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Wilderness Survival

Subjects : literacy, soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. __________ can cause deviation of the compass needle.






2. Describe the difference between filtering water and purifying water.






3. _______ are shorter in the summer than they are in the winter.






4. Hypothermia is a lowering of the body's ___.






5. The mechanism of heat loss that is the most common when the body is at rest is ___






6. The three forces of nature that work to decompose solid waste are ___ - ___ - and ___.






7. Which map provides more detail - a 7.5-minute map or a 15-minute map?






8. Name the four category plants fall into






9. Shivering stops. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?






10. Orographic lifting is the lifting of air over a _____ barrier.






11. Person feels cold/lags behind. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?






12. What is the value of declination in the Eugene area?






13. All _____________ are non-poisonous






14. Three blasts of a whistle means ____.






15. The earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees from vertical.






16. The kind of air space that exists between fibers and is responsible for trapping body heat is called ___ air space.






17. It is not always ok to use ________ as a treatment modality for someone experiencing mild or moderate hypothermia.






18. An initial reaction of the body when it attempts to cool itself is to dilate the blood vessels...






19. If the separation between the flash of lightning and the clap of thunder is 20 seconds - the lightning is how far away?






20. What are the four cardinal points and inter cardinal points of the compass?






21. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudy sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.






22. Name the three parts of the fire triangle.






23. The average apparent motion of the sun across the sky is ____ degrees per hour.






24. The color black on the map represents what kind of features?






25. Glucose (blood sugar) is the only fuel normally used by...






26. Every 5th contour line is darker in color. This line is called an __ contour line.






27. A majority of the energy derived from the food we eat goes into...






28. How many 7.5-minute maps are required to represent the same area as one 15-minute map?






29. Name the five parts of the bow drill.






30. Magnetic north and __________ are not the same.






31. Sound - including thunder - travels about a mile in __ seconds near the ground.






32. Loss of body heat to circulating wind is called ___.






33. A contour line is a line that connects points of ___ ____.






34. Heat cramps will occur if a person is...






35. What four parts of your body should you keep clean?






36. Your thirst mechanism is not a very good indicator of your...






37. For maximum benefit - it's best to drink water at a rate of 1/4 liter every ___ minutes.






38. Shivering requires the energy of a...






39. S.U.R.V.I.V.A.L






40. Loss of fine motor control in hands. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?






41. R.I.C.E






42. Giardia lamblia is a ____






43. 7.5-minute maps made by the USGS generally span how many miles north to south? East to west?






44. To protect the riparian area - select a campsite location at least ___ feet away from lakes - streams - etc.






45. The name of the north star is ___.






46. Uncontrollable shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?






47. As you gain elevation - the percentage of O2 in the air...






48. Humans do not inherently acquire a...






49. Humans have very efficient...






50. Lines of latitude run __________ from each other.