permafrost (Permanently frozen ground) and no trees can manage to grow in this area. The surface of the ground does thaw enough in the spring to allow the growth of grass and wildflowers however. This area is called the tundra)

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BiographyDr. Mohamed Arab al-MusawiIraq - Basra - eliminate cityCurrent Residence: Libyan Arab JamahiriyaBachelor - Etiquette Geography - Faculty of Education - University of Basra -1994PhD geography of cities - Faculty of Arts - University of light - for the period (1999-2004)Email: almusawi2009@gmail.comalmusawi64@yahoo.comThe most important materials studied byUrban Geography - Economic Geography - geopolitical - oil and energy - GeographicHuman - The Geography of Tourism - geographic Transport - geographical maps - teaching methodsMaterials studied by graduate studentsPlanning resorts and tourist villagesPositions1 - Chairman of the Department of Geography - Higher Institute for Teacher Training Pape Issa - Libya for the period 1995-19992 - Chairman of the Department of Geography and a faculty member at the Teachers Training College Bajeelat - Libya for the period 1999-20063 - Lecturer, Department of Geography, University - Forums city of Sabratha - Libya - 20014 - Lecturer, Department of Geography at the Higher Institute for numbers in Ztun teachers - Libya - 19975 - lecturer at the Higher Institute for Teacher Training NMRC 19986 - lecturer and head of the Department of Geography at the University of civil Africa 20047 - faculty member in the College of Arts Bzoarh - Seventh of April University - Libya - for the period 2006-2009 - a faculty member (collaborators) Academy graduate - Janzour - Libya - Tourism Division -2010 to 2011Posts
 1 - the first geographical conference in Fatih University2 - Cultural Seminar in the Faculty of Arts Bzoarh3 - Scientific Conference on the Environment in the College of Engineering in Sabratha - Libya4 - Scientific Conference at the Teachers Training College Pape Isa5 - authored a book entitled the general features in Human GeographyResearch1 - regional balance in the countries of East Africa and the foreign intervention strategy2 - the new Middle Eastern order and Khvaya American role in raising the Arab-Zionist conflict3 - stages of urban development of the city of Sabratha / Libya4 - The role of Arab scientists in the development of geography5 - morphology beautiful city / Libya6 - geographic criteria for green spaces, gardens and systems designed in Arab cities7 - militarism and the dream of Israel in the Arab strayed dispersion