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Wilderness Survival

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A 15-percent loss of body fluids results in...
Radiation
Mountain
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Fresh water fish

2. Orographic lifting is the lifting of air over a _____ barrier.
Heat injury
Mountain
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Cooling systems

3. What is the first core organ to exhibit signs of being affected by hypothermia?
1:24000
Magnetic north pole
Brain
15

4. __________ can cause deviation of the compass needle.
Power lines
Lean to - A frame - Dome
1:2
Biodegradable soap

5. The color black on the map represents what kind of features?
Wet - rainy conditions
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
1:2

6. Dehydration results from inadequate replacement of lost body fluids.A 5-percent loss results in...
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
60 degrees
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Head region

7. The kind of air space that exists between fibers and is responsible for trapping body heat is called ___ air space.
15 minutes
200 feet
Fat
Dead

8. Clouds do not block...
UV radiation
4 miles
Mild
Dead

9. Magnetic north and __________ are not the same.
60 minutes
25 times faster
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Geographic north

10. _______ are shorter in the summer than they are in the winter.
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Shadows
12 hours
23.5

11. The average apparent motion of the sun across the sky is ____ degrees per hour.
17 degrees
15
Radiation
Protozoa

12. A small cave - Beneath a lone tree
1:24000
Highest thing around
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm

13. What is the value of declination in the Eugene area?
15
Brain
The county sheriff
17 degrees

14. If the separation between the flash of lightning and the clap of thunder is 20 seconds - the lightning is how far away?
4 miles
15
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Heat injury

15. It is not always ok to use ________ as a treatment modality for someone experiencing mild or moderate hypothermia.
Exercise
23.5
Equidistant
Cotton

16. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudy sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
Mild
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Brain
Lean to - A frame - Dome

17. How many 7.5-minute maps are required to represent the same area as one 15-minute map?
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Conduction
4 maps
Sense of direction

18. A hot shower can relieve the itching common to...
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Poison oak rash
Brain cells

19. What is the ratio of shelter insulation on top to ground cover?
Level of dehydration
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
1:24000
1:2

20. Heat loss due to physical contact with a cooler object is called ___
Conduction
15
Dead
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

21. The locations of the ______ is not fixed.
Shadows
Mild
15 minutes
Magnetic north pole

22. Which map provides more detail - a 7.5-minute map or a 15-minute map?
4 miles
23.5
A 7.5-minute map
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin

23. 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.
Fat
Sense of direction
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location

24. Shivering stops. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
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
Equidistant
Severe
Protozoa

25. The three forces of nature that work to decompose solid waste are ___ - ___ - and ___.
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
15 minutes

26. _________ is not an effective insulator in wet - cold conditions.
Polaris
Severe
Cotton
Heat production

27. The umbles. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Moderate
Iron in rocks
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea

28. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudless sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
Heat injury
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Brain
15

29. When the sun is at a bearing of 240 degrees in the sky - the shadows point to __.
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.
60 degrees
Wash your dishes in a stream
Minimize impact

30. Fine shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
Mild
Dead
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location

31. The most common map scale for a 7.5-minute map is...
1:24000
Cotton
Minimize impact
200 feet

32. Glucose (blood sugar) is the only fuel normally used by...
17 degrees
Brain cells
Sense of direction
South of west

33. On the spring and fall ____ the sun rises exactly east and sets exactly west.
Equinoxes
The county sheriff
Mild
Moderate hypothermia

34. The earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees from vertical.
23.5
Exercise
Geographic north
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate

35. An initial reaction of the body when it attempts to cool itself is to dilate the blood vessels...
In the extremities
12 hours
60 minutes
5 seconds

36. Water conducts heat away from the body approximately __ times faster than air at the same temperature.
25 times faster
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
2 degrees
Heat injury

37. All _____________ are non-poisonous
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
60 degrees
Fresh water fish
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW

38. It's not acceptable within the LNT philosophy to _____________ with biodegradable soap.
North-south
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Wash your dishes in a stream
Biodegradable soap

39. The mechanism of heat loss that is the most common when the body is at rest is ___
North-south
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
Iron in rocks
Radiation

40. R.I.C.E
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Help - a distress call
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate

41. Your thirst mechanism is not a very good indicator of your...
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
Level of dehydration
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
5 seconds

42. As you gain elevation - the percentage of O2 in the air...
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
60 degrees
Increases
15 minutes

43. Can't perform complex mental tasks. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Increases
Sterilizing
Mild
Highest thing around

44. High altitude begins at what elevation?
Head region
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Slow jog
8000 feet

45. What four parts of your body should you keep clean?
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Protozoa
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin

46. Heat cramps will occur if a person is...
Iodine water purification tablets
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Not adequately hydrated
Mountain

47. Describe the difference between filtering water and purifying water.
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Cotton
Sterilizing
Cloudless= 5 degrees

48. A contour line is a line that connects points of ___ ____.
A 7.5-minute map
Head region
1:24000
Equal elevation

49. Person feels cold/lags behind. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Mild
Biodegradable soap
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Heat injury

50. Exposure of an area to cool - wet conditions for approximately __ hours is necessary to produce trench foot.
Iron in rocks
Exercise
12 hours
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)