Identifying Information
Vocabulary
Identifying Evidence
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Chance
100

What was the only injury sustained by Juliane Koepcke after falling from the failing airplane?

A broken collarbone

100

Deduce

to know through reason or logical conclusion

100

Juliane Koepcke's story is an example of what type of evidence?

Personal experience

100

Survival is a 

transformation.

100

What is the author's name?

Laurence Gonzales

200

What does Kerns, a survival expert, say has to be on your side in a crisis?

Luck or chance

200

Distill

to transform vapor into liquid

200

"'Some people just give up,' Ken Hill told me, referring to his search and rescue operations in Nova Scotia." is an example of what type of evidence?

Expert opinion

200

"Doctors and nurses often survive better than others because they..."

have someone to help.
200

What is a Positive Mental Attitude?

A way of thinking that allows individuals to persist through difficult situations.

300

What does the author claim killed the other survivors of the plane failure?

Following the rules.

300

Conversely

in a way that contradicts or reverses something

300

"'Victims have been recovered from life rafts with a survival box unopened and the necessary contents unused," is an example of what kind of evidence?

Fact

300

"Survivors aren't fearless. They use fear: they turn it into..."

anger and focus.

300

What comes upon people suddenly in a survival situation?

Fatigue

400

In a survival situation, people underestimate the need to...

rest.

400
Disintegration

the process of a whole coming apart in pieces

400

"Following the explosive burst of activity that is sometimes required for survival... you're like a woman who's just given birth to a baby," is an example of what kind of evidence?

Fact

400

"Chance is nothing more than..."

opportunity.

400

What is the survival ritual in Native American culture?

The vision quest
500

List the three survival rituals the author claims we have in the United States.

Boy scouts, sports, and survival stories

500

Demeanor

attitude or perceived behavior

500

"In Aliva, Piers Paul Read tells the story of the survivors of another plane crash, this one in the Andes," is an example of what kind of evidence?

Personal experience

500

"Helping someone else..."

is the best way to ensure your own survival.

500

Finish the quote: "Plan the flight and fly the plan. But...

don't fall in love with the plan."

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