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Wilderness Survival
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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. Humans have very efficient...
Moderate hypothermia
Iodine water purification tablets
Cooling systems
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
2. The most common map scale for a 7.5-minute map is...
1:24000
60 minutes
Head region
Sense of direction
3. Sweating is a form of ___ heat loss.
Geographic north
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Evaporation
Sense of direction
4. A hot shower can relieve the itching common to...
Not adequately hydrated
Red end
Poison oak rash
Power lines
5. Name the four category plants fall into
Wet - rainy conditions
Cooling systems
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
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.
6. What four parts of your body should you keep clean?
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Geographic north
Level of dehydration
North-south
7. Lines of latitude run east-west and lines of longitude run...
North-south
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Level of dehydration
8. What is the ratio of shelter insulation on top to ground cover?
Heat production
1:2
Wet - rainy conditions
60 minutes
9. Can't perform complex mental tasks. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
The point the lost person was last seen
Level of dehydration
Radiation
Mild
10. Fine shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Level of dehydration
200 feet
1:00pm
Mild
11. As you gain elevation - the percentage of O2 in the air...
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Dead
Increases
A 7.5-minute map
12. Exposure of an area to cool - wet conditions for approximately __ hours is necessary to produce trench foot.
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Geographic north
12 hours
Moderate hypothermia
13. Clouds do not block...
UV radiation
60 minutes
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
25 times faster
14. It is not always ok to use ________ as a treatment modality for someone experiencing mild or moderate hypothermia.
Internal temperature
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Exercise
Heat production
15. All _____________ are non-poisonous
Fresh water fish
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Power lines
Mountain
16. Down is a good choice as an insulator for...
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Wet - rainy conditions
Brain cells
Help - a distress call
17. ___________ does not degrade quickly in water sources such as lakes and streams.
Biodegradable soap
25 times faster
Mild
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
18. The average apparent motion of the sun across the sky is ____ degrees per hour.
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Wash your dishes in a stream
Cooling systems
15
19. __________ kill cryptosporidium as well as Giardia
Cooling systems
17 degrees
Geographic north
Iodine water purification tablets
20. Ataxia. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Slow jog
Moderate
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
2 degrees
21. If you set up camp in a pristine area - you should move camp every day to...
Minimize impact
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Convection
Help - a distress call
22. A 10-percent loss of body fluids results in...
Mild
5 seconds
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Lean to - A frame - Dome
23. What is the first core organ to exhibit signs of being affected by hypothermia?
Brain
Cloudless= 5 degrees
200 feet
Mild
24. Dehydration results from inadequate replacement of lost body fluids.A 5-percent loss results in...
Iron in rocks
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Exercise
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
25. Name the three types of shelter designs
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Help - a distress call
Cloudless= 5 degrees
26. Giardia lamblia is a ____
Protozoa
Moderate hypothermia
Wet - rainy conditions
Mild
27. On the spring and fall ____ the sun rises exactly east and sets exactly west.
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Equinoxes
4 miles
Rise or be lifted
28. Searchers usually begin their search for a lost person from what location?
Sterilizing
Cooling systems
Sense of direction
The point the lost person was last seen
29. The ______ of the compass needle points towards magnetic north.
Exercise
25 times faster
Red end
Level of dehydration
30. R.I.C.E
Biodegradable soap
Fresh water fish
15
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
31. __________ can cause deviation of the compass needle.
Power lines
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Moderate
32. Loss of fine motor control in hands. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
2 degrees
Mild
Minimize impact
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
33. Shivering requires the energy of a...
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
1:24000
Shadows
Slow jog
34. A 15-percent loss of body fluids results in...
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Cotton
UV radiation
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
35. Your thirst mechanism is not a very good indicator of your...
Exercise
Mild
Level of dehydration
Magnetic north pole
36. Generally speaking - a lightning bolt will hit the...
Fresh water fish
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Highest thing around
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
37. The three forces of nature that work to decompose solid waste are ___ - ___ - and ___.
Mild
Poison oak rash
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Heat production
38. _________ is not an effective insulator in wet - cold conditions.
Shadows
Index
Cotton
Cloudy = 3 degrees
39. The mechanism of heat loss that is the most common when the body is at rest is ___
Polaris
Radiation
In the extremities
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
40. For significant precipitation to form - air must...
Rise or be lifted
Severe
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Moderate hypothermia
41. To protect the riparian area - select a campsite location at least ___ feet away from lakes - streams - etc.
Mild
200 feet
Magnetic north pole
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
42. _________ pack more energy per gram than carbohydrates.
Iodine water purification tablets
Fat
Lean to - A frame - Dome
200 feet
43. At rest - the majority of heat production does not occur in the...
Index
Head region
Cooling systems
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
44. The locations of the ______ is not fixed.
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Magnetic north pole
17 degrees
Geographic north
45. B.L.I.S.S
Oxygen - fuel - heat
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Help - a distress call
46. Heat loss due to physical contact with a cooler object is called ___
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Convection
5 seconds
Conduction
47. Which map provides more detail - a 7.5-minute map or a 15-minute map?
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
4 miles
A 7.5-minute map
48. What is the first step you should take when you become lost?
5 seconds
Mild
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Moderate
49. Heat stroke is a life-threatening...
8000 feet
1:24000
Polaris
Heat injury
50. For maximum benefit - it's best to drink water at a rate of 1/4 liter every ___ minutes.
15 minutes
Moderate
Magnetic north pole
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