Outdoor Education Unit 1 QUIZ

What safety measures should be taken during outdoor education activities?

• Consideration of weather conditions, first aid training, emergency communication plan, supervision of participants, and proper equipment.

• Leaving participants unsupervised

• Wearing formal attire and shoes

• Ignoring weather conditions and emergency communication plan

Which of the following technologies has a positive effect on ORS students outdoor experiences by keeping them dry, warm, and comfortable?

• Trangia

• Satellite phone

• Waterproof clothing

• GPS device

What is the primary benefit of sat phones in outdoor experiences?

• It helps in cooking food.

• It provides communication in remote areas.

• It keeps you dry, warm, and comfortable.

• It helps in navigation.

What does the competence-difficulty model illustrate?

• The relationship between skill level and perception of difficulty in activities

• The economic and environmental impact of outdoor activities

• The financial and agricultural impact of outdoor activities

• The relationship between the interest in the task and the ability to perform said task

Which of the following is NOT a category of risk?

• Absolute

• Perceived

• Actual/real

• Hypothetical

Define the term Risk

• something dangerous

• an object, situation or person

• the potential to lose something of value

• a danger in a given situation

risk perception is best described as what?

• an individuals subjective assessment of the situation

• a risk that needs attention straight away

• the residual risk after the controls have been applied

• what the organisation thinks is risky

Name the 4 main motivations for seeking outdoor experiences

A grassland biome will include:

• sea grasses, warm temperature, high rainfall
• grass, hot temperatures, low rainfall
• grass, warm temperatures, average rainfall

A forest biome will include:

• trees, hot temperature and large amounts of rain
• shrubs, hot temperature, low rainfall
• trees, cold temperature, high rainfall