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Turns out you don't have to be connected to the mainland to be a state, and you can technically live in the United States without...living in a state. Weird huh? Today's lesson is all about Alaska, Hawaii, and Washington D.C.

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00:04
[Dino and Coop singing]
00:13
Have you ever felt… left out? [Schoolkids playing on the bus and girl is sat on her own]
00:15
Maybe your friends forgot to invite you to a sleepover, or your teacher made you sit [Girls fighting with pillows]
00:19
at a table all by your lonesome. [Girl sat on her own in a classroom]
00:21
Or your dogs decided to have a snuggle party without you. [Cute puppies lying together]

00:24
Well, then you should definitely be able to feel the pain of Alaska, Hawaii and Washington,
00:28
DC.
00:29
After all, Hawaii is way out there in the middle of the Pacific, Alaska might as well [The three locations shown on a map]
00:33
be a part of Canada, and Washington DC is in its own weird little place that isn't technically
00:37
a part of any U.S. State at all.
00:39
In addition to being separate from the rest of the country – either physically or bureaucratically [Coop pointing at a blackboard]
00:42
– all three places have their own unique geographies.
00:44
Alaska, for instance, the 49th state admitted to the Union, is located on the western side [Alaska map with eyes]
00:50
of the United States.
00:51
Well…the western side of Canada, technically. [A salmon jumps over Alaska]
00:54
It's also the largest state by area.
00:57
Alaska's economy is based on its large amount of forestland... [Video of large forest]
01:00
…the fishing on its coasts... [Boat in an icy sea]
01:01
….and its large supply of oil. [Oil rigs]
01:04
Yeah…surprisingly little of its income comes from hockey ticket sales. [Guy holding tickets]
01:07
Hawaii, on the other hand, is practically the polar opposite of Alaska. [The islands of Hawaii]
01:11
The 50th state added to the Union, Hawaii is located Southwest of the rest of the country,
01:15
and is made up of islands surrounded by the Pacific ocean. [Guy surfing a big wave]
01:19
Hawaii's economy is based on tourism, because, well, just look at it. [Guy asking for a picture next to a waterfall]
01:22
It has beaches, volcanoes, palm trees, people wearing hula skirts, and gigantic fruity drinks. [Pictures of the things in Hawaii]
01:28
What's not to love?
01:29
Okay, maybe the active volcanoes. [Smoking volcano]
01:30
But they're still pretty cool. [Guy running saying everyone is going to die]
01:33
Last up is Washington DC, our national capital. [A pin in Washington on the map]
01:36
Despite being only 68 square miles in area, it is home to the many buildings that make
01:41
up the United States federal government. [Pictures of the government buildings]
01:43
Funny enough, despite its small size, Washington's population is nearly as large as that of Alaska. [Dino pointing at a blackboard]
01:49
Aside from government, Washington DC benefits from tourism as well, as it’s visited by [Statue of Lincoln]
01:54
millions of people each year. [Video of a busy street]
01:55
Because who doesn't want to travel all the way to DC to look at a big pillar of rock [Person pointing at the Washington Monument]
01:59
sticking out of the ground, right? They also have museums.
02:03
Alaska, Hawaii and Washington are definitely a few of the odd ones out…but that doesn't [Strange looking man appears with trousers on his head]
02:07
make them any less a part of America.
02:09
As long as they keep paying their taxes, anyway… [Money falling]
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