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Wilderness Survival

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Searchers usually begin their search for a lost person from what location?
Power lines
5 seconds
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.
The point the lost person was last seen

2. The average apparent motion of the sun across the sky is ____ degrees per hour.
15
Equinoxes
1:2
Minimize impact

3. Ataxia. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
60 degrees
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Moderate
Cloudless= 5 degrees

4. Name some plants that can provide nourishment in the wild
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.
60 degrees
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
Index

5. Person feels cold/lags behind. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Iron in rocks
Cotton
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Mild

6. The color black on the map represents what kind of features?
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Red end
South of west

7. Lines of latitude run __________ from each other.
Biodegradable soap
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
Radiation
Equidistant

8. Heat stroke is a life-threatening...
5 seconds
Help - a distress call
Heat injury
4 miles

9. Glucose (blood sugar) is the only fuel normally used by...
Magnetic north pole
Brain cells
23.5
Slow jog

10. It is not always ok to use ________ as a treatment modality for someone experiencing mild or moderate hypothermia.
In the extremities
Exercise
60 minutes
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm

11. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudy sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
Power lines
Iron in rocks
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Cotton

12. To protect the riparian area - select a campsite location at least ___ feet away from lakes - streams - etc.
Severe
200 feet
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Not adequately hydrated

13. List - in order - the treatment for mild hypothermia.
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Fat
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.
Increases

14. S.U.R.V.I.V.A.L
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
Fresh water fish
12 hours

15. A 10-percent loss of body fluids results in...
Sense of direction
60 degrees
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Exercise

16. Lines of latitude run east-west and lines of longitude run...
Internal temperature
North-south
23.5
25 times faster

17. For maximum benefit - it's best to drink water at a rate of 1/4 liter every ___ minutes.
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Conduction
15 minutes
Severe

18. Generally speaking - a lightning bolt will hit the...
Dead
Highest thing around
Help - a distress call
Minimize impact

19. Sweating is a form of ___ heat loss.
Evaporation
Cooling systems
Wet - rainy conditions
Minimize impact

20. The earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees from vertical.
Highest thing around
23.5
8000 feet
Sense of direction

21. Humans do not inherently acquire a...
Mountain
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Fat
Sense of direction

22. Name the five parts of the bow drill.
Radiation
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Iron in rocks
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus

23. Hypothermia is a lowering of the body's ___.
15
Internal temperature
Cooling systems
2 degrees

24. Which map provides more detail - a 7.5-minute map or a 15-minute map?
Level of dehydration
Iron in rocks
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
A 7.5-minute map

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

26. Every 5th contour line is darker in color. This line is called an __ contour line.
Head region
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Index
4 miles

27. The ______ of the compass needle points towards magnetic north.
Dead
Red end
Convection
Brain

28. Humans have very efficient...
Moderate
Brain cells
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Cooling systems

29. Name the three parts of the fire triangle.
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
60 degrees

30. Sound - including thunder - travels about a mile in __ seconds near the ground.
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Cloudless= 5 degrees
5 seconds

31. How many 7.5-minute maps are required to represent the same area as one 15-minute map?
Equal elevation
4 maps
Highest thing around
Iodine water purification tablets

32. __________ can cause deviation of the compass needle.
Power lines
Severe
Rise or be lifted
8000 feet

33. Your thirst mechanism is not a very good indicator of your...
Highest thing around
Wash your dishes in a stream
Level of dehydration
Sterilizing

34. What is the first step you should take when you become lost?
Minimize impact
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
A 7.5-minute map
Shadows

35. The three forces of nature that work to decompose solid waste are ___ - ___ - and ___.
1:00pm
Poison oak rash
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
15 minutes

36. At northern altitudes in December - the sun rises south of east and sets...
Severe
Oxygen - fuel - heat
South of west
4 miles

37. The most common map scale for a 7.5-minute map is...
200 feet
1:24000
1:00pm
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.

38. Magnetic north and __________ are not the same.
Heat injury
25 times faster
Shadows
Geographic north

39. Giardia lamblia is a ____
Protozoa
200 feet
Geographic north
5 seconds

40. A 15-percent loss of body fluids results in...
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Moderate
Internal temperature
Dead

41. The sun is approximately due south at what time of day during the month of August?
1:00pm
Sense of direction
Moderate hypothermia
Equinoxes

42. 7.5-minute maps made by the USGS generally span how many miles north to south? East to west?
Highest thing around
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Sense of direction
Red end

43. Exposure of an area to cool - wet conditions for approximately __ hours is necessary to produce trench foot.
12 hours
Severe
Poison oak rash
15 minutes

44. Loss of body heat to circulating wind is called ___.
Mild
Convection
Iron in rocks
Wash your dishes in a stream

45. What is the value of declination in the Eugene area?
17 degrees
Conduction
Biodegradable soap
Highest thing around

46. A person with ____________ has lost the ability to rewarm on her/his own.
4 maps
25 times faster
Moderate hypothermia
Brain

47. What county agency organizes - and is responsible for search and rescue operations in Oregon?
Index
The county sheriff
5 seconds
Cooling systems

48. Heat cramps will occur if a person is...
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Not adequately hydrated
Moderate
In the extremities

49. ___________ does not degrade quickly in water sources such as lakes and streams.
8000 feet
Biodegradable soap
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Cooling systems

50. When the sun is at a bearing of 240 degrees in the sky - the shadows point to __.
60 degrees
Brain
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
2 degrees