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Wilderness Survival

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Heat loss due to physical contact with a cooler object is called ___
Poison oak rash
Internal temperature
Shadows
Conduction

2. ___________ does not degrade quickly in water sources such as lakes and streams.
The point the lost person was last seen
Biodegradable soap
Wet - rainy conditions
Equinoxes

3. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudless sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
Equidistant
Fat
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Shadows

4. R.I.C.E
1:00pm
Head region
Brain
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate

5. What county agency organizes - and is responsible for search and rescue operations in Oregon?
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Equal elevation
Severe
The county sheriff

6. A small cave - Beneath a lone tree
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
1:2
Protozoa
Iron in rocks

7. Exposure of an area to cool - wet conditions for approximately __ hours is necessary to produce trench foot.
15 minutes
Index
The point the lost person was last seen
12 hours

8. Humans have very efficient...
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Power lines
Equal elevation
Cooling systems

9. Heat stroke is a life-threatening...
Mountain
Heat injury
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Mild

10. The most common map scale for a 7.5-minute map is...
Equidistant
Wet - rainy conditions
Heat production
1:24000

11. Every 5th contour line is darker in color. This line is called an __ contour line.
A 7.5-minute map
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Index
Dead

12. Generally speaking - a lightning bolt will hit the...
The point the lost person was last seen
Convection
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.
Highest thing around

13. It is not always ok to use ________ as a treatment modality for someone experiencing mild or moderate hypothermia.
Exercise
Conduction
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.

14. The average apparent motion of the sun across the sky is ____ degrees per hour.
Magnetic north pole
South of west
15
Moderate

15. Sweating is a form of ___ heat loss.
Evaporation
Iodine water purification tablets
The county sheriff
Mild

16. What is the value of declination in the Eugene area?
Brain
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
17 degrees
Mild

17. Dehydration results from inadequate replacement of lost body fluids.A 5-percent loss results in...
1:24000
Highest thing around
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea

18. Lines of latitude run east-west and lines of longitude run...
North-south
Radiation
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

19. The earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees from vertical.
Fresh water fish
Biodegradable soap
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
23.5

20. Can't perform complex mental tasks. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
17 degrees
Increases
Mild
UV radiation

21. If you set up camp in a pristine area - you should move camp every day to...
Radiation
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Brain cells
Minimize impact

22. Magnetic north and __________ are not the same.
Geographic north
Biodegradable soap
Highest thing around
Equal elevation

23. _________ is not an effective insulator in wet - cold conditions.
25 times faster
Cotton
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.
Iodine water purification tablets

24. At rest - the majority of heat production does not occur in the...
12 hours
Mild
Head region
Radiation

25. ________ is a naturally occurring mineral that can deflect the compass needle.
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Iron in rocks
Help - a distress call
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs

26. What are the four cardinal points and inter cardinal points of the compass?
1:2
Minimize impact
Biodegradable soap
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW

27. On the spring and fall ____ the sun rises exactly east and sets exactly west.
Convection
A 7.5-minute map
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Equinoxes

28. _______ are shorter in the summer than they are in the winter.
Shadows
Mountain
Poison oak rash
1:24000

29. For maximum benefit - it's best to drink water at a rate of 1/4 liter every ___ minutes.
15
15 minutes
In the extremities
Level of dehydration

30. Humans do not inherently acquire a...
Power lines
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Sense of direction
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus

31. Heat cramps will occur if a person is...
60 degrees
Not adequately hydrated
North-south
Polaris

32. It's not acceptable within the LNT philosophy to _____________ with biodegradable soap.
15
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Sterilizing
Wash your dishes in a stream

33. Uncontrollable shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Iron in rocks
15 minutes
Moderate
Magnetic north pole

34. The three forces of nature that work to decompose solid waste are ___ - ___ - and ___.
Iodine water purification tablets
1:00pm
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Equinoxes

35. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudy sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
Fat
Highest thing around
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Convection

36. Name the four category plants fall into
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.
Fat
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
2 degrees

37. A person with ____________ has lost the ability to rewarm on her/his own.
Equinoxes
25 times faster
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Moderate hypothermia

38. Loss of fine motor control in hands. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Exercise
Mild
15 minutes
Wet - rainy conditions

39. B.L.I.S.S
Help - a distress call
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Exercise
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location

40. The boiling point of water decreases __ degrees for every 1000 feet of elevation gain.
2 degrees
Fat
Slow jog
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)

41. The name of the north star is ___.
Not adequately hydrated
Magnetic north pole
Polaris
Slow jog

42. __________ kill cryptosporidium as well as Giardia
Iodine water purification tablets
Conduction
Fat
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus

43. __________ can cause deviation of the compass needle.
Protozoa
Power lines
17 degrees
Mild

44. Three blasts of a whistle means ____.
Mild
Help - a distress call
4 maps
1:24000

45. Ataxia. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
4 miles
15 minutes
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Moderate

46. At northern altitudes in December - the sun rises south of east and sets...
South of west
Polaris
15 minutes
Power lines

47. What four parts of your body should you keep clean?
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Iron in rocks
The county sheriff
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth

48. Orographic lifting is the lifting of air over a _____ barrier.
Brain cells
Wash your dishes in a stream
Mountain
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth

49. High altitude begins at what elevation?
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Lean to - A frame - Dome
8000 feet
Radiation

50. Sound - including thunder - travels about a mile in __ seconds near the ground.
Brain cells
Equidistant
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
5 seconds