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Wilderness Survival

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Exposure of an area to cool - wet conditions for approximately __ hours is necessary to produce trench foot.
15
12 hours
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Heat injury

2. Down is a good choice as an insulator for...
60 degrees
Fresh water fish
Index
Wet - rainy conditions

3. Lines of latitude run __________ from each other.
Equidistant
Sense of direction
1:2
Cooling systems

4. Which map provides more detail - a 7.5-minute map or a 15-minute map?
Moderate hypothermia
A 7.5-minute map
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Radiation

5. Dehydration results from inadequate replacement of lost body fluids.A 5-percent loss results in...
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
25 times faster
Equal elevation
Wash your dishes in a stream

6. If you set up camp in a pristine area - you should move camp every day to...
The county sheriff
Minimize impact
4 maps
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 four category plants fall into
Head region
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Moderate
Internal temperature

8. A majority of the energy derived from the food we eat goes into...
Exercise
4 miles
Heat production
Increases

9. _________ pack more energy per gram than carbohydrates.
Fat
Conduction
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Heat injury

10. R.I.C.E
Moderate hypothermia
North-south
Mild
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate

11. A contour line is a line that connects points of ___ ____.
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
1:24000
Equal elevation
Biodegradable soap

12. 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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13. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudless sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
12 hours
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Mild

14. What are the four cardinal points and inter cardinal points of the compass?
Dead
Moderate hypothermia
Brain cells
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW

15. At northern altitudes in December - the sun rises south of east and sets...
Cotton
Iodine water purification tablets
South of west
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth

16. Magnetic north and __________ are not the same.
Highest thing around
Brain cells
Geographic north
UV radiation

17. ___________ does not degrade quickly in water sources such as lakes and streams.
Mild
Biodegradable soap
Fat
17 degrees

18. The boiling point of water decreases __ degrees for every 1000 feet of elevation gain.
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.
Mild
A 7.5-minute map
2 degrees

19. _______ are shorter in the summer than they are in the winter.
Shadows
Moderate
Oxygen - fuel - heat
North-south

20. What county agency organizes - and is responsible for search and rescue operations in Oregon?
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
23.5
The point the lost person was last seen
The county sheriff

21. Humans do not inherently acquire a...
Slow jog
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Not adequately hydrated
Sense of direction

22. The umbles. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Moderate
Head region
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm

23. What is the first core organ to exhibit signs of being affected by hypothermia?
Mild
Brain cells
Brain
Conduction

24. S.U.R.V.I.V.A.L
Poison oak rash
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
Mild
Level of dehydration

25. Heat cramps will occur if a person is...
Moderate
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.
Not adequately hydrated

26. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudy sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
Cloudy = 3 degrees
The point the lost person was last seen
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Severe

27. __________ kill cryptosporidium as well as Giardia
Highest thing around
Iodine water purification tablets
Evaporation
Heat injury

28. The mechanism of heat loss that is the most common when the body is at rest is ___
Radiation
Protozoa
Wash your dishes in a stream
Heat injury

29. Name some plants that can provide nourishment in the wild
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
UV radiation
Poison oak rash
Highest thing around

30. Can't perform complex mental tasks. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Severe
Moderate
Mild
23.5

31. All _____________ are non-poisonous
Fresh water fish
Exercise
23.5
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs

32. List - in order - the treatment for mild hypothermia.
Poison oak rash
Polaris
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.
Sense of direction

33. To protect the riparian area - select a campsite location at least ___ feet away from lakes - streams - etc.
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
200 feet
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate

34. How many 7.5-minute maps are required to represent the same area as one 15-minute map?
Poison oak rash
15 minutes
4 maps
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle

35. What four parts of your body should you keep clean?
60 degrees
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
60 minutes
Lean to - A frame - Dome

36. When the sun is at a bearing of 240 degrees in the sky - the shadows point to __.
Severe
12 hours
60 degrees
Cloudless= 5 degrees

37. Shivering stops. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Minimize impact
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Internal temperature
Severe

38. The average apparent motion of the sun across the sky is ____ degrees per hour.
Magnetic north pole
Slow jog
Sense of direction
15

39. Glucose (blood sugar) is the only fuel normally used by...
Cloudy = 3 degrees
North-south
Shadows
Brain cells

40. Person feels cold/lags behind. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Mild
Index
Geographic north
Brain

41. Lines of latitude run east-west and lines of longitude run...
Not adequately hydrated
Evaporation
Level of dehydration
North-south

42. It is not always ok to use ________ as a treatment modality for someone experiencing mild or moderate hypothermia.
23.5
Brain
Equal elevation
Exercise

43. If the separation between the flash of lightning and the clap of thunder is 20 seconds - the lightning is how far away?
Iodine water purification tablets
4 miles
Evaporation
Moderate

44. Uncontrollable shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Moderate
12 hours
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous

45. On the spring and fall ____ the sun rises exactly east and sets exactly west.
Equinoxes
Equal elevation
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate

46. A 15-percent loss of body fluids results in...
Minimize impact
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Cloudy = 3 degrees

47. Heat stroke is a life-threatening...
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
60 minutes
60 degrees
Heat injury

48. A person with ____________ has lost the ability to rewarm on her/his own.
Biodegradable soap
2 degrees
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Moderate hypothermia

49. How many minutes are there are there in one degree of latitude or longitude?
Red end
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
UV radiation
60 minutes

50. For significant precipitation to form - air must...
Moderate
Mild
Rise or be lifted
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm