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Wilderness Survival

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Shivering stops. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Poison oak rash
North-south
Severe
Lean to - A frame - Dome

2. High altitude begins at what elevation?
8000 feet
Polaris
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Rise or be lifted

3. Shivering requires the energy of a...
Moderate
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
Slow jog

4. Heat loss due to physical contact with a cooler object is called ___
Exercise
Brain
Conduction
Protozoa

5. To protect the riparian area - select a campsite location at least ___ feet away from lakes - streams - etc.
200 feet
Radiation
Head region
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm

6. Lines of latitude run __________ from each other.
4 miles
Equidistant
Rise or be lifted
Highest thing around

7. The sun is approximately due south at what time of day during the month of August?
Evaporation
Internal temperature
Cloudless= 5 degrees
1:00pm

8. Hypothermia is a lowering of the body's ___.
Internal temperature
Mild
Biodegradable soap
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea

9. The average apparent motion of the sun across the sky is ____ degrees per hour.
Moderate hypothermia
60 minutes
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
15

10. How many 7.5-minute maps are required to represent the same area as one 15-minute map?
Wash your dishes in a stream
Iron in rocks
Increases
4 maps

11. The mechanism of heat loss that is the most common when the body is at rest is ___
60 degrees
4 maps
Radiation
Help - a distress call

12. What is the value of declination in the Eugene area?
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Equal elevation
4 miles
17 degrees

13. Humans have very efficient...
Moderate hypothermia
South of west
Cooling systems
Equal elevation

14. The earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees from vertical.
17 degrees
Minimize impact
23.5
Iron in rocks

15. Three blasts of a whistle means ____.
Biodegradable soap
Level of dehydration
60 minutes
Help - a distress call

16. An initial reaction of the body when it attempts to cool itself is to dilate the blood vessels...
In the extremities
8000 feet
Mild
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.

17. A person with ____________ has lost the ability to rewarm on her/his own.
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Convection
Moderate hypothermia
12 hours

18. A 10-percent loss of body fluids results in...
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
North-south
15
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs

19. How many minutes are there are there in one degree of latitude or longitude?
60 minutes
Not adequately hydrated
15 minutes
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water

20. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudless sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
Geographic north
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Cooling systems
Cloudless= 5 degrees

21. At rest - the majority of heat production does not occur in the...
Head region
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
1:00pm
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea

22. Searchers usually begin their search for a lost person from what location?
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 point the lost person was last seen
Cotton
Mountain

23. At northern altitudes in December - the sun rises south of east and sets...
Poison oak rash
South of west
Evaporation
Mild

24. The umbles. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Moderate
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Shadows
Highest thing around

25. Person feels cold/lags behind. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
North-south
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
Level of dehydration
Mild

26. Giardia lamblia is a ____
Protozoa
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
Increases

27. For maximum benefit - it's best to drink water at a rate of 1/4 liter every ___ minutes.
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 minutes
Evaporation
5 seconds

28. _________ is not an effective insulator in wet - cold conditions.
The county sheriff
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Cotton
Radiation

29. S.U.R.V.I.V.A.L
Red end
Shadows
Minimize impact
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

30. If you set up camp in a pristine area - you should move camp every day to...
Minimize impact
Mild
12 hours
Increases

31. The color black on the map represents what kind of features?
Geographic north
Iron in rocks
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
1:24000

32. _________ pack more energy per gram than carbohydrates.
Fresh water fish
Moderate
Iodine water purification tablets
Fat

33. Water conducts heat away from the body approximately __ times faster than air at the same temperature.
25 times faster
Cooling systems
Heat injury
Cotton

34. List - in order - the treatment for mild hypothermia.
Geographic north
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
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.
Slow jog

35. Name the four category plants fall into
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Increases
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Mild

36. B.L.I.S.S
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
UV radiation
1:2
Moderate

37. Loss of fine motor control in hands. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
1:00pm
Iodine water purification tablets
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Mild

38. Which map provides more detail - a 7.5-minute map or a 15-minute map?
A 7.5-minute map
2 degrees
Shadows
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus

39. For significant precipitation to form - air must...
Mild
Equinoxes
Fresh water fish
Rise or be lifted

40. The locations of the ______ is not fixed.
Radiation
Geographic north
1:2
Magnetic north pole

41. The name of the north star is ___.
Polaris
8000 feet
Highest thing around
A 7.5-minute map

42. ___________ does not degrade quickly in water sources such as lakes and streams.
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Mild
Biodegradable soap
1:00pm

43. As you gain elevation - the percentage of O2 in the air...
Increases
Level of dehydration
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.
Shadows

44. _______ are shorter in the summer than they are in the winter.
Mild
Shadows
Moderate hypothermia
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)

45. When the sun is at a bearing of 240 degrees in the sky - the shadows point to __.
12 hours
60 degrees
Geographic north
Polaris

46. What is the ratio of shelter insulation on top to ground cover?
Geographic north
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.
Moderate
1:2

47. Ataxia. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Moderate
17 degrees
Power lines
Not adequately hydrated

48. Dehydration results from inadequate replacement of lost body fluids.A 5-percent loss results in...
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Minimize impact
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Fat

49. Every 5th contour line is darker in color. This line is called an __ contour line.
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Index
Red end

50. Name the five parts of the bow drill.
Radiation
Equinoxes
Shadows
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle