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Wilderness Survival

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Person feels cold/lags behind. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Mild
5 seconds
Cotton

2. __________ can cause deviation of the compass needle.
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Moderate hypothermia
Equal elevation
Power lines

3. Can't perform complex mental tasks. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Power lines
Moderate hypothermia
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Mild

4. How many 7.5-minute maps are required to represent the same area as one 15-minute map?
Cloudy = 3 degrees
4 maps
Brain cells
Moderate

5. It is not always ok to use ________ as a treatment modality for someone experiencing mild or moderate hypothermia.
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Convection
Exercise
2 degrees

6. Sound - including thunder - travels about a mile in __ seconds near the ground.
15 minutes
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
5 seconds
Not adequately hydrated

7. The name of the north star is ___.
Internal temperature
UV radiation
Cooling systems
Polaris

8. The color black on the map represents what kind of features?
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
60 minutes

9. Water conducts heat away from the body approximately __ times faster than air at the same temperature.
The point the lost person was last seen
25 times faster
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Protozoa

10. Describe the difference between filtering water and purifying water.
Wash your dishes in a stream
Wet - rainy conditions
Sterilizing
Severe

11. Heat stroke is a life-threatening...
Equidistant
Heat injury
Mountain
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate

12. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudy sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
Moderate
60 minutes
5 seconds
Cloudy = 3 degrees

13. A contour line is a line that connects points of ___ ____.
Mountain
Geographic north
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Equal elevation

14. Ataxia. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
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
The point the lost person was last seen
Moderate
200 feet

15. Dehydration results from inadequate replacement of lost body fluids.A 5-percent loss results in...
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Oxygen - fuel - heat
25 times faster

16. It's not acceptable within the LNT philosophy to _____________ with biodegradable soap.
Shadows
Minimize impact
25 times faster
Wash your dishes in a stream

17. Exposure of an area to cool - wet conditions for approximately __ hours is necessary to produce trench foot.
Brain cells
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
12 hours
Mild

18. Glucose (blood sugar) is the only fuel normally used by...
Mild
Brain cells
23.5
Geographic north

19. Loss of body heat to circulating wind is called ___.
Convection
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Minimize impact

20. What is the ratio of shelter insulation on top to ground cover?
Moderate
1:2
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Shadows

21. A majority of the energy derived from the food we eat goes into...
Heat production
2 degrees
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous

22. High altitude begins at what elevation?
8000 feet
Increases
60 minutes
Fresh water fish

23. The ______ of the compass needle points towards magnetic north.
Red end
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Power lines
12 hours

24. The locations of the ______ is not fixed.
Magnetic north pole
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Rise or be lifted
Iodine water purification tablets

25. Loss of fine motor control in hands. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
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
Cotton
Mild
Iodine water purification tablets

26. What is the first core organ to exhibit signs of being affected by hypothermia?
4 miles
Exercise
Brain
Biodegradable soap

27. The three forces of nature that work to decompose solid waste are ___ - ___ - and ___.
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Protozoa
Wet - rainy conditions
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water

28. All _____________ are non-poisonous
1:24000
Fresh water fish
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location

29. Heat loss due to physical contact with a cooler object is called ___
Heat production
Conduction
Iron in rocks
Brain cells

30. Searchers usually begin their search for a lost person from what location?
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Minimize impact
The point the lost person was last seen
Mild

31. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudless sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
Exercise
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
1:00pm
Cloudless= 5 degrees

32. Name some plants that can provide nourishment in the wild
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
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.
The county sheriff
Polaris

33. How many minutes are there are there in one degree of latitude or longitude?
Fresh water fish
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
25 times faster
60 minutes

34. Fine shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
1:2
Index
Mild
5 seconds

35. A 10-percent loss of body fluids results in...
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Cloudy = 3 degrees
North-south
UV radiation

36. Hypothermia is a lowering of the body's ___.
5 seconds
South of west
Internal temperature
Level of dehydration

37. The umbles. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Slow jog
Moderate
Protozoa
Brain cells

38. 7.5-minute maps made by the USGS generally span how many miles north to south? East to west?
Magnetic north pole
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
17 degrees
Exercise

39. Shivering requires the energy of a...
4 maps
Geographic north
Heat production
Slow jog

40. Your thirst mechanism is not a very good indicator of your...
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
5 seconds
Sense of direction
Level of dehydration

41. A 15-percent loss of body fluids results in...
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Protozoa
North-south
4 miles

42. Shivering stops. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Severe
15
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
Level of dehydration

43. The average apparent motion of the sun across the sky is ____ degrees per hour.
Minimize impact
15
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Mild

44. What is the value of declination in the Eugene area?
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Magnetic north pole
Severe
17 degrees

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

46. Every 5th contour line is darker in color. This line is called an __ contour line.
Red end
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Index

47. B.L.I.S.S
Moderate
Increases
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
23.5

48. On the spring and fall ____ the sun rises exactly east and sets exactly west.
23.5
Fat
Iron in rocks
Equinoxes

49. Giardia lamblia is a ____
Evaporation
Protozoa
Severe
Equidistant

50. Orographic lifting is the lifting of air over a _____ barrier.
60 degrees
Mountain
Power lines
Head region