Maine Guide Exam Study Guide
black - Answer>> man made
green - Answer>> vegetation over 6 feet
white - Answer>> vegetation under 6 feet
blue - Answer>> water
brown - Answer>> contour lines
red - Answer>> major roadways
purple - Answer>> new additions
beam - Answer>> the transverse measurement at a boat's
widest part
bracing stroke - Answer>> any of several paddle strokes
providing stability against the capsizing force of a lateral current;
may also be used for turning
broaching - Answer>> the turning boatside of a boat due to the
action of different currents at bow and stern
channel - Answer>> a canoeable route through a river section
chute - Answer>> a channel through a gap or drop in a rapid,
steeper and faster than the surrounding water
, deck - Answer>> on a traditional canoe, the triangular piece of
wood to which the gunwales attach at their ends; on a whitewater
canoe or kayak, a covering for the entire hull to prevent entrance
of water
eddy - Answer>> the area downstream of an obstruction either
in midstream or at the bank, in which the flow is reversed or
circular
eddy line - Answer>> the sharp boundary at the edge of an
eddy between two currents of different velocity and direction
ferry - Answer>> a maneuver to move laterally across a current
by paddling upstream either backward or forward and at an angle
to the current
grip - Answer>> the extreme upper end of a canoe paddle,
shaped for holding with the palm over the top
gunwales - Answer>> the uppermost portion of the sides of the
canoe all around
hanging strokes - Answer>> high bracing strokes, so called
because the paddler hangs some of his weight on the paddle held
high
heavy water - Answer>> the white water term for the
phenomena of supernormal flow in a river, characterized by high
standing waves, fast currents, extreme velocity difference etc
haystacks - Answer>> large standing waves which accompany
deceleration of a current
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