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Discovery Zone topic: 'Ringer for a Day'

Week # 6

Subjects covered: Math/Science/Physical Education

1. Victoria River Downs country in the Northern Territory is excellent cattle country because:
a. It is close to a river used to ship cattle to market.
b. The grassland is highly nutritious for grazing cattle.
c. Large numbers of people live there.
d. There are many helicopter companies nearby.

2. Heli-mustering is used to sometimes gather large numbers of cattle because:
a. The land is often flooded from heavy rain.
b. Many people in the area have a pilot’s license.
c. The paddocks where the cattle live are several hundred square kilometers.
d. Ringers do not wish to ride their horses over vast distances.

3. A ringer lives an exciting, but difficult life because:
a. He doesn’t see his family very often.
b. His day starts at 4:30 a.m. and finishes at the day’s end.
c. He lives several hundred kilometers from the nearest town.
d. All of the above.

4. Test your fitness level prior to long periods of exercise:
a. To win long races.
b. To travel longer distances.
c. For planning purposes concerning travel methods.
d. To impress your friends.

5. To check your fitness level, first measure heart rate by:
a. Taking a pulse reading for 15 seconds, then multiplying by 4.
b. Counting heart beats for 30 seconds.
c. Using a stethoscope.
d. Checking temperature with a thermometer.

6. To convert kilometers to miles:
a. Divide the number of miles by .5.
b. Multiply the number of kilometers by .62.
c. Divide the number of miles by 1.6.
d. Multiply the number of kilometers by 1.6.

7. Range or grass management techniques use:
a. Range scientists to check the quality of the grass.
b. Satellite imagery to show amounts of grass and effects of drought.
c. Monitoring of cattle numbers to insure overgrazing doesn’t occur.
d. All of the above.

8. Computers are used in the cattle management process:
a. To create models station managers use to prevent overgrazing.
b. For testing of drought conditions.
c. To measure rainfall amounts during the wet season.
d. For testing of nutrients in grass.

9. Soil erosion is caused by:
a. Large amounts of wind and rain.
b. Too many weeds that are out of control on the range.
c. Too many cattle grazing in an area.
d. Flood followed by a severe drought.

10. Introduced species of vegetation in addition to native species can cause a problem by:
a. Being preferred by animals over native species of vegetation.
b. Crowding out of native species of vegetation.
c. Making native animals sick if eaten.
d. Taking nutrients from the soil.