Vocabulary related to Klondike/Call of the Wild Unit

• Definition: a region of the Yukon territory in NW Canada: gold rush 1897–98.

nounKlondike

• During the late 1800’s, men flocked to the Klondike in hopes of getting rich.

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• Definition: prospective miners who flocked to the Klondike in the late 1800’s.

noun

stampeders

• The stampeders faced frigid temperatures and rugged terrain in hopes of striking it rich.

stam

pede

rs

• Definition: Business men who sold supplies necessary to mine in the Klondike

nounoutfitters

• The outfitters took advantage of the stampeders by charging inflated prices for their goods.

outfi

tter

s

• Definition: ground that is permanently frozen, often to great depths, the surface sometimes thawing in the summer

noun

Permafrost

• Miners faced the challenge of recovering the gold buried under the permafrost.

perm

afro

st

• Definition: a large mass of snow, detached from a mountain slope, sliding or falling suddenly downward.

nounavalanche

• After the devastating avalanche, crews used long poles to search for people buried beneath the snow.

aval

anch

e

• Definition: sloping trough with grooves on the bottom, into which water is directed to separate gold from gravel or sand.

nounsluice box

• Sluice boxes are one of the most practical methods of gold mining.

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ox

• Definition: very hazardous or dangerous

adjectiveperilous

• The family’s perilous trip across the raging river was their only hope of survival.

peril

ous

• Definition: a person who makes excessive profits by charging exorbitant prices for goods in short supply

nounprofiteer

• The greedy profiteers charged as much as $3 for one egg.

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iteer