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Wilderness Survival

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Which map provides more detail - a 7.5-minute map or a 15-minute map?
Brain
Cloudless= 5 degrees
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
A 7.5-minute map

2. The name of the north star is ___.
Sterilizing
Cotton
Polaris
2 degrees

3. When the sun is at a bearing of 240 degrees in the sky - the shadows point to __.
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.
60 degrees
Highest thing around
Evaporation

4. At rest - the majority of heat production does not occur in the...
Head region
Mild
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Mild

5. Fine shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
17 degrees
Mild
12 hours
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.

6. The average apparent motion of the sun across the sky is ____ degrees per hour.
25 times faster
Wash your dishes in a stream
15
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW

7. Name some plants that can provide nourishment in the wild
Not adequately hydrated
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
Equinoxes
Evaporation

8. What are the four cardinal points and inter cardinal points of the compass?
200 feet
Radiation
UV radiation
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW

9. A 15-percent loss of body fluids results in...
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Heat injury
Biodegradable soap

10. To protect the riparian area - select a campsite location at least ___ feet away from lakes - streams - etc.
Severe
Geographic north
200 feet
8000 feet

11. __________ can cause deviation of the compass needle.
Rise or be lifted
Geographic north
Power lines
Cooling systems

12. What is the first core organ to exhibit signs of being affected by hypothermia?
1:24000
Brain
Head region
200 feet

13. All _____________ are non-poisonous
Polaris
Fresh water fish
Lean to - A frame - Dome
25 times faster

14. Sound - including thunder - travels about a mile in __ seconds near the ground.
In the extremities
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
5 seconds
Sterilizing

15. Person feels cold/lags behind. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Convection
Lean to - A frame - Dome
23.5
Mild

16. The mechanism of heat loss that is the most common when the body is at rest is ___
Radiation
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.
Brain cells
Mountain

17. The kind of air space that exists between fibers and is responsible for trapping body heat is called ___ air space.
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
23.5
Cooling systems
Dead

18. _________ is not an effective insulator in wet - cold conditions.
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Equidistant
Internal temperature
Cotton

19. For maximum benefit - it's best to drink water at a rate of 1/4 liter every ___ minutes.
15 minutes
200 feet
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Geographic north

20. A contour line is a line that connects points of ___ ____.
Equal elevation
The county sheriff
Level of dehydration
Brain cells

21. Lines of latitude run __________ from each other.
South of west
2 degrees
Equidistant
Magnetic north pole

22. An initial reaction of the body when it attempts to cool itself is to dilate the blood vessels...
UV radiation
Dead
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
In the extremities

23. The umbles. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Moderate
Wash your dishes in a stream
South of west
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus

24. High altitude begins at what elevation?
8000 feet
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.
23.5
Iodine water purification tablets

25. Water conducts heat away from the body approximately __ times faster than air at the same temperature.
Protozoa
8000 feet
25 times faster
Exercise

26. What is the ratio of shelter insulation on top to ground cover?
1:2
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Cloudless= 5 degrees
200 feet

27. __________ kill cryptosporidium as well as Giardia
Highest thing around
Iodine water purification tablets
Moderate
Fresh water fish

28. A 10-percent loss of body fluids results in...
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Rise or be lifted
Mild
Wet - rainy conditions

29. B.L.I.S.S
60 minutes
Biodegradable soap
Cloudy = 3 degrees
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location

30. A small cave - Beneath a lone tree
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Rise or be lifted
5 seconds
1:00pm

31. Loss of body heat to circulating wind is called ___.
Convection
25 times faster
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
Evaporation

32. 7.5-minute maps made by the USGS generally span how many miles north to south? East to west?
Brain
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Heat injury

33. Glucose (blood sugar) is the only fuel normally used by...
Highest thing around
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Convection
Brain cells

34. At northern altitudes in December - the sun rises south of east and sets...
Brain cells
Rise or be lifted
Geographic north
South of west

35. Clouds do not block...
UV radiation
Cooling systems
Power lines
1:2

36. The three forces of nature that work to decompose solid waste are ___ - ___ - and ___.
Iron in rocks
Protozoa
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water

37. A majority of the energy derived from the food we eat goes into...
Equal elevation
60 minutes
Severe
Heat production

38. A person with ____________ has lost the ability to rewarm on her/his own.
15 minutes
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Moderate hypothermia
5 seconds

39. As you gain elevation - the percentage of O2 in the air...
The point the lost person was last seen
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.
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Increases

40. The most common map scale for a 7.5-minute map is...
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
1:24000
Severe
8000 feet

41. ___________ does not degrade quickly in water sources such as lakes and streams.
Mild
Power lines
Biodegradable soap
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location

42. Heat stroke is a life-threatening...
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Heat injury
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus

43. Sweating is a form of ___ heat loss.
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Shadows
Cotton
Evaporation

44. Name the five parts of the bow drill.
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Equal elevation
15 minutes
Rise or be lifted

45. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudless sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
Level of dehydration
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Wash your dishes in a stream
4 miles

46. If the separation between the flash of lightning and the clap of thunder is 20 seconds - the lightning is how far away?
Conduction
4 miles
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Brain

47. Lines of latitude run east-west and lines of longitude run...
North-south
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Sense of direction
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm

48. Name the four category plants fall into
17 degrees
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Geographic north

49. It is not always ok to use ________ as a treatment modality for someone experiencing mild or moderate hypothermia.
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
8000 feet
Exercise
23.5

50. How many 7.5-minute maps are required to represent the same area as one 15-minute map?
4 maps
Index
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
1:2