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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. A person with ____________ has lost the ability to rewarm on her/his own.
Moderate hypothermia
15 minutes
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Exercise
2. Loss of fine motor control in hands. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
1:2
Mild
South of west
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
3. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudless sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
4 maps
Wash your dishes in a stream
8000 feet
Cloudless= 5 degrees
4. Name some plants that can provide nourishment in the wild
Head region
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
Polaris
60 minutes
5. Giardia lamblia is a ____
Moderate
Protozoa
Poison oak rash
Convection
6. How many minutes are there are there in one degree of latitude or longitude?
Equidistant
60 minutes
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Level of dehydration
7. Hypothermia is a lowering of the body's ___.
Internal temperature
12 hours
Minimize impact
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
8. Humans have very efficient...
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Moderate
Cooling systems
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
9. Generally speaking - a lightning bolt will hit the...
Highest thing around
Brain cells
Internal temperature
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
10. Lines of latitude run __________ from each other.
In the extremities
Equidistant
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Mild
11. Heat loss due to physical contact with a cooler object is called ___
Conduction
12 hours
Index
Cooling systems
12. A 15-percent loss of body fluids results in...
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
15 minutes
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
The county sheriff
13. Lines of latitude run east-west and lines of longitude run...
Radiation
North-south
Biodegradable soap
Head region
14. What is the first step you should take when you become lost?
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Mild
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Equidistant
15. Describe the difference between filtering water and purifying water.
Magnetic north pole
Radiation
Sterilizing
2 degrees
16. R.I.C.E
15
Mild
Equal elevation
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
17. When the sun is at a bearing of 240 degrees in the sky - the shadows point to __.
60 degrees
Level of dehydration
Cloudy = 3 degrees
2 degrees
18. Clouds do not block...
60 minutes
Iron in rocks
Magnetic north pole
UV radiation
19. For significant precipitation to form - air must...
Severe
Rise or be lifted
Head region
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
20. The umbles. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
23.5
Moderate
Poison oak rash
Mountain
21. Heat cramps will occur if a person is...
25 times faster
Not adequately hydrated
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Brain cells
22. The three forces of nature that work to decompose solid waste are ___ - ___ - and ___.
Shadows
1:24000
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Wash your dishes in a stream
23. A contour line is a line that connects points of ___ ____.
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
South of west
Equal elevation
Geographic north
24. A majority of the energy derived from the food we eat goes into...
Geographic north
Sterilizing
Heat injury
Heat production
25. 7.5-minute maps made by the USGS generally span how many miles north to south? East to west?
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
8000 feet
Moderate hypothermia
Rise or be lifted
26. Magnetic north and __________ are not the same.
Geographic north
Red end
Moderate
8000 feet
27. The average apparent motion of the sun across the sky is ____ degrees per hour.
Magnetic north pole
Mild
UV radiation
15
28. Shivering stops. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Equinoxes
Red end
Highest thing around
Severe
29. Loss of body heat to circulating wind is called ___.
Cooling systems
Heat injury
Mild
Convection
30. The name of the north star is ___.
Cooling systems
Polaris
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Level of dehydration
31. _________ is not an effective insulator in wet - cold conditions.
Equidistant
Cotton
Mild
Lean to - A frame - Dome
32. Every 5th contour line is darker in color. This line is called an __ contour line.
Heat production
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
17 degrees
Index
33. Can't perform complex mental tasks. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Mild
Mountain
Moderate hypothermia
Moderate
34. Sweating is a form of ___ heat loss.
Wash your dishes in a stream
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Evaporation
Brain
35. If you set up camp in a pristine area - you should move camp every day to...
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Minimize impact
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Head region
36. The kind of air space that exists between fibers and is responsible for trapping body heat is called ___ air space.
Moderate
Dead
60 degrees
Heat injury
37. __________ can cause deviation of the compass needle.
Magnetic north pole
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Cooling systems
Power lines
38. What is the ratio of shelter insulation on top to ground cover?
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
North-south
1:2
39. The mechanism of heat loss that is the most common when the body is at rest is ___
12 hours
Mild
A 7.5-minute map
Radiation
40. Water conducts heat away from the body approximately __ times faster than air at the same temperature.
15 minutes
25 times faster
A 7.5-minute map
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
41. ________ is a naturally occurring mineral that can deflect the compass needle.
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Severe
Iron in rocks
Equidistant
42. A small cave - Beneath a lone tree
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Moderate
Equinoxes
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
43. The earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees from vertical.
Highest thing around
Radiation
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
23.5
44. Name the four category plants fall into
60 degrees
Cotton
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
17 degrees
45. Humans do not inherently acquire a...
Power lines
Brain cells
Radiation
Sense of direction
46. Exposure of an area to cool - wet conditions for approximately __ hours is necessary to produce trench foot.
12 hours
Poison oak rash
Moderate
Red end
47. Shivering requires the energy of a...
Moderate
Slow jog
Protozoa
Fresh water fish
48. It is not always ok to use ________ as a treatment modality for someone experiencing mild or moderate hypothermia.
Exercise
60 minutes
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
The point the lost person was last seen
49. Name the three types of shelter designs
Heat injury
Polaris
Internal temperature
Lean to - A frame - Dome
50. Glucose (blood sugar) is the only fuel normally used by...
Brain cells
23.5
60 degrees
Severe