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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. What county agency organizes - and is responsible for search and rescue operations in Oregon?






2. A hot shower can relieve the itching common to...






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






4. How many minutes are there are there in one degree of latitude or longitude?






5. If you set up camp in a pristine area - you should move camp every day to...






6. Humans have very efficient...






7. Fine shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?






8. When the sun is at a bearing of 240 degrees in the sky - the shadows point to __.






9. The umbles. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?






10. ________ is a naturally occurring mineral that can deflect the compass needle.






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






12. Giardia lamblia is a ____






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






14. What is the first step you should take when you become lost?






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






16. A person with ____________ has lost the ability to rewarm on her/his own.






17. Generally speaking - a lightning bolt will hit the...






18. _________ is not an effective insulator in wet - cold conditions.






19. Name the three parts of the fire triangle.






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






21. Humans do not inherently acquire a...






22. Name the three types of shelter designs






23. A 15-percent loss of body fluids results in...






24. The ______ of the compass needle points towards magnetic north.






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






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






27. Heat loss due to physical contact with a cooler object is called ___






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






29. Three blasts of a whistle means ____.






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






31. The name of the north star is ___.






32. What is the first core organ to exhibit signs of being affected by hypothermia?






33. Clouds do not block...






34. What is the ratio of shelter insulation on top to ground cover?






35. Lines of latitude run east-west and lines of longitude run...






36. R.I.C.E






37. High altitude begins at what elevation?






38. _________ pack more energy per gram than carbohydrates.






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






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






41. Name the five parts of the bow drill.






42. 7.5-minute maps made by the USGS generally span how many miles north to south? East to west?






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






44. At rest - the majority of heat production does not occur in the...






45. Heat stroke is a life-threatening...






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






47. Magnetic north and __________ are not the same.






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






49. At northern altitudes in December - the sun rises south of east and sets...






50. Water conducts heat away from the body approximately __ times faster than air at the same temperature.