Z SBAOC Workshop Flashcards
1
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a bump in a landscape
- Lower altitude and elevation
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Hill
2
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- a steep rise in the landscape
- A natural mould of earth created by faulting
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Mountain
3
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Parts of a mountain
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- Summit
- Crest
- Peak
- Slope
- Base
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How is hill created
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- either faulting or erosion
5
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How is Mountain created?
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By faulting
6
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Layers of rainforest
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- Emergent
- Canopy
- Understory
- Forest floor
7
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Consists of the tallest trees, some birds and insects. No animals live here
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Emergent Layer
8
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Thickest layer that hosts mosts flora and fauna
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Canopy Layer
9
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Consists of young herbs and shrubs and bushes
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Understory layer
10
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Darkest, humid layer that hosts insects and giant animals
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Forest floor
11
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Checklist of items
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- essentials
- clothing and sleeping gear
- Mess kit
- survival kit or emergency rations
- first aid kit
- repair kit
- toiletries
- group equipment
- optional item
12
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This kit contains essential supplies
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First Aid Kit
13
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essential supplies present in first aid kit
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- Personal Medicine
- Triangular / elastic bandages
- Forceps
- medication for fever and diarrhea
- Anti-allergies
- Medication for skin irritation and other illness
- Alcohol or betadine
- Insect repellent
- Disinfectant
14
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Bag that you can keep your snacks in them, use them to keep your things dry
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Ziplock bags
15
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Formula for correct clothing preparation
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of days + 1
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Points to consider when planning a fieldwork
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- Getting in
- Getting Out
- Permits, fees, equipment etc
17
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Is the process of wearing several thin layers of clothing
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Layering
18
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Purpose of layering
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- help regulate the heat around your body
19
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Parts of layering (clothes)
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- Base layer
- Insulating layer
- Outer layer
20
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Repair kit components
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- Tying string
- duct tape
- tent seam sealer
- Extra buckle
- needle and nylon string
21
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Group equipments examples
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- Poles
- Tent body
- Flysheet
- Pegs
- Tent Sack
22
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A approching a wild animal must be done with great care.
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Approach with caution
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its likley to disrupt or alarm the animals your shooting
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No selfies
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If an animal is endangered, or known to be a target of poaching, publishing and taking pictures may have consequences
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Photograph endangered species with extra caution
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Killing or in any way harming animals, should never be part of wildlife photography
Do no harm
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the wildlife photographer shoul put animals and the natural environment first
Nature comes first
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do not try to manipulate the natural environment
Wildlife conservation should be an aim of wildlife photography
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wildlife should not be manipulated or handled in anyway for the purpose of photography
Be respectful of your subjects
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Ensure that your photography process disturbs the widlife and their environment at a minimum level
Minimize disturbance
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The wildlife photoggraphy should be knowledgeable of about floral and fauna, history etc
Do your researc
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Principles of an equiptable framework
- Be collaborative
- Be respectful
- Be legal
- Be safe
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Fieldwork safety and ethics
- Logistics, permits and field essentials
- Personal
- Community interaction and ethics
- Photography
- Collection of samples
- Social media postings
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Types of backpack
- No frame pack
- Internal frame pack
- External Frame pack
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- Light weight
- non-bulky design
- Less support for heavy loads
- Less capacity
No Frame pack
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- More support for heavy loads
- more capacity
- hugs body
- heavier
- LESS BACK VENTILATION
Internal Frame pack
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- Maximum support for heavy loads
- more capacity
- MORE VENTILATION
- Heavier
- Bulkier
External Frame pack
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ABC is also known as
Accessaibility, Balance and Compressibility
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Camp managment
- Camping
- Garbage
- Sanitation
- Washing dishes
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Select a level campsites with adequete water runoff, and use plastic under your tent to stay dry without ditching
Camping
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Camping, Locate tour site _______ away from natural water sources
At least 100 feet away
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Importance of proper selection of campsites
- Help preserve the atmosphere of solitude
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Camp management; Garbage
- Carry out or burn (tissue paper only) all your garbage
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Importance of carrying out all the food scraps and packaging
- Buried garbage won't stay for too long
- Maybe dangerous to small animals
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- Use established latrines if they are provided
- Use a cat-hole if there are no estalished latrines
Sanitation
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If the latrines are provided
Use the established latrines
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If there is no established latrines
-Use a cat-hole
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Importance of cat-hole
- Prevent waste from entering a water source
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Try a soap less clean up
Washing dishes
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Was at least 100 feet away from ______
Natural water sources
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Common bad practices
- Water canal on tent
- Burning/Burying of waste
- Vandalism
- Good ol' remembrance
- Ignorance
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Done by scouting group who put small canal beside the tent for the purpose of semi drainage during camping
Water cana on tent
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What damage does water canal on tent produces?
Could damage the campsite forever due to the scar it made
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This can create new bacteria and pollution and is unsanitary
Burning/burying of waste
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Picking of flowers to writing or carving of insignia on the trees rock boulders etc.
Vandalism
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Getting unsolicited plants such as flowers to wild lands
Good ol' remembrance
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Trail techniques
- Pacing
- Rest
- Signaling
- Descending
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line formation in narrow trails....
- Should be a single file
- Overtaking should be avoided but if a need arises
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always start with a slow pace to wamp-up the working muscles, gradually increasing to the group desire pace
Pacing
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What is the ideal pace?
- The slowest member of the group
- Or the person with the heaviest weight load
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Different types of rest-stops
- Level ground
- On steep slopes
- Ascent
- Descent
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5 mins of rest every hour of hiking
Level ground
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rest every 15 minutes
On steep slopes
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5 mins of set every 30 minutes
Ascent
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5 mins of rest every hour
Descent
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Types of signals in trail techniques
- Signal stop
- Signal to proceed (go)
- Call for help
- Signal for "Aid is on the way"
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1 long whistle signal
Signal stop
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2 short whistle signal
Signal to proceed
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6 whistle blast
Call for help
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Continous whistle blast
To Signal "aid is on the way"
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Techniques in Descending;
- To maintain balance
Learn to dig with your heel or side of your foot
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Techniques in Descending;
- if the terrain is too steep or slippery
face the wall and step downward
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The process of using compass
Land Navigation
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Steps in land navigation
- Know where you are
- Plan the route
- Stay on the route
- Recognizing the objective
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Types of Navigation
- Celestial
- GPS
- Maps and compass
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Abbreviation of GPS
Global positioning system
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