1. Vocabulary related to Klondike/Call of the Wild Unit

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

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

4. Definition: prospective miners who flocked to the Klondike in the late 1800’s. noun stampeders

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

6. Definition: Business men who sold supplies necessary to mine in the Klondike noun outfitters

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

8. Definition: ground that is permanently frozen, often to great depths, the surface sometimes thawing in the summer noun Permafrost

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

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

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

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

13. Sluice boxes are one of the most practical methods of gold mining. sluice box

14. Definition: very hazardous or dangerous adjective perilous

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

16. Definition: a person who makes excessive profits by charging exorbitant prices for goods in short supply noun profiteer

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