| A | B |
|---|
| tundra | land under this plain is permanently frozen. |
| slop jar | portable indoor toilet |
| Iditarod | famous Alaskan dog sled race. |
| Vitus Bering | First known European on Alaskan soil. |
| Russians | enslaved Aleuts and almost wiped them out. |
| Goldmining and fishing | boosted Alaska's population in the early 1900's. |
| Prudhoe Bay in far northern Alaska. | North America's largest known oilfield. |
| March 24, 1989 | oil tanker Exxon Valdez hits a reef off southern Alaska. |
| March 27, 1964 | strongest earthquake ever measured in North America hits southern Alaska. |
| Outside | term Alaskans use to refer to anywhere but Alaska. |
| Lower 48 | States in the U.S. other than Alaska and Hawaii. |
| Woodsong | Great book by Gary Paulson about training dogs and running Iditarod. |
| Denali | "The Great One" referring to Mount McKinley, north of Anchorage. |
| Arctic Circle | Alaska's northern third. |
| Blanket Toss | Tossing a hunter in the air. |
| Eskimo Ice cream | snow, seal oil, whipped berries. |
| Spit freezes in the air | At 70 below zero. |
| Alaskan Nickname | Land of the Midnight Sun. |
| Break up | River ice breaking into chunks and moving downstream. |
| Wear a bell and carry a rifle. | When hiking in rural areas. |
| mosquitos | They make them super-sized in Alaska. |
| Bush | Remote Alaska locations not served by roads. |
| mukluks | warm boots made from animal skin such as caribou or seal. |
| Northern Lights | Shimmering bands of lights |
| permafrost | layer of frozen ground |
| cache | storage cabin usually on stilts |
| Woodsong | Gary Paulsen |
