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Unit 1 - Alaska And Mushing Transform

Watch:
  • "Looking For Gold"  Coming Soon
       Stream - Download (.mov) - iPod Version

    Articles:
  • Have Snowmachines Replaced Dogteams?
       Download PDF

    Read:
  • Mushing in Alaska Timeline
       Download PDF

    Test:
  • Unit 1 Online Quiz

    • Unit 1:
    Alaska And Mushing Transform

    Online Test

    Read each question and choose the best answer. Only one answer is correct.

    From the Video - "Looking For Gold":

    1: A sluice box:
    separates gold from gravel using gravity
    uses a gas motor to vacumn up gold
    is moved in a circular motion, separating gold from heavy sands

    2: True or False: There are just as many people looking for gold in Petersville today as there was in the 1920's.
    True
    False

    From the Mushing Timeline:

    3: In the early 1900's, dog teams were used to:
    plow snow
    deliver mail
    run the 1,100 mile Iditarod Race from Anchorage to Nome
    All Of The Above

    4: True or False: Evidence suggests that humans have used dog teams in arctic travel for over 4,000 years.
    True
    False

    5: Which sled dog race was established first?
    The 1,100 mile Iditarod
    The Open North American
    The Yukon Quest
    The All-Alaska Sweepstakes

    6: Dog teams carried life saving medicine to Nome in which year?
    1776
    1925
    1973

    7: True or False: Dog teams are still used today by the National Park Service to patrol Denali National Park in the winter.
    True
    False

    From the Article - Have Snowmachines Replaced Dog Teams?:

    8: What made an automobile unrealistic for Alaska travel during the early gold rushes?
    Gas was expensive
    There were very few roads
    They were illegal to operate in Alaska
    All Of The Above

    9: In what year did dog teams beat Iditarod race staff to the checkpoint of White Mountain because of bad weather conditions?
    1925
    1980
    1989
    2005

    10: True or False: In normal conditions, a dog team is just as fast as a snowmachine.
    True
    False



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