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Wilderness Survival

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A 10-percent loss of body fluids results in...
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Wet - rainy conditions
200 feet

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

3. Generally speaking - a lightning bolt will hit the...
Highest thing around
Heat production
Magnetic north pole
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.

4. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudless sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
Power lines
Evaporation
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Biodegradable soap

5. Hypothermia is a lowering of the body's ___.
Equinoxes
Moderate
23.5
Internal temperature

6. It's not acceptable within the LNT philosophy to _____________ with biodegradable soap.
Geographic north
1:24000
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Wash your dishes in a stream

7. A small cave - Beneath a lone tree
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
17 degrees
Head region
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm

8. Exposure of an area to cool - wet conditions for approximately __ hours is necessary to produce trench foot.
12 hours
Lean to - A frame - Dome
25 times faster
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles

9. Clouds do not block...
Mild
UV radiation
Moderate
Poison oak rash

10. Humans have very efficient...
4 maps
Cooling systems
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
60 minutes

11. Shivering requires the energy of a...
Wash your dishes in a stream
Moderate hypothermia
Slow jog
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth

12. Shivering stops. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Not adequately hydrated
Severe
Evaporation
Mild

13. How many 7.5-minute maps are required to represent the same area as one 15-minute map?
4 maps
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Cooling systems
Oxygen - fuel - heat

14. A contour line is a line that connects points of ___ ____.
Wet - rainy conditions
Equal elevation
Red end
23.5

15. The color black on the map represents what kind of features?
Geographic north
Poison oak rash
5 seconds
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)

16. All _____________ are non-poisonous
Help - a distress call
Fresh water fish
Mild
In the extremities

17. B.L.I.S.S
Geographic north
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Polaris
Iron in rocks

18. Can't perform complex mental tasks. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Shadows
Evaporation
Mild

19. Dehydration results from inadequate replacement of lost body fluids.A 5-percent loss results in...
Heat production
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Wet - rainy conditions
Fat

20. Name some plants that can provide nourishment in the wild
Red end
Mild
2 degrees
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus

21. A majority of the energy derived from the food we eat goes into...
Cotton
Conduction
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.
Heat production

22. The ______ of the compass needle points towards magnetic north.
Equal elevation
Red end
8000 feet
Heat production

23. 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
Cooling systems
Mild
Oxygen - fuel - heat

24. What is the value of declination in the Eugene area?
The county sheriff
17 degrees
Fat
Cloudy = 3 degrees

25. As you gain elevation - the percentage of O2 in the air...
Brain cells
Increases
Help - a distress call
Sterilizing

26. _______ are shorter in the summer than they are in the winter.
Equinoxes
Shadows
Mild
Internal temperature

27. S.U.R.V.I.V.A.L
Increases
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
Shadows
Heat injury

28. The umbles. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Moderate
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Mild
Slow jog

29. What is the first core organ to exhibit signs of being affected by hypothermia?
UV radiation
Equidistant
Brain
Poison oak rash

30. Your thirst mechanism is not a very good indicator of your...
Index
23.5
Increases
Level of dehydration

31. Glucose (blood sugar) is the only fuel normally used by...
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Brain cells
Radiation
Magnetic north pole

32. For maximum benefit - it's best to drink water at a rate of 1/4 liter every ___ minutes.
Poison oak rash
Brain cells
15 minutes
Wash your dishes in a stream

33. Sound - including thunder - travels about a mile in __ seconds near the ground.
Iodine water purification tablets
5 seconds
Increases
Mild

34. At rest - the majority of heat production does not occur in the...
Iron in rocks
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Head region
Slow jog

35. Lines of latitude run east-west and lines of longitude run...
12 hours
Equidistant
North-south
5 seconds

36. What are the four cardinal points and inter cardinal points of the compass?
Wet - rainy conditions
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Biodegradable soap
Red end

37. Down is a good choice as an insulator for...
Sterilizing
Not adequately hydrated
Wet - rainy conditions
Geographic north

38. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudy sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
South of west
23.5
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Cloudy = 3 degrees

39. The boiling point of water decreases __ degrees for every 1000 feet of elevation gain.
2 degrees
60 degrees
Iron in rocks
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs

40. Searchers usually begin their search for a lost person from what location?
Slow jog
Shadows
The point the lost person was last seen
Level of dehydration

41. Uncontrollable shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Moderate
Heat production
Mild
17 degrees

42. Fine shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Mild
UV radiation
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.

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

44. Heat loss due to physical contact with a cooler object is called ___
Conduction
Mountain
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin

45. To protect the riparian area - select a campsite location at least ___ feet away from lakes - streams - etc.
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Head region
Fat
200 feet

46. _________ is not an effective insulator in wet - cold conditions.
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Cotton
Sense of direction
Protozoa

47. The kind of air space that exists between fibers and is responsible for trapping body heat is called ___ air space.
Equidistant
25 times faster
Fat
Dead

48. Describe the difference between filtering water and purifying water.
Iron in rocks
Mild
Sterilizing
Not adequately hydrated

49. At northern altitudes in December - the sun rises south of east and sets...
15 minutes
South of west
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Moderate

50. Lines of latitude run __________ from each other.
Iron in rocks
Level of dehydration
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Equidistant