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Wilderness Survival

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The ______ of the compass needle points towards magnetic north.
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Red end
Fresh water fish
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location

2. The locations of the ______ is not fixed.
Magnetic north pole
200 feet
Conduction
Oxygen - fuel - heat

3. To protect the riparian area - select a campsite location at least ___ feet away from lakes - streams - etc.
200 feet
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.
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Equal elevation

4. _________ pack more energy per gram than carbohydrates.
Level of dehydration
Fat
Mild
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth

5. What is the ratio of shelter insulation on top to ground cover?
1:2
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
Red end
Rise or be lifted

6. A majority of the energy derived from the food we eat goes into...
Dead
Internal temperature
Brain cells
Heat production

7. The average apparent motion of the sun across the sky is ____ degrees per hour.
15
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Moderate

8. Clouds do not block...
UV radiation
Magnetic north pole
Red end
Poison oak rash

9. Your thirst mechanism is not a very good indicator of your...
17 degrees
Red end
Level of dehydration
Internal temperature

10. If the separation between the flash of lightning and the clap of thunder is 20 seconds - the lightning is how far away?
Highest thing around
4 miles
Polaris
15 minutes

11. Fine shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Sterilizing
Mild
Moderate
1:00pm

12. High altitude begins at what elevation?
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Cooling systems
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.
8000 feet

13. As you gain elevation - the percentage of O2 in the air...
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Increases
1:24000
Exercise

14. The color black on the map represents what kind of features?
4 maps
1:2
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)

15. A small cave - Beneath a lone tree
Exercise
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Level of dehydration
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm

16. How many minutes are there are there in one degree of latitude or longitude?
Convection
60 degrees
60 minutes
15

17. Name some plants that can provide nourishment in the wild
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
1:00pm
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
Moderate hypothermia

18. Dehydration results from inadequate replacement of lost body fluids.A 5-percent loss results in...
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
12 hours
15
The county sheriff

19. How many 7.5-minute maps are required to represent the same area as one 15-minute map?
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
4 maps
Head region

20. R.I.C.E
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Heat production
15 minutes

21. Name the three types of shelter designs
Lean to - A frame - Dome
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
Wet - rainy conditions
Head region

22. What county agency organizes - and is responsible for search and rescue operations in Oregon?
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Cloudless= 5 degrees
The county sheriff
Convection

23. Heat cramps will occur if a person is...
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Not adequately hydrated
Iron in rocks
North-south

24. The kind of air space that exists between fibers and is responsible for trapping body heat is called ___ air space.
Help - a distress call
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Dead
South of west

25. Person feels cold/lags behind. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Mild
Head region
1:00pm

26. A contour line is a line that connects points of ___ ____.
Equal elevation
Highest thing around
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Iron in rocks

27. List - in order - the treatment for mild hypothermia.
23.5
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.
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.
Highest thing around

28. Can't perform complex mental tasks. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
200 feet
Mild
Slow jog
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth

29. Searchers usually begin their search for a lost person from what location?
Moderate
1:2
Mild
The point the lost person was last seen

30. Name the three parts of the fire triangle.
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
Oxygen - fuel - heat
60 degrees

31. B.L.I.S.S
4 maps
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Polaris
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location

32. Sound - including thunder - travels about a mile in __ seconds near the ground.
Sense of direction
Not adequately hydrated
Dead
5 seconds

33. Humans do not inherently acquire a...
Mild
15 minutes
Fresh water fish
Sense of direction

34. What four parts of your body should you keep clean?
Head region
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
1:00pm

35. The sun is approximately due south at what time of day during the month of August?
Moderate
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
1:00pm

36. Ataxia. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Moderate
Sterilizing
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Wash your dishes in a stream

37. At northern altitudes in December - the sun rises south of east and sets...
12 hours
Iodine water purification tablets
Mountain
South of west

38. Sweating is a form of ___ heat loss.
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Evaporation
Mild
Rise or be lifted

39. Hypothermia is a lowering of the body's ___.
Internal temperature
Equal elevation
Brain cells
Power lines

40. 7.5-minute maps made by the USGS generally span how many miles north to south? East to west?
Cotton
Lean to - A frame - Dome
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
5 seconds

41. A 10-percent loss of body fluids results in...
In the extremities
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Exercise
Radiation

42. Humans have very efficient...
Cooling systems
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Protozoa
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.

43. The name of the north star is ___.
Equidistant
Dead
Fat
Polaris

44. A hot shower can relieve the itching common to...
Biodegradable soap
Internal temperature
8000 feet
Poison oak rash

45. For significant precipitation to form - air must...
Protozoa
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
Rise or be lifted
Radiation

46. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudy sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
Equinoxes
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Index
4 miles

47. What are the four cardinal points and inter cardinal points of the compass?
Increases
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Magnetic north pole
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.

48. What is the value of declination in the Eugene area?
17 degrees
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Slow jog
Dead

49. Magnetic north and __________ are not the same.
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
Geographic north
12 hours
Sense of direction

50. 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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