Alaska is part of the North American geologic plate. This means Alaska is permanently connected with the rest of the North American land mass.
North American Geologic Regions
The mountain ranges of Alaska are extensions of the larger North American mountain ranges such as the Rocky and Costal Mountain systems.
Just as Alaska is physically an extension of North American landforms, so to the plant and animal species of Alaska are largely North American species.
North American Biomes
While we might not think of it this way, North America is also an economic region. The three nations of North America (the U.S., Canada, and Mexico) are part of NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement). This means Alaska has free trade and strong economic ties to Canada and Mexico.
There are over 50,000 Latinos in Alaska, and the majority of these are Mexicans, making them the second largest minority ethnic group in the state after Alaskan Natives.
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