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Wilderness Survival

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Name the three parts of the fire triangle.
2 degrees
8000 feet
Shadows
Oxygen - fuel - heat

2. High altitude begins at what elevation?
Fresh water fish
Equal elevation
8000 feet
Mild

3. _________ is not an effective insulator in wet - cold conditions.
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Cotton
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Not adequately hydrated

4. Down is a good choice as an insulator for...
Wet - rainy conditions
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Rise or be lifted
Heat production

5. Loss of body heat to circulating wind is called ___.
The point the lost person was last seen
Convection
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
A 7.5-minute map

6. Magnetic north and __________ are not the same.
Radiation
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Slow jog
Geographic north

7. The kind of air space that exists between fibers and is responsible for trapping body heat is called ___ air space.
Slow jog
Fat
Dead
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.

8. Describe the difference between filtering water and purifying water.
17 degrees
Sterilizing
60 degrees
Mountain

9. On the spring and fall ____ the sun rises exactly east and sets exactly west.
Heat production
Protozoa
Equinoxes
Iron in rocks

10. R.I.C.E
Lean to - A frame - Dome
23.5
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Dead

11. At rest - the majority of heat production does not occur in the...
Radiation
Slow jog
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Head region

12. What are the four cardinal points and inter cardinal points of the compass?
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
North-south
Evaporation
Moderate hypothermia

13. An initial reaction of the body when it attempts to cool itself is to dilate the blood vessels...
Cloudless= 5 degrees
In the extremities
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
4 maps

14. Which map provides more detail - a 7.5-minute map or a 15-minute map?
Wet - rainy conditions
Protozoa
A 7.5-minute map
Sense of direction

15. All _____________ are non-poisonous
Index
Red end
Fresh water fish
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin

16. To protect the riparian area - select a campsite location at least ___ feet away from lakes - streams - etc.
Iodine water purification tablets
Minimize impact
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
200 feet

17. A small cave - Beneath a lone tree
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.
Wash your dishes in a stream
Equinoxes
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm

18. Humans have very efficient...
Head region
4 miles
Cooling systems
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.

19. Can't perform complex mental tasks. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Mild
Help - a distress call
Power lines
Equal elevation

20. What is the first step you should take when you become lost?
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
Moderate
60 degrees
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.

21. Heat cramps will occur if a person is...
Brain
Mountain
A 7.5-minute map
Not adequately hydrated

22. At northern altitudes in December - the sun rises south of east and sets...
Biodegradable soap
South of west
Wet - rainy conditions
Cloudy = 3 degrees

23. A 15-percent loss of body fluids results in...
Sense of direction
Internal temperature
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
South of west

24. The three forces of nature that work to decompose solid waste are ___ - ___ - and ___.
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
60 degrees
Moderate
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water

25. Lines of latitude run __________ from each other.
Fat
5 seconds
Equidistant
Oxygen - fuel - heat

26. Ataxia. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Protozoa
Conduction
Moderate
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location

27. It is not always ok to use ________ as a treatment modality for someone experiencing mild or moderate hypothermia.
1:2
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Exercise
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle

28. Orographic lifting is the lifting of air over a _____ barrier.
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Mountain
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Equidistant

29. Uncontrollable shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
4 maps
60 degrees
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Moderate

30. Humans do not inherently acquire a...
Level of dehydration
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.
North-south
Sense of direction

31. Heat stroke is a life-threatening...
Mild
UV radiation
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Heat injury

32. Shivering requires the energy of a...
Iron in rocks
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
60 minutes
Slow jog

33. What four parts of your body should you keep clean?
Equal elevation
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
4 maps
15 minutes

34. What is the value of declination in the Eugene area?
Biodegradable soap
17 degrees
Equinoxes
1:2

35. Giardia lamblia is a ____
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Protozoa
Equidistant

36. The most common map scale for a 7.5-minute map is...
1:24000
Dead
Fat
Oxygen - fuel - heat

37. Lines of latitude run east-west and lines of longitude run...
North-south
Mild
Fat
Cotton

38. Your thirst mechanism is not a very good indicator of your...
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
15
Level of dehydration
Heat production

39. The umbles. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Moderate
Poison oak rash
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
1:2

40. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudy sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
Convection
Cooling systems
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Heat production

41. _________ pack more energy per gram than carbohydrates.
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Fat
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin

42. Glucose (blood sugar) is the only fuel normally used by...
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Cooling systems
60 degrees
Brain cells

43. Three blasts of a whistle means ____.
Help - a distress call
1:2
200 feet
Mild

44. ___________ does not degrade quickly in water sources such as lakes and streams.
Dead
200 feet
Sense of direction
Biodegradable soap

45. When the sun is at a bearing of 240 degrees in the sky - the shadows point to __.
60 degrees
Evaporation
8000 feet
Fat

46. As you gain elevation - the percentage of O2 in the air...
1:00pm
Polaris
Increases
12 hours

47. S.U.R.V.I.V.A.L
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
Fresh water fish
Severe
Mountain

48. A person with ____________ has lost the ability to rewarm on her/his own.
Red end
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Moderate hypothermia
Heat injury

49. ________ is a naturally occurring mineral that can deflect the compass needle.
Iron in rocks
200 feet
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Highest thing around

50. Dehydration results from inadequate replacement of lost body fluids.A 5-percent loss results in...
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Convection
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs