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Wilderness Survival

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. All _____________ are non-poisonous
Fresh water fish
Poison oak rash
12 hours
60 minutes

2. Heat loss due to physical contact with a cooler object is called ___
North-south
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Conduction
Geographic north

3. The average apparent motion of the sun across the sky is ____ degrees per hour.
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
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Convection
15

4. Your thirst mechanism is not a very good indicator of your...
Level of dehydration
1:2
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Moderate

5. How many 7.5-minute maps are required to represent the same area as one 15-minute map?
Equidistant
Moderate
4 maps
Mild

6. It's not acceptable within the LNT philosophy to _____________ with biodegradable soap.
Equinoxes
The point the lost person was last seen
Heat injury
Wash your dishes in a stream

7. Can't perform complex mental tasks. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
23.5
Mild
Polaris
Convection

8. Lines of latitude run __________ from each other.
1:00pm
Internal temperature
Equidistant
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location

9. If you set up camp in a pristine area - you should move camp every day to...
Minimize impact
Magnetic north pole
Red end
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs

10. Uncontrollable shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Index
Brain cells
Slow jog
Moderate

11. Person feels cold/lags behind. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Equidistant
Head region
Poison oak rash
Mild

12. The most common map scale for a 7.5-minute map is...
60 minutes
Increases
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
1:24000

13. What is the first core organ to exhibit signs of being affected by hypothermia?
Magnetic north pole
Evaporation
Brain
Moderate

14. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudless sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
The point the lost person was last seen
Moderate
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Wash your dishes in a stream

15. The earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees from vertical.
15
Iodine water purification tablets
23.5
Radiation

16. The mechanism of heat loss that is the most common when the body is at rest is ___
Biodegradable soap
Fresh water fish
Radiation
Moderate hypothermia

17. The name of the north star is ___.
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Heat injury
Polaris
Iron in rocks

18. Orographic lifting is the lifting of air over a _____ barrier.
Evaporation
Mild
North-south
Mountain

19. Humans do not inherently acquire a...
Cooling systems
The point the lost person was last seen
Sense of direction
Lean to - A frame - Dome

20. Exposure of an area to cool - wet conditions for approximately __ hours is necessary to produce trench foot.
12 hours
Mild
Heat production
200 feet

21. Loss of fine motor control in hands. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Mild
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Conduction

22. A small cave - Beneath a lone tree
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Sense of direction
Increases
Slow jog

23. What four parts of your body should you keep clean?
Geographic north
1:00pm
Cotton
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth

24. Name the five parts of the bow drill.
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Power lines
North-south
60 degrees

25. S.U.R.V.I.V.A.L
12 hours
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
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
In the extremities

26. A 15-percent loss of body fluids results in...
Mild
Mild
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle

27. Name the four category plants fall into
Iron in rocks
25 times faster
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Equal elevation

28. The ______ of the compass needle points towards magnetic north.
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Heat production
Red end
Fresh water fish

29. What county agency organizes - and is responsible for search and rescue operations in Oregon?
Rise or be lifted
5 seconds
The county sheriff
1:2

30. _________ pack more energy per gram than carbohydrates.
Iron in rocks
Polaris
Magnetic north pole
Fat

31. Generally speaking - a lightning bolt will hit the...
Highest thing around
Magnetic north pole
Equinoxes
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth

32. R.I.C.E
Red end
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
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate

33. __________ can cause deviation of the compass needle.
12 hours
Power lines
Equidistant
Heat production

34. For significant precipitation to form - air must...
Sense of direction
Severe
South of west
Rise or be lifted

35. A 10-percent loss of body fluids results in...
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Shadows
Internal temperature
Power lines

36. As you gain elevation - the percentage of O2 in the air...
Sterilizing
Increases
Minimize impact
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm

37. To protect the riparian area - select a campsite location at least ___ feet away from lakes - streams - etc.
200 feet
Moderate hypothermia
North-south
Mild

38. The locations of the ______ is not fixed.
North-south
UV radiation
1:24000
Magnetic north pole

39. The three forces of nature that work to decompose solid waste are ___ - ___ - and ___.
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Index
Not adequately hydrated
25 times faster

40. List - in order - the treatment for mild 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.
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
The county sheriff
4 maps

41. What is the value of declination in the Eugene area?
17 degrees
4 maps
Minimize impact
1:00pm

42. Every 5th contour line is darker in color. This line is called an __ contour line.
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Index
1:24000

43. Ataxia. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Internal temperature
Moderate
12 hours
5 seconds

44. ___________ does not degrade quickly in water sources such as lakes and streams.
Poison oak rash
Cooling systems
Biodegradable soap
Moderate

45. Shivering stops. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Conduction
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Equidistant
Severe

46. Name the three types of shelter designs
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
Moderate
The point the lost person was last seen
Lean to - A frame - Dome

47. The kind of air space that exists between fibers and is responsible for trapping body heat is called ___ air space.
The county sheriff
Index
Power lines
Dead

48. Name some plants that can provide nourishment in the wild
12 hours
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
Iodine water purification tablets

49. Glucose (blood sugar) is the only fuel normally used by...
Brain cells
1:00pm
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
200 feet

50. Searchers usually begin their search for a lost person from what location?
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
The point the lost person was last seen
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs