Survival is your Responsibility

What part of the world does Miller's letter focus on?

• Alaska

• Africa

• Australia

• Antarctica

What were the rules of survival a hundred years ago?

• Strong survival skills

• Advanced technology

• Teamwork

• Luck

What is distinctive about many of the rescues conducted by the National Park Service each year?

• Involvement of backcountry climbers

• Involvement of hikers

• Involvement of fishermen

• Involvement of hunters

What does Miller consider a person's 'best resource' related to surviving in the wilderness of Alaska?

• Survival skills

• Technology

• Money

• Physical strength

Confirm your understanding of the text by writing a brief summary.

• The story emphasizes the importance of making good decisions in life and death situations.

• The story highlights the role of technology in outdoor proficiency.

• The story discusses the history of survival skills in Alaska.

• The story explores the dangers of backcountry climbing.

What is Miller's assessment of backcountry climbers' survival skills a hundred years ago?

• They were highly skilled

• They were inexperienced

• They were reckless

• They were cautious

What does Miller claim is different about climbers today?

• They rely more on technology

• They have better survival skills

• They take more risks

• They are less experienced

What do you think Miller is hoping to accomplish by pointing out the difference between the two groups?

• Highlight the importance of traditional survival skills

• Encourage climbers to rely more on technology

• Promote the use of modern equipment

• Discourage climbers from taking unnecessary risks

Summarize Miller's thoughts on technology's role in people's 'outdoor proficiency.'

• Technology has made people more proficient in outdoor activities

• Technology has made people negligent and less skilled

• Technology has no impact on people's outdoor proficiency

• Technology has made people overly cautious

What does Miller mean by 'negligent at best' when he writes 'basing how much risk you take because of that communication is negligent at best'?

• Basing risk-taking decisions on communication is always negligent

• Basing risk-taking decisions on communication is the best approach

• Basing risk-taking decisions on communication is sometimes negligent

• Basing risk-taking decisions on communication is the least negligent approach