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Wilderness Survival

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Heat stroke is a life-threatening...
Dead
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
2 degrees
Heat injury

2. The earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees from vertical.
200 feet
Poison oak rash
23.5
Convection

3. List - in order - the treatment for mild hypothermia.
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Cotton
Equal elevation
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. An initial reaction of the body when it attempts to cool itself is to dilate the blood vessels...
Not adequately hydrated
Level of dehydration
Conduction
In the extremities

5. Shivering requires the energy of a...
23.5
2 degrees
Polaris
Slow jog

6. To protect the riparian area - select a campsite location at least ___ feet away from lakes - streams - etc.
Red end
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
200 feet
25 times faster

7. ________ is a naturally occurring mineral that can deflect the compass needle.
Exercise
Iron in rocks
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
1:2

8. Shivering stops. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Severe
Equal elevation
Conduction
Help - a distress call

9. At rest - the majority of heat production does not occur in the...
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
4 miles
Moderate
Head region

10. _________ pack more energy per gram than carbohydrates.
Cloudy = 3 degrees
2 degrees
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Fat

11. Clouds do not block...
Cooling systems
Mild
UV radiation
Not adequately hydrated

12. R.I.C.E
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
In the extremities
Moderate
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus

13. Loss of body heat to circulating wind is called ___.
Protozoa
Convection
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
1:24000

14. Fine shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
North-south
Level of dehydration
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Mild

15. A hot shower can relieve the itching common to...
Poison oak rash
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Moderate
2 degrees

16. Glucose (blood sugar) is the only fuel normally used by...
Mild
Brain cells
North-south
Minimize impact

17. What is the first core organ to exhibit signs of being affected by hypothermia?
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.
Radiation
Shadows
Brain

18. The average apparent motion of the sun across the sky is ____ degrees per hour.
200 feet
In the extremities
15
Brain

19. __________ can cause deviation of the compass needle.
Conduction
Shadows
Power lines
Moderate hypothermia

20. Generally speaking - a lightning bolt will hit the...
Highest thing around
Help - a distress call
1:00pm
25 times faster

21. The most common map scale for a 7.5-minute map is...
Moderate
1:24000
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Mild

22. Ataxia. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Evaporation
Head region
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Moderate

23. Loss of fine motor control in hands. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
15 minutes
Mild
Highest thing around
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.

24. Lines of latitude run __________ from each other.
Severe
Equidistant
Heat production
Increases

25. It is not always ok to use ________ as a treatment modality for someone experiencing mild or moderate hypothermia.
Exercise
Convection
5 seconds
Mild

26. Name the three parts of the fire triangle.
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Polaris
Equinoxes
Mild

27. Sweating is a form of ___ heat loss.
8000 feet
Cooling systems
Equinoxes
Evaporation

28. At northern altitudes in December - the sun rises south of east and sets...
Level of dehydration
Mild
South of west
60 minutes

29. The mechanism of heat loss that is the most common when the body is at rest is ___
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Radiation
Help - a distress call
Cloudless= 5 degrees

30. A 15-percent loss of body fluids results in...
1:2
UV radiation
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
A 7.5-minute map

31. If you set up camp in a pristine area - you should move camp every day to...
Minimize impact
1:00pm
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
The point the lost person was last seen

32. Person feels cold/lags behind. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Mild
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Severe
Exercise

33. Name some plants that can provide nourishment in the wild
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
The county sheriff
Moderate hypothermia

34. Searchers usually begin their search for a lost person from what location?
Brain
Protozoa
The point the lost person was last seen
Equinoxes

35. Dehydration results from inadequate replacement of lost body fluids.A 5-percent loss results in...
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Mild
Fat
15

36. The boiling point of water decreases __ degrees for every 1000 feet of elevation gain.
Rise or be lifted
Wet - rainy conditions
2 degrees
Power lines

37. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudless sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
Cloudless= 5 degrees
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Sterilizing
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate

38. Heat loss due to physical contact with a cooler object is called ___
200 feet
Wet - rainy conditions
Conduction
Severe

39. Sound - including thunder - travels about a mile in __ seconds near the ground.
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Oxygen - fuel - heat
5 seconds
Heat production

40. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudy sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
North-south
Cloudy = 3 degrees
South of west
Radiation

41. A person with ____________ has lost the ability to rewarm on her/his own.
Mild
Mild
Wash your dishes in a stream
Moderate hypothermia

42. A small cave - Beneath a lone tree
60 degrees
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Moderate
Help - a distress call

43. High altitude begins at what elevation?
In the extremities
8000 feet
Heat injury
Mild

44. 7.5-minute maps made by the USGS generally span how many miles north to south? East to west?
Severe
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Mild

45. If the separation between the flash of lightning and the clap of thunder is 20 seconds - the lightning is how far away?
South of west
23.5
4 miles
Radiation

46. Lines of latitude run east-west and lines of longitude run...
15 minutes
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
North-south
Cloudless= 5 degrees

47. All _____________ are non-poisonous
Help - a distress call
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Wet - rainy conditions
Fresh water fish

48. What four parts of your body should you keep clean?
Heat production
Iron in rocks
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)

49. Hypothermia is a lowering of the body's ___.
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Internal temperature
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Increases

50. What is the value of declination in the Eugene area?
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
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
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.
17 degrees