Vocabulary related to Klondike/Call of the Wild Unit.
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Vocabulary related to Klondike/Call of the Wild Unit
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• Definition: a region of the Yukon territory in NW Canada: gold rush 1897–98.
nounKlondike
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• During the late 1800’s, men flocked to the Klondike in hopes of getting rich.
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ndik
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• Definition: prospective miners who flocked to the Klondike in the late 1800’s.
noun
stampeders
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• The stampeders faced frigid temperatures and rugged terrain in hopes of striking it rich.
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• Definition: Business men who sold supplies necessary to mine in the Klondike
nounoutfitters
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• The outfitters took advantage of the stampeders by charging inflated prices for their goods.
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• Definition: ground that is permanently frozen, often to great depths, the surface sometimes thawing in the summer
noun
Permafrost
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• Miners faced the challenge of recovering the gold buried under the permafrost.
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• Definition: a large mass of snow, detached from a mountain slope, sliding or falling suddenly downward.
nounavalanche
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• After the devastating avalanche, crews used long poles to search for people buried beneath the snow.
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anch
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• Definition: sloping trough with grooves on the bottom, into which water is directed to separate gold from gravel or sand.
nounsluice box
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• Sluice boxes are one of the most practical methods of gold mining.
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• Definition: very hazardous or dangerous
adjectiveperilous
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• The family’s perilous trip across the raging river was their only hope of survival.
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• Definition: a person who makes excessive profits by charging exorbitant prices for goods in short supply
nounprofiteer
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• The greedy profiteers charged as much as $3 for one egg.
prof
iteer