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MAINE GUIDES TEST EXAM QUESTIONS ANDVERIFIED ANSWERS
A projecting strip along the bottom of the canoe, on the outside, to cut down slide
slipping. - Answer Keel
Large standing waves which accompany deceleration of a current - Answer Haystacks
The exposed edge of a rock stratum which acts as a natural low dam, or as a series of
such dams. - Answer Ledge
The use of ropes to work a boat down stream from the shore. - Answer Lining
The face of the paddle blade, opposite the power face - Answer Non-power face
A line attached to bow or stern of a boat - Answer Painter
A section of a rapid usually steeper than the surrounding section; a drop - Answer Pitch
A river section slower and deeper than surrounding sections - Answer Pool
The face of the paddle blade which bears against the water in a normal forward stroke -
Answer Power face
A section of a river characterized by steepening gradient, increased water, speed,
obstructions and turbulence. - Answer Rapid
A section of a river, shallower than usual, in which small waves are noticeable, often over
a gravel or sand bottom. - Answer Riffle
The longitudinal curvature of the bottom at the center line of the hull. - Answer Rocker
Ferry with bow down stream: largely an eastern term - Answer Setting
The upward curve of the sides of the hull from amidships to the ends - Answer Sheer
The section of a paddle shaft just above the blade - Answer Throat
Transverse braces, from gunwale to gunwale, in a boat. - Answer Thwarts
The angle to the plane of the water at which the boat rides, for instance, down at the
stern, down at the bow, or trimmed even (dead level) - Answer Trim
An i curving in cross section from the bilge to the gun whale - Answer Tumble home
,A close fitting garnet of neopren sponge which affords thermal insulation in cold water -
Answer Wet suit
An area below a ledge or boulder over which water is flowing, characterized by a highly
aerated backflip at the surface. - Answer White eddy
The transverse measurement at a boats widest part - Answer Beam
In the cross section of a hull the point of greatest curvature between the bottom and the
side - Answer Bilge
The turning broadside of a boat due to action of different currents at bow and stern:
sideways against a rock - Answer Broaching
A canoeable through river section - Answer Channel
A channel through a gap or drop in a rapid, steeper and faster than the surrounding
water. - Answer Chute
On a traditional canoe, the triangular piece of wood to which the gunwhales attach at
their ends. In a whitewater canoe or kayak, a covering for the entire hull to prevent
entrance of water - Answer Deck
A waterproof pack which is carried in the boat in white water - Answer Dry pack
A maneuver to move laterally across a current by paddling upstream either backward or
forward, and at an angle to the current - Answer Ferry
man made - Answer Black (map color)
vegetation over 6 feet - Answer Green (map color)
vegetation under 6 feet - Answer White (map color)
water - Answer Blue (map color)
contour lines - Answer Brown (map color)
major roadways - Answer Red (map color)
new additions - Answer Purple (map color)
,the transverse measurement at a boat's widest part - Answer Beam (map color)
any of several paddle strokes providing stability against the capsizing force of a lateral
current; may also be used for turning - Answer Bracing stroke
the turning boatside of a boat due to the action of different currents at bow and stern -
Answer Broaching
high bracing strokes, so called because the paddler hangs some of his weight on the
paddle held high - Answer Hanging strokes
the white water term for the phenomena of supernormal flow in a river, characterized by
high standing waves, fast currents, extreme velocity difference etc - Answer Heavy water
an incurving in cross-section from the bilge to the gunwale; throws water away from you -
Answer Tumblehome
forward stroke used in the stern to provide forward momentum; feathering the stroke
outward at the tail counteracts the off-center stroke and helps to maintain straight line of
travel - Answer J-stroke
side stroke used to pull canoe toward the paddle - Answer Draw
used with draw strokes primarily from the bow in order to move the canoe from side to
side - Answer Cross-draw
side stroke in the stern used both fro sideward movement and for turning; can be used in
bow but is not as powerful as the draw for side movement - Answer Pry
for forward motion and turning; describes the arc of the gunwale - Answer Sweep
, for single paddling from center of canoe; begin and end stroke away from boat, sharp
hook at finish will turn canoe toward paddle side - Answer Inverted sweep
The St. John, Androscoggin, and the Kennebec - Answer What are the 3 longest rivers in
Maine
Moosehead Lake - Answer Biggest lake in Maine
Maine has 3,478 miles of coastline - Answer How many miles of coastline does Maine
have
Dirigo means "I lead" - Answer What does Dirigo mean
They are a farmer and a sailor - Answer Who are the two men on the state flag for maine
The gem is a tourmaline - Answer What is the Maine state gem
Maine has over 33,000 square miles - Answer How many square miles is maine
The first governor was William King - Answer Who was the first governor in Maine
Maine became a state in 1820 - Answer When did Maine become a state
The animal on the state flag is the moose - Answer What is the animal on the Maine state
flag
Anyone who hunts wild birds or animals in Maine - Answer Who needs a license?
you can do this as long as you don't carry any hunting equipment - Answer Exceptions
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