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Wilderness Survival

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The kind of air space that exists between fibers and is responsible for trapping body heat is called ___ air space.
12 hours
Severe
Dead
Red end

2. Generally speaking - a lightning bolt will hit the...
Highest thing around
A 7.5-minute map
In the extremities
25 times faster

3. The average apparent motion of the sun across the sky is ____ degrees per hour.
Brain cells
Red end
Mild
15

4. What is the ratio of shelter insulation on top to ground cover?
Moderate
1:2
Polaris
A 7.5-minute map

5. Name the three parts of the fire triangle.
Wash your dishes in a stream
South of west
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Cotton

6. Loss of fine motor control in hands. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Sterilizing
5 seconds
The point the lost person was last seen
Mild

7. When the sun is at a bearing of 240 degrees in the sky - the shadows point to __.
60 degrees
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Brain
4 maps

8. What county agency organizes - and is responsible for search and rescue operations in Oregon?
25 times faster
The county sheriff
1:00pm
1:2

9. Exposure of an area to cool - wet conditions for approximately __ hours is necessary to produce trench foot.
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
12 hours
Head region
Moderate

10. S.U.R.V.I.V.A.L
Radiation
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Minimize impact
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

11. Your thirst mechanism is not a very good indicator of your...
200 feet
Cooling systems
12 hours
Level of dehydration

12. Down is a good choice as an insulator for...
Wet - rainy conditions
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
1:2

13. Shivering stops. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Severe
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.
15
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle

14. If you set up camp in a pristine area - you should move camp every day to...
Sterilizing
Minimize impact
Lean to - A frame - Dome
60 degrees

15. R.I.C.E
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
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.
In the extremities
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate

16. Fine shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Increases
Magnetic north pole
Mild
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW

17. It's not acceptable within the LNT philosophy to _____________ with biodegradable soap.
Wash your dishes in a stream
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Cotton
Dead

18. The three forces of nature that work to decompose solid waste are ___ - ___ - and ___.
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
The county sheriff
UV radiation
Magnetic north pole

19. What four parts of your body should you keep clean?
Moderate
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
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.

20. As you gain elevation - the percentage of O2 in the air...
Increases
Moderate
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Mild

21. Can't perform complex mental tasks. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
15
Mild
4 miles
Red end

22. _________ is not an effective insulator in wet - cold conditions.
Moderate hypothermia
17 degrees
Cotton
25 times faster

23. ________ is a naturally occurring mineral that can deflect the compass needle.
Iron in rocks
Not adequately hydrated
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.
Rise or be lifted

24. The locations of the ______ is not fixed.
Magnetic north pole
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
17 degrees
The point the lost person was last seen

25. Heat loss due to physical contact with a cooler object is called ___
Conduction
Moderate hypothermia
Level of dehydration
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous

26. Hypothermia is a lowering of the body's ___.
Wet - rainy conditions
South of west
Fresh water fish
Internal temperature

27. __________ can cause deviation of the compass needle.
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Power lines
Slow jog
Sense of direction

28. A majority of the energy derived from the food we eat goes into...
2 degrees
25 times faster
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Heat production

29. Name some plants that can provide nourishment in the wild
Not adequately hydrated
The point the lost person was last seen
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
Oxygen - fuel - heat

30. All _____________ are non-poisonous
4 maps
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Help - a distress call
Fresh water fish

31. Loss of body heat to circulating wind is called ___.
Convection
17 degrees
15
2 degrees

32. The boiling point of water decreases __ degrees for every 1000 feet of elevation gain.
15 minutes
Polaris
1:00pm
2 degrees

33. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudless sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
2 degrees
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Cloudy = 3 degrees

34. Searchers usually begin their search for a lost person from what location?
The point the lost person was last seen
Equal elevation
UV radiation
Heat injury

35. Water conducts heat away from the body approximately __ times faster than air at the same temperature.
Fresh water fish
Wash your dishes in a stream
25 times faster
Cooling systems

36. Heat cramps will occur if a person is...
Not adequately hydrated
Wash your dishes in a stream
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Brain cells

37. Which map provides more detail - a 7.5-minute map or a 15-minute map?
A 7.5-minute map
Mild
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
1:00pm

38. _________ pack more energy per gram than carbohydrates.
Sense of direction
Brain cells
Fat
Moderate

39. Name the four category plants fall into
Conduction
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Level of dehydration

40. Orographic lifting is the lifting of air over a _____ barrier.
4 miles
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Mountain

41. If the separation between the flash of lightning and the clap of thunder is 20 seconds - the lightning is how far away?
The point the lost person was last seen
4 miles
Power lines
17 degrees

42. Giardia lamblia is a ____
2 degrees
23.5
4 maps
Protozoa

43. Name the three types of shelter designs
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.
Lean to - A frame - Dome
The point the lost person was last seen
15 minutes

44. List - in order - the treatment for mild hypothermia.
South of west
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.
Minimize impact
Magnetic north pole

45. Ataxia. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Mild
Moderate
Protozoa

46. What is the first core organ to exhibit signs of being affected by hypothermia?
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Brain
The point the lost person was last seen
Help - a distress call

47. It is not always ok to use ________ as a treatment modality for someone experiencing mild or moderate hypothermia.
Exercise
Not adequately hydrated
Iodine water purification tablets
Biodegradable soap

48. How many 7.5-minute maps are required to represent the same area as one 15-minute map?
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Evaporation
Dead
4 maps

49. The umbles. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Moderate
Highest thing around
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.
UV radiation

50. Describe the difference between filtering water and purifying water.
Heat injury
Wash your dishes in a stream
Polaris
Sterilizing