Outdoor
Ethics
Ethics
This outdoor ethic asks you to pack out your trash and leave natural areas as you found them.
What is Leave No Trace?
This tool is used to determine direction and has a magnetic needle that points toward magnetic north.
What is a compass?
This man founded the Boy Scouts of America in 1910.
Who is William D. Boyce?
This is the three-sided or four-sided shelter Scouts commonly sleep in while camping.
A Scout gets a small scrape while hiking. Before treating it, your first priority is to do this.
What is make sure the scene is safe?
When hiking, you should generally stay on established trails to prevent this type of environmental damage.
What is erosion?
When packing a backpack for a hike, heavier items should generally be placed in thispart of the pack to keep the load balanced.
What is close to your back?
This British military officer and author wrote Scouting for Boys, which helped inspire the American Scouting movement.
Who is Robert Baden-Powell?
Before setting up your tent, you should look for a spot that is flat, dry, and free of this type of hazard above you.
What are dead branches or dead trees?
For a minor cut, after putting on gloves or otherwise protecting yourself, you should control bleeding and then do this before covering the wound.
What is clean the wound?
You find a beautiful wildflower while hiking. According to Leave No Trace principles, you should do this...?
What is leave it where it is?
This method of navigation uses a map, compass, and known landmarks or features to determine where you are and where you need to go..
What is orienteering?
The Boy Scouts of America was officially incorporated in this year.
What is 1910?
You should never store food inside your tent because it can attract these unwanted visitors.
Someone has a serious wound that is bleeding heavily. The first-aid priority is to apply this directly to the wound.
What is firm, direct pressure?
When camping, washing dishes or yourself directly in a lake or stream can introducefood particles and soap into the water. Instead, you should do this..?
What is camp away from the water and dispose of wastewater properly?
When hiking in a group, this Scout should generally be at the back of the group to make sure no one gets left behind.
What is the "sweep" or rear Scout?
This organization, founded in 1912, became an important part of American Scouting history by providing opportunities for girls and young women in outdoor and leadership programs.
What is the Girl Scouts of the USA?
When choosing firewood, you should generally collect only wood that is already this, rather than cutting down living trees.
What is dead and down?
A Scout is showing signs of heat exhaustion: heavy sweating, weakness, dizziness, and nausea. You should move the person to a cooler place and do this if they are conscious and able to drink.
What is give them cool fluids?
You are camping in an area where a fire ban is in effect. Even though you brought firewood and have a safe fire ring, you should do this...?
What is not build a fire and follow the current fire regulations?
You are hiking with your patrol when you realize you have become separated from thegroup. One of the most important things to do is to stay in one place and avoid wandering farther away. This principle is commonly remembered by what four letter acronym?
What is S.T.O.P. — Stop, Think, Observe, Plan?
In 2019, the BSA changed the name of its flagship program for older youth from this name to Scouts BSA.
What is Boy Scouts?
When selecting a campsite, the BSA recommends avoiding areas that could be affected by this sudden rise in water level, even if the area appears dry when you arrive.
What is a flash flood?
A person is unconscious and not breathing normally. After making sure the scene is safe and activating emergency medical help, a trained rescuer should begin this lifesaving procedure.
What is CPR?