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Wilderness Survival

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. All _____________ are non-poisonous
Convection
Not adequately hydrated
Fresh water fish
Magnetic north pole

2. Loss of body heat to circulating wind is called ___.
Convection
Head region
Equal elevation
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)

3. Lines of latitude run east-west and lines of longitude run...
5 seconds
Sterilizing
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
North-south

4. The earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees from vertical.
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
5 seconds
23.5
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm

5. B.L.I.S.S
UV radiation
Magnetic north pole
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Level of dehydration

6. What is the first step you should take when you become lost?
UV radiation
60 degrees
1:2
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.

7. Name the three types of shelter designs
Lean to - A frame - Dome
60 minutes
1:00pm
12 hours

8. The ______ of the compass needle points towards magnetic north.
Red end
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Severe
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

9. Magnetic north and __________ are not the same.
Sterilizing
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Brain
Geographic north

10. Name some plants that can provide nourishment in the wild
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
60 minutes
Cotton
8000 feet

11. Person feels cold/lags behind. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Iron in rocks
Geographic north
Polaris
Mild

12. The locations of the ______ is not fixed.
4 maps
Magnetic north pole
17 degrees
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs

13. Lines of latitude run __________ from each other.
15 minutes
Poison oak rash
Moderate
Equidistant

14. The sun is approximately due south at what time of day during the month of August?
Internal temperature
1:00pm
Radiation
Brain cells

15. Fine shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Not adequately hydrated
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Mild

16. For significant precipitation to form - air must...
South of west
Radiation
1:00pm
Rise or be lifted

17. Exposure of an area to cool - wet conditions for approximately __ hours is necessary to produce trench foot.
Equal elevation
UV radiation
12 hours
Level of dehydration

18. It is not always ok to use ________ as a treatment modality for someone experiencing mild or moderate hypothermia.
Sense of direction
Exercise
1:00pm
Cotton

19. As you gain elevation - the percentage of O2 in the air...
Increases
Equinoxes
12 hours
Moderate

20. __________ kill cryptosporidium as well as Giardia
Iodine water purification tablets
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
2 degrees
Not adequately hydrated

21. At rest - the majority of heat production does not occur in the...
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Head region
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.
Equal elevation

22. Loss of fine motor control in hands. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Moderate
Sterilizing
Mild
Biodegradable soap

23. Name the four category plants fall into
8000 feet
Biodegradable soap
60 minutes
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous

24. Which map provides more detail - a 7.5-minute map or a 15-minute map?
Magnetic north pole
1:2
Lean to - A frame - Dome
A 7.5-minute map

25. 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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26. What is the value of declination in the Eugene area?
15
25 times faster
17 degrees
Protozoa

27. If the separation between the flash of lightning and the clap of thunder is 20 seconds - the lightning is how far away?
1:2
4 miles
Poison oak rash
Head region

28. List - in order - the treatment for mild hypothermia.
Moderate
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.
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Mild

29. When the sun is at a bearing of 240 degrees in the sky - the shadows point to __.
60 degrees
1:24000
Brain cells
Iron in rocks

30. Searchers usually begin their search for a lost person from what location?
The point the lost person was last seen
Protozoa
Heat injury
2 degrees

31. Clouds do not block...
UV radiation
Cloudy = 3 degrees
1:00pm
Sterilizing

32. A small cave - Beneath a lone tree
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
1:24000

33. The umbles. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Moderate
1:00pm
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
Minimize impact

34. Can't perform complex mental tasks. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Moderate
60 degrees
Equal elevation
Mild

35. Shivering stops. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Severe
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Poison oak rash
23.5

36. The kind of air space that exists between fibers and is responsible for trapping body heat is called ___ air space.
200 feet
Brain cells
Dead
23.5

37. _________ is not an effective insulator in wet - cold conditions.
60 degrees
Cotton
A 7.5-minute map
25 times faster

38. A person with ____________ has lost the ability to rewarm on her/his own.
Moderate
Moderate hypothermia
Wet - rainy conditions
Wash your dishes in a stream

39. ___________ does not degrade quickly in water sources such as lakes and streams.
Convection
Increases
Red end
Biodegradable soap

40. The most common map scale for a 7.5-minute map is...
Magnetic north pole
200 feet
1:24000
Increases

41. Giardia lamblia is a ____
Protozoa
Equal elevation
Wash your dishes in a stream
Wet - rainy conditions

42. A hot shower can relieve the itching common to...
Poison oak rash
60 degrees
Mountain
Lean to - A frame - Dome

43. The mechanism of heat loss that is the most common when the body is at rest is ___
In the extremities
Protozoa
Radiation
Conduction

44. How many 7.5-minute maps are required to represent the same area as one 15-minute map?
Mild
Moderate
Dead
4 maps

45. An initial reaction of the body when it attempts to cool itself is to dilate the blood vessels...
Internal temperature
In the extremities
Biodegradable soap
Iron in rocks

46. __________ can cause deviation of the compass needle.
15 minutes
Poison oak rash
Polaris
Power lines

47. At northern altitudes in December - the sun rises south of east and sets...
South of west
Conduction
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Increases

48. On the spring and fall ____ the sun rises exactly east and sets exactly west.
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Equinoxes
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous

49. A contour line is a line that connects points of ___ ____.
Minimize impact
Lean to - A frame - Dome
60 minutes
Equal elevation

50. High altitude begins at what elevation?
17 degrees
200 feet
8000 feet
Severe