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Wilderness Survival

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. _________ pack more energy per gram than carbohydrates.
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Moderate
Fat
25 times faster

2. S.U.R.V.I.V.A.L
Severe
Iron in rocks
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
Cooling systems

3. Water conducts heat away from the body approximately __ times faster than air at the same temperature.
4 miles
25 times faster
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Polaris

4. The sun is approximately due south at what time of day during the month of August?
60 degrees
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
1:00pm
Mild

5. A 10-percent loss of body fluids results in...
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Iron in rocks

6. Orographic lifting is the lifting of air over a _____ barrier.
Mountain
1:24000
12 hours
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth

7. The name of the north star is ___.
Head region
Iodine water purification tablets
Equidistant
Polaris

8. The umbles. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Moderate
2 degrees
200 feet
60 degrees

9. Exposure of an area to cool - wet conditions for approximately __ hours is necessary to produce trench foot.
UV radiation
Polaris
Poison oak rash
12 hours

10. Which map provides more detail - a 7.5-minute map or a 15-minute map?
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
A 7.5-minute map
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
12 hours

11. How many 7.5-minute maps are required to represent the same area as one 15-minute map?
Slow jog
Geographic north
4 maps
Level of dehydration

12. Shivering requires the energy of a...
Dead
Not adequately hydrated
Severe
Slow jog

13. The kind of air space that exists between fibers and is responsible for trapping body heat is called ___ air space.
Heat production
Dead
Iodine water purification tablets
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate

14. Name the three types of shelter designs
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Equinoxes
4 miles
Exercise

15. Searchers usually begin their search for a lost person from what location?
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Sterilizing
The point the lost person was last seen
A 7.5-minute map

16. The average apparent motion of the sun across the sky is ____ degrees per hour.
Heat production
15
Increases
Mild

17. At northern altitudes in December - the sun rises south of east and sets...
South of west
Increases
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Polaris

18. Loss of body heat to circulating wind is called ___.
Geographic north
Level of dehydration
Convection
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm

19. All _____________ are non-poisonous
Fresh water fish
4 maps
Sense of direction
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.

20. Describe the difference between filtering water and purifying water.
Minimize impact
Poison oak rash
Not adequately hydrated
Sterilizing

21. Lines of latitude run __________ from each other.
Equidistant
Polaris
Severe
Highest thing around

22. High altitude begins at what elevation?
Head region
8000 feet
15
Minimize impact

23. Hypothermia is a lowering of the body's ___.
Conduction
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
Internal temperature
1:2

24. Fine shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Level of dehydration
1:2
Mild
Equinoxes

25. Can't perform complex mental tasks. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Cooling systems
Mild
Red end
UV radiation

26. Heat cramps will occur if a person is...
1:2
15
Not adequately hydrated
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location

27. Loss of fine motor control in hands. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Mild
Cooling systems
8000 feet
Sterilizing

28. What county agency organizes - and is responsible for search and rescue operations in Oregon?
Rise or be lifted
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
1:2
The county sheriff

29. A person with ____________ has lost the ability to rewarm on her/his own.
Heat injury
Moderate 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.
In the extremities

30. At rest - the majority of heat production does not occur in the...
Head region
23.5
Power lines
In the extremities

31. List - in order - the treatment for mild hypothermia.
23.5
Index
Fresh water fish
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.

32. Generally speaking - a lightning bolt will hit the...
Moderate
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.
Highest thing around
Radiation

33. What are the four cardinal points and inter cardinal points of the compass?
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Sense of direction
Convection

34. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudless sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
Moderate
Red end
15
Cloudless= 5 degrees

35. Giardia lamblia is a ____
Conduction
Severe
Protozoa
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.

36. A 15-percent loss of body fluids results in...
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Internal temperature
25 times faster
1:00pm

37. It is not always ok to use ________ as a treatment modality for someone experiencing mild or moderate hypothermia.
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Exercise
Cloudy = 3 degrees
1:2

38. A contour line is a line that connects points of ___ ____.
Convection
Equal elevation
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.

39. What is the first core organ to exhibit signs of being affected by hypothermia?
Brain
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Power lines
1:24000

40. Name the three parts of the fire triangle.
Convection
Iron in rocks
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)

41. _________ is not an effective insulator in wet - cold conditions.
Moderate hypothermia
Help - a distress call
Sense of direction
Cotton

42. It's not acceptable within the LNT philosophy to _____________ with biodegradable soap.
Level of dehydration
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
17 degrees
Wash your dishes in a stream

43. Uncontrollable shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
23.5
Moderate
Mild
In the extremities

44. A small cave - Beneath a lone tree
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
Slow jog
Increases

45. Sound - including thunder - travels about a mile in __ seconds near the ground.
UV radiation
5 seconds
Equal elevation
Equinoxes

46. A majority of the energy derived from the food we eat goes into...
25 times faster
Slow jog
Heat production
15

47. Down is a good choice as an insulator for...
The county sheriff
Protozoa
Wet - rainy conditions
Highest thing around

48. Name some plants that can provide nourishment in the wild
4 miles
Mild
Moderate
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus

49. How many minutes are there are there in one degree of latitude or longitude?
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
1:2
Convection
60 minutes

50. What is the value of declination in the Eugene area?
17 degrees
1:24000
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Mild