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1. Clouds do not block...
Conduction
UV radiation
25 times faster
Mild

2. As you gain elevation - the percentage of O2 in the air...
1:00pm
Poison oak rash
Mild
Increases

3. A 15-percent loss of body fluids results in...
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Convection
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Moderate hypothermia

4. How many 7.5-minute maps are required to represent the same area as one 15-minute map?
4 maps
Slow jog
Moderate
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous

5. The ______ of the compass needle points towards magnetic north.
Red end
Wash your dishes in a stream
Shadows
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location

6. 7.5-minute maps made by the USGS generally span how many miles north to south? East to west?
Moderate
Shadows
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
A 7.5-minute map

7. Magnetic north and __________ are not the same.
Geographic north
Cooling systems
Index
Moderate hypothermia

8. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudy sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
8000 feet
Mild
Mountain
Cloudy = 3 degrees

9. What county agency organizes - and is responsible for search and rescue operations in Oregon?
Not adequately hydrated
Moderate
The county sheriff
Minimize impact

10. Lines of latitude run east-west and lines of longitude run...
North-south
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Convection
Cotton

11. _________ pack more energy per gram than carbohydrates.
Brain cells
Fat
Mild
Iron in rocks

12. B.L.I.S.S
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Red end

13. Name the four category plants fall into
Evaporation
Fat
Not adequately hydrated
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous

14. Loss of body heat to circulating wind is called ___.
Equinoxes
8000 feet
Convection
15

15. Heat cramps will occur if a person is...
Dead
25 times faster
17 degrees
Not adequately hydrated

16. Uncontrollable shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
15 minutes
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Moderate

17. Exposure of an area to cool - wet conditions for approximately __ hours is necessary to produce trench foot.
1:24000
Internal temperature
Conduction
12 hours

18. List - in order - the treatment for mild hypothermia.
Heat production
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.
Shadows
Geographic north

19. 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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20. Which map provides more detail - a 7.5-minute map or a 15-minute map?
A 7.5-minute map
Head region
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
Mild

21. Can't perform complex mental tasks. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Fat
1:00pm
Equinoxes
Mild

22. _______ are shorter in the summer than they are in the winter.
17 degrees
Shadows
Equidistant
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles

23. The mechanism of heat loss that is the most common when the body is at rest is ___
Brain
Radiation
Moderate
1:00pm

24. Sweating is a form of ___ heat loss.
Moderate
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Evaporation
Fresh water fish

25. For maximum benefit - it's best to drink water at a rate of 1/4 liter every ___ minutes.
Equidistant
15 minutes
Moderate
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous

26. The boiling point of water decreases __ degrees for every 1000 feet of elevation gain.
Mild
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Equinoxes
2 degrees

27. The color black on the map represents what kind of features?
Moderate
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Level of dehydration
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)

28. It's not acceptable within the LNT philosophy to _____________ with biodegradable soap.
Sense of direction
Wash your dishes in a stream
2 degrees
23.5

29. What is the value of declination in the Eugene area?
Mild
17 degrees
Brain
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm

30. Heat stroke is a life-threatening...
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Geographic north
Heat injury
Moderate hypothermia

31. Generally speaking - a lightning bolt will hit the...
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Highest thing around

32. The name of the north star is ___.
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Polaris
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
15 minutes

33. ___________ does not degrade quickly in water sources such as lakes and streams.
Biodegradable soap
Internal temperature
Mild
Cotton

34. Sound - including thunder - travels about a mile in __ seconds near the ground.
A 7.5-minute map
5 seconds
Severe
Poison oak rash

35. ________ is a naturally occurring mineral that can deflect the compass needle.
Red end
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Iron in rocks

36. Humans have very efficient...
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Cooling systems

37. Down is a good choice as an insulator for...
Biodegradable soap
Wet - rainy conditions
Mild
In the extremities

38. Person feels cold/lags behind. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Mild
Convection
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.
Poison oak rash

39. The most common map scale for a 7.5-minute map is...
1:24000
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
The point the lost person was last seen
15

40. Heat loss due to physical contact with a cooler object is called ___
Wet - rainy conditions
4 maps
Protozoa
Conduction

41. A person with ____________ has lost the ability to rewarm on her/his own.
Moderate hypothermia
Not adequately hydrated
Fresh water fish
Biodegradable soap

42. Searchers usually begin their search for a lost person from what location?
Moderate
The point the lost person was last seen
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
4 miles

43. The three forces of nature that work to decompose solid waste are ___ - ___ - and ___.
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.
Minimize impact
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Cooling systems

44. The average apparent motion of the sun across the sky is ____ degrees per hour.
Minimize impact
15
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Moderate hypothermia

45. What is the first step you should take when you become lost?
25 times faster
12 hours
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Exercise

46. To protect the riparian area - select a campsite location at least ___ feet away from lakes - streams - etc.
12 hours
200 feet
The point the lost person was last seen
17 degrees

47. If you set up camp in a pristine area - you should move camp every day to...
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Minimize impact
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Level of dehydration

48. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudless sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
Mountain
Cloudless= 5 degrees
8000 feet
Slow jog

49. At rest - the majority of heat production does not occur in the...
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
Biodegradable soap
Dead
Head region

50. The locations of the ______ is not fixed.
4 maps
Magnetic north pole
Power lines
Mountain

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