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Wilderness Survival
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Uncontrollable shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
4 miles
Moderate
Moderate hypothermia
Equidistant
2. The mechanism of heat loss that is the most common when the body is at rest is ___
4 maps
Radiation
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
3. _______ are shorter in the summer than they are in the winter.
The point the lost person was last seen
Shadows
Conduction
Moderate hypothermia
4. The kind of air space that exists between fibers and is responsible for trapping body heat is called ___ air space.
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
A 7.5-minute map
Dead
5. The name of the north star is ___.
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Polaris
Dead
12 hours
6. What is the first core organ to exhibit signs of being affected by hypothermia?
Brain
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Wash your dishes in a stream
Geographic north
7. It is not always ok to use ________ as a treatment modality for someone experiencing mild or moderate hypothermia.
Exercise
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Heat injury
Highest thing around
8. Down is a good choice as an insulator for...
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Red end
Wet - rainy conditions
Geographic north
9. What is the ratio of shelter insulation on top to ground cover?
The point the lost person was last seen
Brain cells
1:2
Wash your dishes in a stream
10. Humans have very efficient...
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Radiation
Cooling systems
11. If the separation between the flash of lightning and the clap of thunder is 20 seconds - the lightning is how far away?
Protozoa
Equinoxes
4 miles
Cooling systems
12. 7.5-minute maps made by the USGS generally span how many miles north to south? East to west?
Iron in rocks
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Cotton
13. Shivering stops. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Severe
Moderate
15
Iodine water purification tablets
14. Your thirst mechanism is not a very good indicator of your...
Evaporation
North-south
Level of dehydration
Not adequately hydrated
15. Hypothermia is a lowering of the body's ___.
Internal temperature
15 minutes
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
South of west
16. A small cave - Beneath a lone tree
Heat production
Mountain
Index
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
17. _________ pack more energy per gram than carbohydrates.
Equidistant
Index
The point the lost person was last seen
Fat
18. ___________ does not degrade quickly in water sources such as lakes and streams.
Biodegradable soap
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Sterilizing
Conduction
19. ________ is a naturally occurring mineral that can deflect the compass needle.
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Dead
Head region
Iron in rocks
20. It's not acceptable within the LNT philosophy to _____________ with biodegradable soap.
17 degrees
Brain
Wash your dishes in a stream
Biodegradable soap
21. The color black on the map represents what kind of features?
Severe
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.
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Iron in rocks
22. Name the three types of shelter designs
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Lean to - A frame - Dome
4 maps
Evaporation
23. Magnetic north and __________ are not the same.
Not adequately hydrated
Geographic north
Mild
Mountain
24. A 10-percent loss of body fluids results in...
Cooling systems
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
4 miles
Red end
25. As you gain elevation - the percentage of O2 in the air...
Increases
Index
Help - a distress call
Iron in rocks
26. To protect the riparian area - select a campsite location at least ___ feet away from lakes - streams - etc.
Iodine water purification tablets
Dead
1:24000
200 feet
27. Every 5th contour line is darker in color. This line is called an __ contour line.
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Index
Equidistant
Internal temperature
28. Fine shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Cotton
Increases
Mild
29. What four parts of your body should you keep clean?
Radiation
Poison oak rash
Magnetic north pole
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
30. List - in order - the treatment for mild hypothermia.
Rise or be lifted
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.
1:24000
Dead
31. Loss of body heat to circulating wind is called ___.
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Convection
Severe
Level of dehydration
32. Person feels cold/lags behind. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Power lines
Mild
12 hours
Wash your dishes in a stream
33. For maximum benefit - it's best to drink water at a rate of 1/4 liter every ___ minutes.
Not adequately hydrated
Geographic north
15 minutes
Oxygen - fuel - heat
34. Lines of latitude run __________ from each other.
Convection
Exercise
Equidistant
5 seconds
35. Shivering requires the energy of a...
Slow jog
Fat
4 maps
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
36. The ______ of the compass needle points towards magnetic north.
Red end
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Sterilizing
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
37. You are going on a solo backcountry hike for a full day. Describe the information you would convey to your roommate or friend before leaving - about your hike and the protocols to follow if you are not back by nightfall.
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38. Name the three parts of the fire triangle.
In the extremities
Exercise
60 degrees
Oxygen - fuel - heat
39. How many 7.5-minute maps are required to represent the same area as one 15-minute map?
4 maps
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Brain cells
Radiation
40. A contour line is a line that connects points of ___ ____.
Equinoxes
Mild
Equal elevation
Sterilizing
41. High altitude begins at what elevation?
Rise or be lifted
8000 feet
In the extremities
Help - a distress call
42. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudless sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
5 seconds
Polaris
Cloudless= 5 degrees
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
43. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudy sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
Moderate
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Protozoa
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
44. Heat stroke is a life-threatening...
Not adequately hydrated
15
Heat injury
Dead
45. Dehydration results from inadequate replacement of lost body fluids.A 5-percent loss results in...
2 degrees
Fat
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.
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
46. If you set up camp in a pristine area - you should move camp every day to...
Cloudy = 3 degrees
A 7.5-minute map
Heat production
Minimize impact
47. Ataxia. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Brain cells
Moderate
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
48. Heat cramps will occur if a person is...
Not adequately hydrated
60 degrees
1:24000
2 degrees
49. What is the first step you should take when you become lost?
Radiation
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Mountain
Fat
50. __________ kill cryptosporidium as well as Giardia
17 degrees
Sterilizing
Iodine water purification tablets
Wash your dishes in a stream