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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.
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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. Name the three parts of the fire triangle.






2. Heat cramps will occur if a person is...






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






4. At northern altitudes in December - the sun rises south of east and sets...






5. Can't perform complex mental tasks. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?






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






7. What four parts of your body should you keep clean?






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






9. A 15-percent loss of body fluids results in...






10. Magnetic north and __________ are not the same.






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






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






13. Name the four category plants fall into






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






15. High altitude begins at what elevation?






16. The locations of the ______ is not fixed.






17. Name the three types of shelter designs






18. As you gain elevation - the percentage of O2 in the air...






19. On the spring and fall ____ the sun rises exactly east and sets exactly west.






20. The ______ of the compass needle points towards magnetic north.






21. The mechanism of heat loss that is the most common when the body is at rest is ___






22. ________ is a naturally occurring mineral that can deflect the compass needle.






23. ___________ does not degrade quickly in water sources such as lakes and streams.






24. All _____________ are non-poisonous






25. Giardia lamblia is a ____






26. Dehydration results from inadequate replacement of lost body fluids.A 5-percent loss results in...






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






28. Person feels cold/lags behind. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?






29. The average apparent motion of the sun across the sky is ____ degrees per hour.






30. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudless sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.






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






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






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






34. Three blasts of a whistle means ____.






35. A contour line is a line that connects points of ___ ____.






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






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






38. Lines of latitude run __________ from each other.






39. How many 7.5-minute maps are required to represent the same area as one 15-minute map?






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






41. If the separation between the flash of lightning and the clap of thunder is 20 seconds - the lightning is how far away?






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






43. Clouds do not block...






44. Loss of body heat to circulating wind is called ___.






45. __________ can cause deviation of the compass needle.






46. Down is a good choice as an insulator for...






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






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






49. Your thirst mechanism is not a very good indicator of your...






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