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Wilderness Survival

Subjects : literacy, soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A majority of the energy derived from the food we eat goes into...






2. List - in order - the treatment for mild hypothermia.






3. It is not always ok to use ________ as a treatment modality for someone experiencing mild or moderate hypothermia.






4. The kind of air space that exists between fibers and is responsible for trapping body heat is called ___ air space.






5. For significant precipitation to form - air must...






6. How many minutes are there are there in one degree of latitude or longitude?






7. The umbles. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?






8. What is the value of declination in the Eugene area?






9. All _____________ are non-poisonous






10. Glucose (blood sugar) is the only fuel normally used by...






11. Magnetic north and __________ are not the same.






12. R.I.C.E






13. Loss of fine motor control in hands. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?






14. The sun is approximately due south at what time of day during the month of August?






15. Three blasts of a whistle means ____.






16. What county agency organizes - and is responsible for search and rescue operations in Oregon?






17. Humans do not inherently acquire a...






18. Searchers usually begin their search for a lost person from what location?






19. The most common map scale for a 7.5-minute map is...






20. A 10-percent loss of body fluids results in...






21. What is the first core organ to exhibit signs of being affected by hypothermia?






22. 7.5-minute maps made by the USGS generally span how many miles north to south? East to west?






23. Shivering stops. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?






24. When the sun is at a bearing of 240 degrees in the sky - the shadows point to __.






25. It's not acceptable within the LNT philosophy to _____________ with biodegradable soap.






26. Describe the difference between filtering water and purifying water.






27. Heat loss due to physical contact with a cooler object is called ___






28. Water conducts heat away from the body approximately __ times faster than air at the same temperature.






29. Humans have very efficient...






30. Hypothermia is a lowering of the body's ___.






31. Sound - including thunder - travels about a mile in __ seconds near the ground.






32. The three forces of nature that work to decompose solid waste are ___ - ___ - and ___.






33. What is the first step you should take when you become lost?






34. Exposure of an area to cool - wet conditions for approximately __ hours is necessary to produce trench foot.






35. Name some plants that can provide nourishment in the wild






36. At rest - the majority of heat production does not occur in the...






37. S.U.R.V.I.V.A.L






38. Giardia lamblia is a ____






39. An initial reaction of the body when it attempts to cool itself is to dilate the blood vessels...






40. _________ pack more energy per gram than carbohydrates.






41. If you set up camp in a pristine area - you should move camp every day to...






42. _______ are shorter in the summer than they are in the winter.






43. Fine shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?






44. Name the three types of shelter designs






45. High altitude begins at what elevation?






46. Orographic lifting is the lifting of air over a _____ barrier.






47. To protect the riparian area - select a campsite location at least ___ feet away from lakes - streams - etc.






48. Uncontrollable shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?






49. What is the ratio of shelter insulation on top to ground cover?






50. Lines of latitude run east-west and lines of longitude run...