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OA Final Review
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Environmental Studies
Undergraduate 1
10/15/2013

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Term
Elements of Adventure
Definition

1. uncertain outcome

2. element of risk

3. self-initiated event

Term
Principals of leave no trace
Definition

P.T.D.L.M.R.B.

please try doing lots more responsible business

Plan and prepare ahead

Travel and camp on durable surfaces

Dispose of waste properly

Leave what you find

Minimize campfire impact

Respect wildlife

Be kind and curtious to other visitors

Term
3 risk things
Definition

Absolute risk-uppermost limit inherent in a situation

Real risk-the amount of risk which actually exists in a given moment

Perceived risk-an individual's subjective assessment of real risk present at any time

Term
types of risk
Definition

Equipment

Financial

Health

Physical

Political instability

Psychological

Social

Terrorism

Time

satisfactory

Term
challenge by choice
Definition
self iniciated adventure, depends on comfort level
Term
4 in/un competence and consious
Definition

conscious comp- you know

unconscious comp- you didnt know you knew

conscious incomp- you know you're dum

unconscious incomp- you didnt know you're dum

Term
incompetence
Definition
not knowing how to do somthing
Term
Big W vs lil wilderness
Definition
mountain vs your favorite book or spot
Term
ORRRC Classifications
Definition

outdoor recreation resources review commission

 

class 1: high density rec area

class 2: gen outdoor rec area

class 3: nat environment area

class 4: unique natural area

class 5: primitive area

class 6: historic/cultural area

Term
Preservation vs conservation
Definition

preservation=preserving the way it is with limited to no human contact

conservation=use but use wisely

Term
John Muir
Definition
preservation freak, naturalist author, activism helped preserve yosimite and sequoia nat park
Term
Aldo Leopold
Definition
development of modern environmental ethics and in the movement for wilderness conservation He emphasized biodiversity and ecology and was a founder of the science of wildlife management
Term
Paul Petzoldt
Definition
America's mountaineer, founder of NOLS, nat outdoor leadership school
Term
Teddy Roosevelt
Definition
Created the national park system, major conservationist
Term
Henry David Thoreau
Definition
transcendentalist, early advocate of recreation, conserving natural resources on private land, preserving wilderness as public land
Term
Rachel Carson
Definition
advancing the global environmental movement, author of silent springs, advocate of nature and environmental ethics
Term
rule of 3
Definition

3 weeks without food

3 days without water

3 minitutes with out oxygen

Term
TRIP PLANS
Definition

transportation

risk managment

itinerary

purpose

permits

leadership

abilities

nature

supporting resources

 

Term
Menu planning
Definition

preferances

allergies

refrigeration

repacking

2000 calories

weather conditions

activity

easy vs hard 

good vs nasty

variety vs consistancy

 

Term
NPS
Definition
national park system: regulate the park system
Term
NFS
Definition
national forest service: manages all national forests and grasslands yea thats abbout it
Term
BLM
Definition
bureau of land management: manages public lands most being in Alaska
Term
US F&W
Definition
fish and wildlife: working to conserve fish, wildlife, plants for the benifit of all human people
Term
state and local
Definition
DNR: state departments that monitor natural resources, enforce state laws
Term
ABC's of pack packing
Definition

accessability

balance

compression

streamline

Term
clothing selection
Definition

cotton murders

sythetics only

shell/layering

wiking

Term
water purfication
Definition

heat

chemical

filtration

UV RADS

Term
Dehydration
Definition

headaches

dissyness

discolored urine

Term
contour lines
Definition
represent elevation, closer=steeper
Term
map symbols and colors
Definition

blue lines=river

dotted blue=seasonal river

black dotted=trail

brown lines=contour lines

blue area=water

green=forested areas

Term
true vs magnetic north
Definition
declanation
Term
waste disposal
Definition

200 ft away from fun, poop hole must be size of a cat, carry out toilet paper, girly products

SUMP 

Term
campsite selection
Definition

5 w's

waste

weather

widow maker

water

wildlife

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