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Wilderness Survival

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudy sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Cloudy = 3 degrees
A 7.5-minute map
Exercise

2. __________ can cause deviation of the compass needle.
60 minutes
Moderate
Moderate
Power lines

3. Loss of fine motor control in hands. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Conduction
Slow jog
Mild
4 miles

4. Uncontrollable shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
4 maps
Moderate
Fresh water fish
Head region

5. All _____________ are non-poisonous
Fresh water fish
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.
12 hours
Protozoa

6. Magnetic north and __________ are not the same.
Geographic north
Poison oak rash
Fat
Internal temperature

7. How many 7.5-minute maps are required to represent the same area as one 15-minute map?
Wet - rainy conditions
1:00pm
Index
4 maps

8. Water conducts heat away from the body approximately __ times faster than air at the same temperature.
The point the lost person was last seen
1:00pm
Moderate
25 times faster

9. For significant precipitation to form - air must...
Rise or be lifted
Level of dehydration
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Mild

10. The sun is approximately due south at what time of day during the month of August?
Help - a distress call
15
1:00pm
Not adequately hydrated

11. Can't perform complex mental tasks. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Red end
Mild
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Equidistant

12. Your thirst mechanism is not a very good indicator of your...
Level of dehydration
5 seconds
25 times faster
Not adequately hydrated

13. Three blasts of a whistle means ____.
Head region
Wet - rainy conditions
5 seconds
Help - a distress call

14. B.L.I.S.S
In the extremities
Cooling systems
Dead
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location

15. Shivering stops. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Iodine water purification tablets
Severe
Oxygen - fuel - heat
North-south

16. Humans do not inherently acquire a...
60 degrees
Sense of direction
Slow jog
Evaporation

17. Name the five parts of the bow drill.
Heat injury
Rise or be lifted
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Head region

18. For maximum benefit - it's best to drink water at a rate of 1/4 liter every ___ minutes.
15 minutes
Brain
5 seconds
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle

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

20. What county agency organizes - and is responsible for search and rescue operations in Oregon?
The county sheriff
Power lines
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
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.

21. High altitude begins at what elevation?
Radiation
8000 feet
Equidistant
23.5

22. Generally speaking - a lightning bolt will hit the...
4 maps
Moderate hypothermia
Power lines
Highest thing around

23. Orographic lifting is the lifting of air over a _____ barrier.
Mountain
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Level of dehydration
Conduction

24. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudless sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Oxygen - fuel - heat
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Equal elevation

25. Fine shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Mild
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
23.5
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)

26. S.U.R.V.I.V.A.L
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
5 seconds
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.

27. If you set up camp in a pristine area - you should move camp every day to...
The county sheriff
Minimize impact
Wet - rainy conditions
17 degrees

28. At northern altitudes in December - the sun rises south of east and sets...
Evaporation
North-south
South of west
Equidistant

29. Dehydration results from inadequate replacement of lost body fluids.A 5-percent loss results in...
1:00pm
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
South of west

30. Every 5th contour line is darker in color. This line is called an __ contour line.
Magnetic north pole
Index
Increases
Level of dehydration

31. Name the four category plants fall into
Conduction
Increases
Poison oak rash
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous

32. Sweating is a form of ___ heat loss.
Iodine water purification tablets
Head region
Evaporation
Heat production

33. 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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34. Lines of latitude run __________ from each other.
Moderate
Equidistant
200 feet
Equinoxes

35. Describe the difference between filtering water and purifying water.
Sterilizing
Severe
Mild
Cotton

36. Clouds do not block...
Sense of direction
8000 feet
4 maps
UV radiation

37. _______ are shorter in the summer than they are in the winter.
15 minutes
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
23.5
Shadows

38. Heat stroke is a life-threatening...
Cooling systems
Heat injury
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
1:00pm

39. A small cave - Beneath a lone tree
Brain cells
Iron in rocks
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
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.

40. The most common map scale for a 7.5-minute map is...
25 times faster
1:24000
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Fat

41. Person feels cold/lags behind. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Mild
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.
200 feet
Not adequately hydrated

42. What four parts of your body should you keep clean?
Level of dehydration
Minimize impact
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Fat

43. As you gain elevation - the percentage of O2 in the air...
Moderate hypothermia
Increases
Moderate
15

44. The umbles. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
South of west
4 maps
The point the lost person was last seen
Moderate

45. On the spring and fall ____ the sun rises exactly east and sets exactly west.
Equinoxes
Radiation
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Evaporation

46. A 15-percent loss of body fluids results in...
Heat production
60 degrees
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles

47. Heat cramps will occur if a person is...
200 feet
Not adequately hydrated
Power lines
Index

48. What is the ratio of shelter insulation on top to ground cover?
1:2
Geographic north
Highest thing around
15

49. Searchers usually begin their search for a lost person from what location?
8000 feet
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
4 maps
The point the lost person was last seen

50. What is the value of declination in the Eugene area?
17 degrees
Power lines
Head region
North-south