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Wilderness Survival

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The sun is approximately due south at what time of day during the month of August?
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.
1:00pm
The county sheriff
Dead

2. A hot shower can relieve the itching common to...
Conduction
Convection
Poison oak rash
Moderate

3. Clouds do not block...
Internal temperature
Fat
UV radiation
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)

4. The kind of air space that exists between fibers and is responsible for trapping body heat is called ___ air space.
Dead
Magnetic north pole
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Geographic north

5. The name of the north star is ___.
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Polaris
Wet - rainy conditions
Iron in rocks

6. A 15-percent loss of body fluids results in...
2 degrees
Cooling systems
Conduction
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin

7. ___________ does not degrade quickly in water sources such as lakes and streams.
Poison oak rash
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Biodegradable soap
Shadows

8. Fine shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
1:2
Mild
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Minimize impact

9. The umbles. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Brain
Convection
Moderate
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.

10. Giardia lamblia is a ____
Protozoa
Moderate hypothermia
Brain cells
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus

11. When the sun is at a bearing of 240 degrees in the sky - the shadows point to __.
8000 feet
60 degrees
Cooling systems
Poison oak rash

12. A majority of the energy derived from the food we eat goes into...
Heat production
Fresh water fish
Moderate
Increases

13. A person with ____________ has lost the ability to rewarm on her/his own.
Severe
1:24000
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
Moderate hypothermia

14. What is the first core organ to exhibit signs of being affected by hypothermia?
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Brain
Not adequately hydrated
Mild

15. The earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees from vertical.
Iodine water purification tablets
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
23.5
Moderate

16. Humans do not inherently acquire a...
Sense of direction
Dead
200 feet
Mild

17. A 10-percent loss of body fluids results in...
4 maps
12 hours
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Mild

18. Exposure of an area to cool - wet conditions for approximately __ hours is necessary to produce trench foot.
Poison oak rash
Protozoa
Dead
12 hours

19. Water conducts heat away from the body approximately __ times faster than air at the same temperature.
Moderate
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
25 times faster
Moderate

20. Lines of latitude run east-west and lines of longitude run...
Brain
8000 feet
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
North-south

21. A contour line is a line that connects points of ___ ____.
2 degrees
200 feet
Equal elevation
17 degrees

22. The mechanism of heat loss that is the most common when the body is at rest is ___
Slow jog
Protozoa
Radiation
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin

23. As you gain elevation - the percentage of O2 in the air...
8000 feet
Increases
1:2
17 degrees

24. The three forces of nature that work to decompose solid waste are ___ - ___ - and ___.
Fresh water fish
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Geographic north
Severe

25. Dehydration results from inadequate replacement of lost body fluids.A 5-percent loss results in...
12 hours
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
The county sheriff

26. What is the ratio of shelter insulation on top to ground cover?
1:2
15
Brain
Index

27. Heat loss due to physical contact with a cooler object is called ___
Conduction
25 times faster
Sense of direction
UV radiation

28. All _____________ are non-poisonous
Wash your dishes in a stream
15
Internal temperature
Fresh water fish

29. S.U.R.V.I.V.A.L
60 minutes
Fresh water fish
12 hours
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

30. The average apparent motion of the sun across the sky is ____ degrees per hour.
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Protozoa
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.
15

31. Heat cramps will occur if a person is...
Shadows
Polaris
Not adequately hydrated
Moderate hypothermia

32. The color black on the map represents what kind of features?
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Head region
Iodine water purification tablets
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.

33. Loss of fine motor control in hands. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
In the extremities
Help - a distress call
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
Mild

34. Ataxia. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Moderate
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Sense of direction
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea

35. Orographic lifting is the lifting of air over a _____ barrier.
Help - a distress call
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
1:24000
Mountain

36. R.I.C.E
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Mild
4 maps
Sterilizing

37. 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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38. Magnetic north and __________ are not the same.
Geographic north
South of west
200 feet
Polaris

39. It's not acceptable within the LNT philosophy to _____________ with biodegradable soap.
Wash your dishes in a stream
15
2 degrees
Polaris

40. Every 5th contour line is darker in color. This line is called an __ contour line.
60 degrees
Index
Convection
Wet - rainy conditions

41. Glucose (blood sugar) is the only fuel normally used by...
Mountain
Brain cells
15
Wash your dishes in a stream

42. Shivering stops. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
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.
Severe
The county sheriff
200 feet

43. Down is a good choice as an insulator for...
Evaporation
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Wet - rainy conditions
North-south

44. Humans have very efficient...
Sterilizing
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Cooling systems
Conduction

45. On the spring and fall ____ the sun rises exactly east and sets exactly west.
Internal temperature
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
Sense of direction
Equinoxes

46. What is the value of declination in the Eugene area?
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Rise or be lifted
17 degrees

47. Hypothermia is a lowering of the body's ___.
Sterilizing
4 miles
Internal temperature
Evaporation

48. Three blasts of a whistle means ____.
Fat
Equinoxes
Help - a distress call
A 7.5-minute map

49. The ______ of the compass needle points towards magnetic north.
Severe
Red end
Mild
25 times faster

50. Describe the difference between filtering water and purifying water.
Sterilizing
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Wash your dishes in a stream
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.