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Wilderness Survival

Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Name the five parts of the bow drill.
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Protozoa
Moderate
Geographic north

2. Shivering stops. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Radiation
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Severe

3. If you set up camp in a pristine area - you should move camp every day to...
4 miles
Minimize impact
Heat production
Increases

4. Humans have very efficient...
Mild
Cooling systems
Power lines
Moderate

5. _______ are shorter in the summer than they are in the winter.
Shadows
Exercise
Head region
12 hours

6. B.L.I.S.S
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Moderate
Level of dehydration
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location

7. Three blasts of a whistle means ____.
Help - a distress call
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
1:24000
Oxygen - fuel - heat

8. What is the first step you should take when you become lost?
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
Conduction
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Dead

9. What county agency organizes - and is responsible for search and rescue operations in Oregon?
Magnetic north pole
Dead
The county sheriff
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles

10. The locations of the ______ is not fixed.
Magnetic north pole
4 maps
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Convection

11. All _____________ are non-poisonous
Conduction
Fresh water fish
Red end
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea

12. The most common map scale for a 7.5-minute map is...
1:24000
60 minutes
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
A 7.5-minute map

13. How many minutes are there are there in one degree of latitude or longitude?
60 minutes
Index
8000 feet
Mild

14. The mechanism of heat loss that is the most common when the body is at rest is ___
Radiation
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Conduction
Sterilizing

15. Lines of latitude run __________ from each other.
Power lines
Equidistant
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
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.

16. The earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees from vertical.
Equal elevation
23.5
1:24000
Geographic north

17. Heat stroke is a life-threatening...
Mild
Heat injury
Geographic north
Oxygen - fuel - heat

18. Searchers usually begin their search for a lost person from what location?
Mild
Minimize impact
The point the lost person was last seen
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.

19. Humans do not inherently acquire a...
Mild
Brain
Not adequately hydrated
Sense of direction

20. How many 7.5-minute maps are required to represent the same area as one 15-minute map?
4 maps
Mild
25 times faster
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.

21. Heat loss due to physical contact with a cooler object is called ___
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Severe
Conduction
Brain

22. Describe the difference between filtering water and purifying water.
Fresh water fish
Exercise
Slow jog
Sterilizing

23. Heat cramps will occur if a person is...
Sterilizing
Not adequately hydrated
Cotton
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

24. Clouds do not block...
Moderate hypothermia
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.
Wash your dishes in a stream
UV radiation

25. It's not acceptable within the LNT philosophy to _____________ with biodegradable soap.
Wash your dishes in a stream
Moderate
23.5
Polaris

26. Down is a good choice as an insulator for...
Protozoa
Equidistant
Wet - rainy conditions
15 minutes

27. Name the four category plants fall into
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
12 hours
The county sheriff

28. Uncontrollable shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
15 minutes
North-south
Moderate
5 seconds

29. Every 5th contour line is darker in color. This line is called an __ contour line.
Index
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Internal temperature
23.5

30. Loss of fine motor control in hands. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Mild
Brain
Mountain
15

31. What four parts of your body should you keep clean?
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Radiation
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.
Severe

32. Loss of body heat to circulating wind is called ___.
Heat production
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
1:2
Convection

33. The color black on the map represents what kind of features?
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Cotton
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
12 hours

34. Your thirst mechanism is not a very good indicator of your...
Mild
Level of dehydration
Mountain
Magnetic north pole

35. The boiling point of water decreases __ degrees for every 1000 feet of elevation gain.
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Brain
2 degrees
The county sheriff

36. Exposure of an area to cool - wet conditions for approximately __ hours is necessary to produce trench foot.
Brain cells
12 hours
Lean to - A frame - Dome
1:2

37. The kind of air space that exists between fibers and is responsible for trapping body heat is called ___ air space.
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Radiation
1:24000
Dead

38. What is the ratio of shelter insulation on top to ground cover?
Sense of direction
1:2
Moderate
Not adequately hydrated

39. A small cave - Beneath a lone tree
Mild
2 degrees
Minimize impact
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm

40. What are the four cardinal points and inter cardinal points of the compass?
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Exercise
Mild
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW

41. To protect the riparian area - select a campsite location at least ___ feet away from lakes - streams - etc.
25 times faster
17 degrees
200 feet
Not adequately hydrated

42. Name the three parts of the fire triangle.
4 miles
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Biodegradable soap
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm

43. A majority of the energy derived from the food we eat goes into...
Heat production
23.5
Geographic north
Cooling systems

44. Can't perform complex mental tasks. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Conduction
17 degrees
Moderate
Mild

45. A person with ____________ has lost the ability to rewarm on her/his own.
Increases
Moderate hypothermia
A 7.5-minute map
Moderate

46. At northern altitudes in December - the sun rises south of east and sets...
South of west
23.5
1:2
Heat production

47. The average apparent motion of the sun across the sky is ____ degrees per hour.
15
Exercise
Cooling systems
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus

48. An initial reaction of the body when it attempts to cool itself is to dilate the blood vessels...
UV radiation
In the extremities
Fat
Equal elevation

49. On the spring and fall ____ the sun rises exactly east and sets exactly west.
60 minutes
Equinoxes
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Mild

50. Lines of latitude run east-west and lines of longitude run...
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Lean to - A frame - Dome
North-south
Wash your dishes in a stream