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Wilderness Survival

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The locations of the ______ is not fixed.
Moderate hypothermia
Geographic north
Magnetic north pole
Sterilizing

2. _________ pack more energy per gram than carbohydrates.
In the extremities
Cooling systems
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Fat

3. Name some plants that can provide nourishment in the wild
1)Remove from source of cold and protect 2)Remove all wet clothing and replace with dry clothes 3)Hydrate and maintain blood sugar 4)Have the person exercise.
Cotton
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
60 degrees

4. List - in order - the treatment for mild hypothermia.
1)Remove from source of cold and protect 2)Remove all wet clothing and replace with dry clothes 3)Hydrate and maintain blood sugar 4)Have the person exercise.
17 degrees
Sense of direction
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin

5. Person feels cold/lags behind. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Help - a distress call
Equinoxes
Mild
Mountain

6. A person with ____________ has lost the ability to rewarm on her/his own.
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Moderate hypothermia
UV radiation
Red end

7. __________ can cause deviation of the compass needle.
Power lines
South of west
4 maps
15 minutes

8. __________ kill cryptosporidium as well as Giardia
Sterilizing
Iodine water purification tablets
Conduction
Mild

9. Clouds do not block...
Index
60 minutes
Exercise
UV radiation

10. Humans have very efficient...
S-size up the situation u- undo haste makes waste r- remember where you are v- vanquish rear and doubt i- improvise v- value living a- act like the natives l- learn basic skill - live by your witts
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Cooling systems
Fresh water fish

11. Magnetic north and __________ are not the same.
Severe
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Geographic north
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle

12. What four parts of your body should you keep clean?
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
8000 feet
12 hours
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs

13. Heat cramps will occur if a person is...
Not adequately hydrated
1:00pm
Conduction
Internal temperature

14. Loss of body heat to circulating wind is called ___.
Biodegradable soap
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Power lines
Convection

15. The color black on the map represents what kind of features?
Sterilizing
Mild
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
In the extremities

16. A small cave - Beneath a lone tree
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Index
Mild
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm

17. A hot shower can relieve the itching common to...
2 degrees
Poison oak rash
4 miles
Geographic north

18. It is not always ok to use ________ as a treatment modality for someone experiencing mild or moderate hypothermia.
25 times faster
Exercise
4 maps
Fat

19. High altitude begins at what elevation?
Cotton
Mild
8000 feet
North-south

20. Sweating is a form of ___ heat loss.
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Fat
North-south
Evaporation

21. The sun is approximately due south at what time of day during the month of August?
Magnetic north pole
1:00pm
8000 feet
In the extremities

22. The umbles. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Moderate
60 degrees
Equinoxes
The point the lost person was last seen

23. Your thirst mechanism is not a very good indicator of your...
Level of dehydration
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Heat production
1:00pm

24. Fine shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Iron in rocks
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Fresh water fish
Mild

25. 7.5-minute maps made by the USGS generally span how many miles north to south? East to west?
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
60 minutes
Fat
A 7.5-minute map

26. What is the first step you should take when you become lost?
Sterilizing
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
In the extremities
Equidistant

27. What are the four cardinal points and inter cardinal points of the compass?
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Equinoxes
Mild
Rise or be lifted

28. Lines of latitude run east-west and lines of longitude run...
8000 feet
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
North-south
UV radiation

29. ________ is a naturally occurring mineral that can deflect the compass needle.
Iron in rocks
Brain
23.5
Rise or be lifted

30. The kind of air space that exists between fibers and is responsible for trapping body heat is called ___ air space.
200 feet
Dead
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
5 seconds

31. Lines of latitude run __________ from each other.
Highest thing around
Equidistant
2 degrees
Iodine water purification tablets

32. Humans do not inherently acquire a...
Shadows
Sense of direction
Cooling systems
15

33. How many 7.5-minute maps are required to represent the same area as one 15-minute map?
A 7.5-minute map
Sterilizing
4 maps
1:24000

34. Shivering requires the energy of a...
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Power lines
Slow jog
Wet - rainy conditions

35. For maximum benefit - it's best to drink water at a rate of 1/4 liter every ___ minutes.
15 minutes
1:24000
Not adequately hydrated
15

36. Which map provides more detail - a 7.5-minute map or a 15-minute map?
Cooling systems
23.5
A 7.5-minute map
1)Remove from source of cold and protect 2)Remove all wet clothing and replace with dry clothes 3)Hydrate and maintain blood sugar 4)Have the person exercise.

37. Uncontrollable shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
8000 feet
Sterilizing
Equidistant
Moderate

38. To protect the riparian area - select a campsite location at least ___ feet away from lakes - streams - etc.
200 feet
Cotton
Equal elevation
Oxygen - fuel - heat

39. Orographic lifting is the lifting of air over a _____ barrier.
23.5
2 degrees
Moderate hypothermia
Mountain

40. The average apparent motion of the sun across the sky is ____ degrees per hour.
15
Exercise
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Brain cells

41. The boiling point of water decreases __ degrees for every 1000 feet of elevation gain.
15
2 degrees
Minimize impact
Map with trail head marked and planned route. What time you should be home in the evening - and if you aren't back by early morning then call the county sheriff to get a search started.

42. Three blasts of a whistle means ____.
North-south
Cooling systems
Moderate
Help - a distress call

43. What is the first core organ to exhibit signs of being affected by hypothermia?
Brain cells
Brain
Not adequately hydrated
Convection

44. The most common map scale for a 7.5-minute map is...
1:24000
Iron in rocks
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Cloudless= 5 degrees

45. Ataxia. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
60 minutes
Moderate
Severe
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.

46. At northern altitudes in December - the sun rises south of east and sets...
South of west
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
23.5

47. On the spring and fall ____ the sun rises exactly east and sets exactly west.
Equal elevation
Level of dehydration
Equinoxes
Slow jog

48. R.I.C.E
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Lean to - A frame - Dome
2 degrees
60 degrees

49. B.L.I.S.S
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Magnetic north pole
Mild
15 minutes

50. Exposure of an area to cool - wet conditions for approximately __ hours is necessary to produce trench foot.
12 hours
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Equidistant
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea