Outdoor Ethics
This is the name for the promise Scouts make to be clean in our outdoor manners, to be careful with fire, to be considerate in the outdoors, and to be conservation-minded.
What is the Outdoor Code? (Page 223)
This is the part of a tent that goes over the top and protects you from rain.
What is the rain fly?
The number of leaflets on each stem of poison ivy.
What is three? (Page 191)
These are the three classifications of swimming ability in Boy Scouts.
What are non-swimmer, beginner, and swimmer? (Page 159)
On a map, this color usually means "Water"
What is blue? (Page 335)
These are trails that zig-zag up hillsides to reduce erosion. Scouts should not cut across them.
What are switchbacks? (page 228)
This is the bag you lay in at night that keeps you warm while you sleep
This the kind of gas that plants absorb.
What is carbon dioxide? (Page 189)
This is the name for the back of a boat.
What is the stern? (Page 174)
This device has a needle that points towards Earth's magnetic north pole
What is a compass (page 338)
This refers to established trails and campsites, rock, gravel, and dry grasses. Scouts should always travel and camp on this kind of surface.
What is a durable surface? (Page 225)
This term refers to items that could attract wild animals, such as food, trash, soap, shampoo, and deodorant.
What are smellables? (Page 284)
This kind of bird is commonly associated with Camp James Ray and often shown on CJR patches
What is a goose?
These are the four kinds of water rescues, in order that they should be attempted.
What is 'Reach, Throw, Row, Go'? (Page 177-181)
This is the process of rotating a map until it lines up with the landscape.
What is orienting a map? (Page 343)
This phrase reminds Scouts that they should carry out all trash, leftover food, and anything else they brought with them into the backcountry.
What is "Pack it in, Pack it out"? (Page 225)
This knot is used to attach guy lines to tent stakes.
What is the taut-line hitch? (Page 277)
This is the name for the kinds of animals that have backbones.
What are vertebrates? (Page 200)
This is the name for the bars that run across the width of a canoe and help stiffen the sides.
What is a thwart? (Page 174-175)
This indicates what the distance on a map is, in terms of actual distance, such as 1-to-24,000.
What is scale? (Page 333)
This is the length of time it will take an apple core to decompose (or biodegrade) in the outdoors.
What is 2 months? (Page 230)
At a maximum, your pack weight should be this percentage of your body weight.
What is 25-30%? (Page 273)
This is the name for the category of trees that have needle-like or scale-like leaves that usually stay on the tree for several years. This category includes pines, firs, and spruces.
What is conifer? (page 193)
This is the name for the distance between the waterline and the bottom of a boat
What is the draft? (Page 174)
This kind of map shows man-made structures; natural features like hills and rivers; and elevation. This makes it very useful for navigating in the backcountry.
What is a topographical map? (Page 332)