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Wilderness Survival

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Your thirst mechanism is not a very good indicator of your...
Poison oak rash
1:24000
Equinoxes
Level of dehydration

2. Humans do not inherently acquire a...
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
15 minutes
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Sense of direction

3. ___________ does not degrade quickly in water sources such as lakes and streams.
Iodine water purification tablets
Head region
Biodegradable soap
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles

4. _______ are shorter in the summer than they are in the winter.
Wash your dishes in a stream
Fresh water fish
Shadows
17 degrees

5. At rest - the majority of heat production does not occur in the...
Head region
Equal elevation
12 hours
Index

6. Clouds do not block...
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
UV radiation
Severe
Cloudy = 3 degrees

7. As you gain elevation - the percentage of O2 in the air...
Red end
Iron in rocks
Increases
Magnetic north pole

8. The earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees from vertical.
Index
Help - a distress call
23.5
Red end

9. You are going on a solo backcountry hike for a full day. Describe the information you would convey to your roommate or friend before leaving - about your hike and the protocols to follow if you are not back by nightfall.

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10. Sweating is a form of ___ heat loss.
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Evaporation
Mild
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous

11. The name of the north star is ___.
Heat injury
Polaris
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.
15

12. Giardia lamblia is a ____
Protozoa
Rise or be lifted
Power lines
South of west

13. The sun is approximately due south at what time of day during the month of August?
Polaris
Moderate hypothermia
Internal temperature
1:00pm

14. Fine shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
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.
Mild
Wet - rainy conditions

15. A contour line is a line that connects points of ___ ____.
Equal elevation
North-south
Not adequately hydrated
15 minutes

16. Magnetic north and __________ are not the same.
Geographic north
Iodine water purification tablets
Evaporation
Cloudy = 3 degrees

17. Every 5th contour line is darker in color. This line is called an __ contour line.
Index
Wet - rainy conditions
Magnetic north pole
1:00pm

18. All _____________ are non-poisonous
Fresh water fish
Wet - rainy conditions
Help - a distress call
Equidistant

19. How many 7.5-minute maps are required to represent the same area as one 15-minute map?
Level of dehydration
Dead
4 maps
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate

20. It is not always ok to use ________ as a treatment modality for someone experiencing mild or moderate hypothermia.
Brain cells
Not adequately hydrated
Exercise
8000 feet

21. Uncontrollable shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Moderate
Mild
8000 feet
Heat production

22. 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.
In the extremities
Magnetic north pole
Mild

23. Heat cramps will occur if a person is...
Not adequately hydrated
1:00pm
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles

24. Searchers usually begin their search for a lost person from what location?
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
The point the lost person was last seen
5 seconds
15

25. Shivering stops. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Magnetic north pole
4 maps
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Severe

26. R.I.C.E
UV radiation
Cooling systems
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Not adequately hydrated

27. High altitude begins at what elevation?
Heat production
60 degrees
8000 feet
Evaporation

28. A hot shower can relieve the itching common to...
15 minutes
Cooling systems
Poison oak rash
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm

29. The ______ of the compass needle points towards magnetic north.
Internal temperature
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Evaporation
Red end

30. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudy sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
8000 feet
Moderate
Equidistant
Cloudy = 3 degrees

31. To protect the riparian area - select a campsite location at least ___ feet away from lakes - streams - etc.
North-south
Mild
200 feet
In the extremities

32. Generally speaking - a lightning bolt will hit the...
Cotton
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Highest thing around
15

33. Shivering requires the energy of a...
Slow jog
Biodegradable soap
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Help - a distress call

34. If the separation between the flash of lightning and the clap of thunder is 20 seconds - the lightning is how far away?
4 miles
200 feet
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Fat

35. A 10-percent loss of body fluids results in...
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
60 minutes
Help - a distress call

36. The color black on the map represents what kind of features?
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Index
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm

37. The most common map scale for a 7.5-minute map is...
1:24000
Geographic north
In the extremities
Equinoxes

38. Heat stroke is a life-threatening...
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Fresh water fish
Heat injury
Brain

39. A 15-percent loss of body fluids results in...
Conduction
Geographic north
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate

40. A person with ____________ has lost the ability to rewarm on her/his own.
Cooling systems
15 minutes
Moderate hypothermia
Mild

41. It's not acceptable within the LNT philosophy to _____________ with biodegradable soap.
1:2
Wash your dishes in a stream
25 times faster
A 7.5-minute map

42. What is the value of declination in the Eugene area?
17 degrees
Help - a distress call
60 minutes
Heat production

43. Lines of latitude run east-west and lines of longitude run...
Moderate hypothermia
North-south
Mild
Poison oak rash

44. Dehydration results from inadequate replacement of lost body fluids.A 5-percent loss results in...
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
200 feet
Mild
The county sheriff

45. The kind of air space that exists between fibers and is responsible for trapping body heat is called ___ air space.
Dead
Heat injury
The point the lost person was last seen
Brain cells

46. At northern altitudes in December - the sun rises south of east and sets...
Dead
South of west
Cloudy = 3 degrees
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

47. Three blasts of a whistle means ____.
Iodine water purification tablets
Help - a distress call
South of west
Fresh water fish

48. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudless sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Sterilizing
Iodine water purification tablets
1:24000

49. The umbles. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Moderate
Radiation
UV radiation
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea

50. Loss of body heat to circulating wind is called ___.
Brain
Evaporation
Fresh water fish
Convection