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The Call of the WildThe Call of the Wild
Jack LondonJack London
Alaska Gold RushAlaska Gold Rush
Gold first struck in 1849 by a Russian mining engineer!
People flocked to Alaska to strike it rich!
It was a really tough road to travel, as you can see in the following pictures.
Gold first struck in 1849 by a Russian mining engineer!
People flocked to Alaska to strike it rich!
It was a really tough road to travel, as you can see in the following pictures.
Yukon TerritoryYukon Territory
Towns: Skagway Dawson City
Geographical info: Chilkoot Trail Lake Bennett Big and Little
Salmon Pelly Mountains Yukon River
Towns: Skagway Dawson City
Geographical info: Chilkoot Trail Lake Bennett Big and Little
Salmon Pelly Mountains Yukon River
Yukon ImagesYukon Images
Chilkoot Trail, 1896Chilkoot Trail, 1896
White Pass Trail, 1898White Pass Trail, 1898
Winter Camping in the Yukon
Charles DarwinCharles Darwin
He came up with a few crazy ideas: Evolution Survival of the Fittest
When he started college, he planned to become a doctor…but became a taxidermist instead.
He was also thinking about joining the Church as a clergyman
He came up with a few crazy ideas: Evolution Survival of the Fittest
When he started college, he planned to become a doctor…but became a taxidermist instead.
He was also thinking about joining the Church as a clergyman
Charles DarwinCharles Darwin
He took a voyage to islands around South America on a ship called the HMS Beagle This is the trip on which he gathered
a lot of his information that lead to his theories about nature and evolution
His father almost didn’t let him go because he thought it was a waste of time.
He took a voyage to islands around South America on a ship called the HMS Beagle This is the trip on which he gathered
a lot of his information that lead to his theories about nature and evolution
His father almost didn’t let him go because he thought it was a waste of time.
Survival of the FittestSurvival of the Fittest
Natural selection conceived of as a struggle for life in which only those organisms best adapted to existing conditions are able to survive and reproduce.
What kinds of traits would make an organism superior…
Natural selection conceived of as a struggle for life in which only those organisms best adapted to existing conditions are able to survive and reproduce.
What kinds of traits would make an organism superior…
Survival of the FittestSurvival of the Fittest
In the desert?
In the jungle?
In Alaska?
In the desert?
In the jungle?
In Alaska?
Transportation…Dogs!Transportation…Dogs!
They were one of the few animals that could hack it up in the north country.
Travelers would buy teams of dogs to help them get through the months long journey through the Yukon territory.
Based on this picture, what things would you have to keep in mind while traveling this way?
They were one of the few animals that could hack it up in the north country.
Travelers would buy teams of dogs to help them get through the months long journey through the Yukon territory.
Based on this picture, what things would you have to keep in mind while traveling this way?