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Wilderness Survival

Subjects : literacy, soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. 7.5-minute maps made by the USGS generally span how many miles north to south? East to west?






2. A hot shower can relieve the itching common to...






3. Magnetic north and __________ are not the same.






4. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudless sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.






5. R.I.C.E






6. The kind of air space that exists between fibers and is responsible for trapping body heat is called ___ air space.






7. What four parts of your body should you keep clean?






8. Heat loss due to physical contact with a cooler object is called ___






9. Water conducts heat away from the body approximately __ times faster than air at the same temperature.






10. Humans do not inherently acquire a...






11. High altitude begins at what elevation?






12. _________ pack more energy per gram than carbohydrates.






13. What county agency organizes - and is responsible for search and rescue operations in Oregon?






14. What is the ratio of shelter insulation on top to ground cover?






15. Humans have very efficient...






16. Shivering stops. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?






17. If the separation between the flash of lightning and the clap of thunder is 20 seconds - the lightning is how far away?






18. The name of the north star is ___.






19. The mechanism of heat loss that is the most common when the body is at rest is ___






20. Describe the difference between filtering water and purifying water.






21. The locations of the ______ is not fixed.






22. Searchers usually begin their search for a lost person from what location?






23. _________ is not an effective insulator in wet - cold conditions.






24. The three forces of nature that work to decompose solid waste are ___ - ___ - and ___.






25. A 15-percent loss of body fluids results in...






26. The most common map scale for a 7.5-minute map is...






27. B.L.I.S.S






28. Clouds do not block...






29. _______ are shorter in the summer than they are in the winter.






30. Dehydration results from inadequate replacement of lost body fluids.A 5-percent loss results in...






31. Which map provides more detail - a 7.5-minute map or a 15-minute map?






32. ________ is a naturally occurring mineral that can deflect the compass needle.






33. What are the four cardinal points and inter cardinal points of the compass?






34. A majority of the energy derived from the food we eat goes into...






35. Shivering requires the energy of a...






36. Orographic lifting is the lifting of air over a _____ barrier.






37. Ataxia. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?






38. What is the first step you should take when you become lost?






39. It's not acceptable within the LNT philosophy to _____________ with biodegradable soap.






40. As you gain elevation - the percentage of O2 in the air...






41. On the spring and fall ____ the sun rises exactly east and sets exactly west.






42. For significant precipitation to form - air must...






43. A 10-percent loss of body fluids results in...






44. Your thirst mechanism is not a very good indicator of your...






45. Fine shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?






46. Exposure of an area to cool - wet conditions for approximately __ hours is necessary to produce trench foot.






47. Name the three types of shelter designs






48. When the sun is at a bearing of 240 degrees in the sky - the shadows point to __.






49. Lines of latitude run east-west and lines of longitude run...






50. Lines of latitude run __________ from each other.