MAINE GUIDES TEST 2024 Questions With Correct Answers 100% Verified Keel - Correct Answer A projecting strip along the bottom of the canoe, on the outside, to cut down slide slipping.Haystacks - Correct Answer Large standing waves which accompany deceleration of a current Ledge - Correct Answer The exposed edge of a rock stratum which acts as a natural low dam, or as a series of such dams.Lining - Correct Answer The use of ropes to work a boat down stream from the shore.Non-power face - Correct Answer The face of the paddle blade, opposite the power face Painter - Correct Answer A line attached to bow or stern of a boat Pitch - Correct Answer A section of a rapid usually steeper than the surrounding section; a drop Pool - Correct Answer A river section slower and deeper than surrounding sections Power face - Correct Answer The face of the paddle blade which bears against the water in a normal forward stroke Rapid - Correct Answer A section of a river characterized by steepening gradient, increased water, speed, obstructions and turbulence.Riffle - Correct Answer A section of a river, shallower than usual, in which small waves are noticeable, often over a gravel or sand bottom.Rocker - Correct Answer The longitudinal curvature of the bottom at the center line of the hull.Setting - Correct Answer Ferry with bow down stream: largely an eastern term 1 / 4
Sheer - Correct Answer The upward curve of the sides of the hull from amidships to the ends Throat - Correct Answer The section of a paddle shaft just above the blade Thwarts - Correct Answer Transverse braces, from gunwale to gunwale, in a boat.Trim - Correct Answer 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) Tumble home - Correct Answer An i curving in cross section from the bilge to the gun whale Wet suit - Correct Answer A close fitting garnet of neopren sponge which affords thermal insulation in cold water White eddy - Correct Answer An area below a ledge or boulder over which water is flowing, characterized by a highly aerated backflip at the surface.Beam - Correct Answer The transverse measurement at a boats widest part Bilge - Correct Answer In the cross section of a hull the point of greatest curvature between the bottom and the side Broaching - Correct Answer The turning broadside of a boat due to action of different currents at
bow and stern: sideways against a rock
Channel - Correct Answer A canoeable through river section Chute - Correct Answer A channel through a gap or drop in a rapid, steeper and faster than the surrounding water.Deck - Correct Answer 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 2 / 4
Dry pack - Correct Answer A waterproof pack which is carried in the boat in white water Ferry - Correct Answer A maneuver to move laterally across a current by paddling upstream either backward or forward, and at an angle to the current Black (map color) - Correct Answer man made Green (map color) - Correct Answer vegetation over 6 feet White (map color) - Correct Answer vegetation under 6 feet Blue (map color) - Correct Answer water Brown (map color) - Correct Answer contour lines Red (map color) - Correct Answer major roadways Purple (map color) - Correct Answer new additions Beam (map color) - Correct Answer the transverse measurement at a boat's widest part Bracing stroke - Correct Answer any of several paddle strokes providing stability against the capsizing force of a lateral current; may also be used for turning Broaching - Correct Answer the turning boatside of a boat due to the action of different currents at bow and stern Hanging strokes - Correct Answer high bracing strokes, so called because the paddler hangs some of his weight on the paddle held high Heavy water - Correct 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 3 / 4
Tumblehome - Correct Answer an incurving in cross-section from the bilge to the gunwale; throws water away from you J-stroke - Correct Answer 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 Draw - Correct Answer side stroke used to pull canoe toward the paddle Cross-draw - Correct Answer used with draw strokes primarily from the bow in order to move the canoe from side to side Pry - Correct Answer 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 Sweep - Correct Answer for forward motion and turning; describes the arc of the gunwale Inverted sweep - Correct Answer for single paddling from center of canoe; begin and end stroke away from boat, sharp hook at finish will turn canoe toward paddle side What are the 3 longest rivers in Maine - Correct Answer The St. John, Androscoggin, and the Kennebec Biggest lake in Maine - Correct Answer Moosehead Lake How many miles of coastline does Maine have - Correct Answer Maine has 3,478 miles of coastline What does Dirigo mean - Correct Answer Dirigo means "I lead" Who are the two men on the state flag for maine - Correct Answer They are a farmer and a sailor What is the Maine state gem - Correct Answer The gem is a tourmaline
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