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Wilderness Survival

Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A majority of the energy derived from the food we eat goes into...
Heat production
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Heat injury
Cooling systems

2. A hot shower can relieve the itching common to...
Poison oak rash
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Equinoxes
2 degrees

3. Sound - including thunder - travels about a mile in __ seconds near the ground.
Polaris
5 seconds
Mountain
Wash your dishes in a stream

4. A 15-percent loss of body fluids results in...
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Exercise
Evaporation
Radiation

5. __________ can cause deviation of the compass needle.
Geographic north
60 degrees
Power lines
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)

6. Name some plants that can provide nourishment in the wild
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
Mountain
Shadows
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

7. The three forces of nature that work to decompose solid waste are ___ - ___ - and ___.
15 minutes
Lean to - A frame - Dome
8000 feet
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water

8. _________ pack more energy per gram than carbohydrates.
Minimize impact
12 hours
Fat
15 minutes

9. It is not always ok to use ________ as a treatment modality for someone experiencing mild or moderate hypothermia.
Moderate
Iodine water purification tablets
Exercise
UV radiation

10. Ataxia. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Cooling systems
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Moderate
Fat

11. Magnetic north and __________ are not the same.
Geographic north
5 seconds
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
Highest thing around

12. Glucose (blood sugar) is the only fuel normally used by...
Level of dehydration
8000 feet
Exercise
Brain cells

13. At rest - the majority of heat production does not occur in the...
60 degrees
Head region
Poison oak rash
Internal temperature

14. Every 5th contour line is darker in color. This line is called an __ contour line.
200 feet
Biodegradable soap
Index
Poison oak rash

15. What is the value of declination in the Eugene area?
12 hours
17 degrees
60 degrees
Exercise

16. What are the four cardinal points and inter cardinal points of the compass?
A 7.5-minute map
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Increases
Heat injury

17. It's not acceptable within the LNT philosophy to _____________ with biodegradable soap.
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
Wash your dishes in a stream
Dead
Magnetic north pole

18. Three blasts of a whistle means ____.
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
15
8000 feet
Help - a distress call

19. Humans have very efficient...
200 feet
1:2
Cooling systems
Brain

20. Dehydration results from inadequate replacement of lost body fluids.A 5-percent loss results in...
Geographic north
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
South of west
5 seconds

21. What is the first core organ to exhibit signs of being affected by hypothermia?
Highest thing around
Radiation
Brain
Mild

22. The kind of air space that exists between fibers and is responsible for trapping body heat is called ___ air space.
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
5 seconds
Dead
Not adequately hydrated

23. Giardia lamblia is a ____
Slow jog
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Protozoa
Oxygen - fuel - heat

24. When the sun is at a bearing of 240 degrees in the sky - the shadows point to __.
60 degrees
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Exercise
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus

25. __________ kill cryptosporidium as well as Giardia
1:2
UV radiation
Iodine water purification tablets
Wet - rainy conditions

26. High altitude begins at what elevation?
A 7.5-minute map
8000 feet
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.
Poison oak rash

27. A contour line is a line that connects points of ___ ____.
In the extremities
North-south
Convection
Equal elevation

28. If you set up camp in a pristine area - you should move camp every day to...
Power lines
8000 feet
Minimize impact
15

29. The sun is approximately due south at what time of day during the month of August?
1:00pm
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
UV radiation
Increases

30. _______ are shorter in the summer than they are in the winter.
Equal elevation
Internal temperature
Geographic north
Shadows

31. Sweating is a form of ___ heat loss.
Increases
Evaporation
Convection
Moderate

32. All _____________ are non-poisonous
Fresh water fish
60 degrees
Power lines
Biodegradable soap

33. Name the three types of shelter designs
15 minutes
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Biodegradable soap
Internal temperature

34. What is the ratio of shelter insulation on top to ground cover?
2 degrees
1:2
Mild
Minimize impact

35. As you gain elevation - the percentage of O2 in the air...
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Moderate hypothermia
Increases
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.

36. An initial reaction of the body when it attempts to cool itself is to dilate the blood vessels...
Convection
In the extremities
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water

37. For maximum benefit - it's best to drink water at a rate of 1/4 liter every ___ minutes.
In the extremities
15 minutes
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Equidistant

38. The ______ of the compass needle points towards magnetic north.
Fat
Cooling systems
Dead
Red end

39. The average apparent motion of the sun across the sky is ____ degrees per hour.
8000 feet
15
1:24000
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin

40. What is the first step you should take when you become lost?
23.5
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.
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Evaporation

41. Name the four category plants fall into
Rise or be lifted
Internal temperature
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Sense of direction

42. Fine shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
200 feet
Iodine water purification tablets
Mild

43. Down is a good choice as an insulator for...
Wet - rainy conditions
Magnetic north pole
Conduction
Rise or be lifted

44. The name of the north star is ___.
Polaris
Cotton
60 minutes
North-south

45. To protect the riparian area - select a campsite location at least ___ feet away from lakes - streams - etc.
Brain cells
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
200 feet
4 miles

46. Searchers usually begin their search for a lost person from what location?
Heat production
Cloudy = 3 degrees
The point the lost person was last seen
Dead

47. ________ is a naturally occurring mineral that can deflect the compass needle.
Mild
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.
Iron in rocks
Brain cells

48. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudy sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
Help - a distress call
Mild
Cloudy = 3 degrees
The point the lost person was last seen

49. Uncontrollable shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Radiation
Shadows
Moderate
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous

50. Name the three parts of the fire triangle.
Polaris
Help - a distress call
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Minimize impact