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Wilderness Survival

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. ________ is a naturally occurring mineral that can deflect the compass needle.
Iron in rocks
Geographic north
12 hours
Iodine water purification tablets

2. Glucose (blood sugar) is the only fuel normally used by...
60 minutes
Brain cells
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
Moderate

3. The umbles. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
5 seconds
Moderate
1:00pm
Conduction

4. Sound - including thunder - travels about a mile in __ seconds near the ground.
Iron in rocks
Dead
5 seconds
Wash your dishes in a stream

5. The three forces of nature that work to decompose solid waste are ___ - ___ - and ___.
Heat injury
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Oxygen - fuel - heat
South of west

6. Loss of body heat to circulating wind is called ___.
1:2
Convection
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate

7. What is the ratio of shelter insulation on top to ground cover?
1:2
4 miles
Polaris
Highest thing around

8. Water conducts heat away from the body approximately __ times faster than air at the same temperature.
Power lines
25 times faster
1:00pm
2 degrees

9. How many minutes are there are there in one degree of latitude or longitude?
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
1:00pm
60 minutes
Wash your dishes in a stream

10. Hypothermia is a lowering of the body's ___.
Internal temperature
Sterilizing
Heat production
North-south

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

12. Down is a good choice as an insulator for...
17 degrees
Wet - rainy conditions
Polaris
Not adequately hydrated

13. Ataxia. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Mild
Polaris
Moderate

14. At northern altitudes in December - the sun rises south of east and sets...
15 minutes
Biodegradable soap
South of west
Cooling systems

15. Name the three types of shelter designs
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Fat
Biodegradable soap
2 degrees

16. As you gain elevation - the percentage of O2 in the air...
Poison oak rash
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Radiation
Increases

17. Dehydration results from inadequate replacement of lost body fluids.A 5-percent loss results in...
Power lines
1:24000
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Equal elevation

18. A small cave - Beneath a lone tree
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
60 minutes
Increases
60 degrees

19. The earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees from vertical.
Fat
Heat injury
23.5
Cloudless= 5 degrees

20. Can't perform complex mental tasks. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Moderate
Heat injury
Sterilizing
Mild

21. Shivering stops. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Heat production
A 7.5-minute map
Severe
5 seconds

22. Person feels cold/lags behind. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Radiation
Polaris
Mild
5 seconds

23. Which map provides more detail - a 7.5-minute map or a 15-minute map?
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Power lines
A 7.5-minute map
Minimize impact

24. High altitude begins at what elevation?
8000 feet
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Rise or be lifted
Geographic north

25. _________ is not an effective insulator in wet - cold conditions.
Cotton
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Conduction

26. Shivering requires the energy of a...
Slow jog
Mild
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Lean to - A frame - Dome

27. Heat cramps will occur if a person is...
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Level of dehydration
Not adequately hydrated
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles

28. List - in order - the treatment for mild hypothermia.
Magnetic north pole
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.
Not adequately hydrated
Cloudless= 5 degrees

29. Name some plants that can provide nourishment in the wild
Conduction
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Increases
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus

30. At rest - the majority of heat production does not occur in the...
Head region
Level of dehydration
Equal elevation
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs

31. Searchers usually begin their search for a lost person from what location?
8000 feet
The county sheriff
The point the lost person was last seen
Mild

32. _________ pack more energy per gram than carbohydrates.
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.
Fat
Minimize impact
4 maps

33. On the spring and fall ____ the sun rises exactly east and sets exactly west.
Wash your dishes in a stream
Equinoxes
4 miles
Evaporation

34. A person with ____________ has lost the ability to rewarm on her/his own.
Brain
Moderate hypothermia
Severe
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs

35. Name the five parts of the bow drill.
Sterilizing
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Protozoa
Polaris

36. B.L.I.S.S
Brain
Shadows
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.
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location

37. Your thirst mechanism is not a very good indicator of your...
Level of dehydration
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Severe

38. Orographic lifting is the lifting of air over a _____ barrier.
Mountain
South of west
Wash your dishes in a stream
Slow jog

39. Uncontrollable shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Heat production
Heat injury
Help - a distress call
Moderate

40. Name the four category plants fall into
Biodegradable soap
Increases
1:00pm
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous

41. What is the first core organ to exhibit signs of being affected by hypothermia?
Evaporation
Slow jog
Iron in rocks
Brain

42. _______ are shorter in the summer than they are in the winter.
Shadows
Equidistant
Brain
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location

43. An initial reaction of the body when it attempts to cool itself is to dilate the blood vessels...
North-south
Head region
Cotton
In the extremities

44. The color black on the map represents what kind of features?
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Fat
The point the lost person was last seen
Cloudless= 5 degrees

45. The locations of the ______ is not fixed.
Brain cells
Magnetic north pole
17 degrees
Fresh water fish

46. ___________ does not degrade quickly in water sources such as lakes and streams.
12 hours
Biodegradable soap
Index
Oxygen - fuel - heat

47. R.I.C.E
Geographic north
The county sheriff
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.
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate

48. For significant precipitation to form - air must...
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Rise or be lifted
Magnetic north pole
Equinoxes

49. Heat loss due to physical contact with a cooler object is called ___
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.
Conduction
Severe
Convection

50. How many 7.5-minute maps are required to represent the same area as one 15-minute map?
4 maps
Polaris
Cooling systems
Radiation