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1. Dehydration results from inadequate replacement of lost body fluids.A 5-percent loss results in...
Mild
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
200 feet
UV radiation

2. As you gain elevation - the percentage of O2 in the air...
Oxygen - fuel - heat
60 minutes
Protozoa
Increases

3. Clouds do not block...
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
UV radiation
Conduction
Poison oak rash

4. What county agency organizes - and is responsible for search and rescue operations in Oregon?
Mountain
Shadows
25 times faster
The county sheriff

5. What is the ratio of shelter insulation on top to ground cover?
Wet - rainy conditions
Polaris
Heat production
1:2

6. Every 5th contour line is darker in color. This line is called an __ contour line.
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Index
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

7. Three blasts of a whistle means ____.
Moderate
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Help - a distress call
15

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

9. Sweating is a form of ___ heat loss.
23.5
Evaporation
Dead
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

10. The sun is approximately due south at what time of day during the month of August?
1:00pm
The county sheriff
Equal elevation
Sense of direction

11. Name some plants that can provide nourishment in the wild
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
Not adequately hydrated
Wash your dishes in a stream
Cloudless= 5 degrees

12. On the spring and fall ____ the sun rises exactly east and sets exactly west.
Equinoxes
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Highest thing around
1:24000

13. Humans have very efficient...
Convection
Cooling systems
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Highest thing around

14. Sound - including thunder - travels about a mile in __ seconds near the ground.
Exercise
Minimize impact
Mild
5 seconds

15. Your thirst mechanism is not a very good indicator of your...
Sterilizing
Head region
Level of dehydration
The point the lost person was last seen

16. Can't perform complex mental tasks. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Head region
Mild
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Fresh water fish

17. The kind of air space that exists between fibers and is responsible for trapping body heat is called ___ air space.
Mild
Dead
Fresh water fish
Moderate

18. ___________ does not degrade quickly in water sources such as lakes and streams.
8000 feet
Biodegradable soap
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate

19. The boiling point of water decreases __ degrees for every 1000 feet of elevation gain.
2 degrees
5 seconds
UV radiation
Iron in rocks

20. R.I.C.E
A 7.5-minute map
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Geographic north
UV radiation

21. Which map provides more detail - a 7.5-minute map or a 15-minute map?
15
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Convection
A 7.5-minute map

22. The three forces of nature that work to decompose solid waste are ___ - ___ - and ___.
Not adequately hydrated
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Mountain
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water

23. A 10-percent loss of body fluids results in...
Iodine water purification tablets
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
23.5
Not adequately hydrated

24. Heat stroke is a life-threatening...
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Heat injury
Protozoa
Cloudy = 3 degrees

25. What is the value of declination in the Eugene area?
Rise or be lifted
Not adequately hydrated
17 degrees
200 feet

26. __________ kill cryptosporidium as well as Giardia
Radiation
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Iodine water purification tablets
2 degrees

27. The most common map scale for a 7.5-minute map is...
Equidistant
Convection
1:24000
60 degrees

28. Lines of latitude run east-west and lines of longitude run...
Not adequately hydrated
North-south
Heat injury
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

29. Uncontrollable shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Moderate
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Cooling systems

30. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudy sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
Moderate
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Oxygen - fuel - heat

31. How many minutes are there are there in one degree of latitude or longitude?
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
1:2
60 minutes
Increases

32. A 15-percent loss of body fluids results in...
Moderate
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
The county sheriff
Not adequately hydrated

33. Name the three types of shelter designs
Brain cells
Equal elevation
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

34. Water conducts heat away from the body approximately __ times faster than air at the same temperature.
25 times faster
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
In the extremities

35. When the sun is at a bearing of 240 degrees in the sky - the shadows point to __.
Cotton
Cooling systems
60 degrees
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus

36. A majority of the energy derived from the food we eat goes into...
2 degrees
Brain
Heat production
4 maps

37. Heat loss due to physical contact with a cooler object is called ___
Heat injury
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Conduction

38. _________ is not an effective insulator in wet - cold conditions.
Cotton
Wash your dishes in a stream
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin

39. Name the three parts of the fire triangle.
Geographic north
UV radiation
Slow jog
Oxygen - fuel - heat

40. 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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41. It is not always ok to use ________ as a treatment modality for someone experiencing mild or moderate hypothermia.
60 minutes
Mild
Exercise
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs

42. The earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees from vertical.
23.5
Exercise
Moderate
Magnetic north pole

43. Giardia lamblia is a ____
Help - a distress call
Protozoa
Fresh water fish
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water

44. Humans do not inherently acquire a...
Sense of direction
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Equidistant
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle

45. A hot shower can relieve the itching common to...
Minimize impact
200 feet
Poison oak rash
Convection

46. Searchers usually begin their search for a lost person from what location?
Poison oak rash
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.
The point the lost person was last seen

47. The ______ of the compass needle points towards magnetic north.
Red end
Sense of direction
Not adequately hydrated
Brain

48. Describe the difference between filtering water and purifying water.
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Sterilizing
1:2
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus

49. Lines of latitude run __________ from each other.
Rise or be lifted
60 degrees
Equidistant
Sterilizing

50. Down is a good choice as an insulator for...
Wash your dishes in a stream
Conduction
Wet - rainy conditions
5 seconds

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