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Wilderness Survival
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. How many 7.5-minute maps are required to represent the same area as one 15-minute map?
4 maps
Poison oak rash
25 times faster
Mountain
2. The mechanism of heat loss that is the most common when the body is at rest is ___
UV radiation
1:00pm
Radiation
8000 feet
3. Describe the difference between filtering water and purifying water.
Equinoxes
In the extremities
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Sterilizing
4. The boiling point of water decreases __ degrees for every 1000 feet of elevation gain.
Moderate
2 degrees
Not adequately hydrated
Shadows
5. The kind of air space that exists between fibers and is responsible for trapping body heat is called ___ air space.
Wash your dishes in a stream
Iodine water purification tablets
Heat production
Dead
6. Name some plants that can provide nourishment in the wild
Exercise
1:2
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
Fresh water fish
7. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudy sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
Magnetic north pole
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Sense of direction
8. Heat loss due to physical contact with a cooler object is called ___
Shadows
Conduction
4 miles
25 times faster
9. Person feels cold/lags behind. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
12 hours
Heat injury
Mild
Equal elevation
10. Down is a good choice as an insulator for...
Wet - rainy conditions
Wash your dishes in a stream
Internal temperature
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
11. Glucose (blood sugar) is the only fuel normally used by...
60 minutes
Brain cells
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
1:2
12. A majority of the energy derived from the food we eat goes into...
17 degrees
Heat production
Index
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
13. Heat stroke is a life-threatening...
A 7.5-minute map
Heat injury
Increases
200 feet
14. The most common map scale for a 7.5-minute map is...
1:24000
South of west
Mild
Moderate
15. Lines of latitude run east-west and lines of longitude run...
The county sheriff
North-south
Iron in rocks
2 degrees
16. Loss of fine motor control in hands. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
15
Mild
60 degrees
Severe
17. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudless sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
5 seconds
Cloudless= 5 degrees
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
15
18. What is the first core organ to exhibit signs of being affected by hypothermia?
200 feet
Brain
Cloudless= 5 degrees
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
19. As you gain elevation - the percentage of O2 in the air...
Polaris
Biodegradable soap
Increases
The county sheriff
20. It is not always ok to use ________ as a treatment modality for someone experiencing mild or moderate hypothermia.
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Moderate hypothermia
Exercise
Cotton
21. Name the three parts of the fire triangle.
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Protozoa
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
22. All _____________ are non-poisonous
Fresh water fish
The county sheriff
Equinoxes
Mild
23. R.I.C.E
Equinoxes
60 minutes
Moderate hypothermia
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
24. Generally speaking - a lightning bolt will hit the...
Highest thing around
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Wet - rainy conditions
Cloudy = 3 degrees
25. Searchers usually begin their search for a lost person from what location?
Magnetic north pole
Iodine water purification tablets
In the extremities
The point the lost person was last seen
26. How many minutes are there are there in one degree of latitude or longitude?
Highest thing around
Wet - rainy conditions
60 minutes
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.
27. Hypothermia is a lowering of the body's ___.
12 hours
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Moderate
Internal temperature
28. Sweating is a form of ___ heat loss.
Protozoa
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Evaporation
Heat production
29. For maximum benefit - it's best to drink water at a rate of 1/4 liter every ___ minutes.
15 minutes
Moderate
Equal elevation
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
30. The umbles. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
4 maps
1:2
Moderate
31. The color black on the map represents what kind of features?
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Mild
Brain cells
Iodine water purification tablets
32. Shivering requires the energy of a...
Severe
Slow jog
1:00pm
Oxygen - fuel - heat
33. It's not acceptable within the LNT philosophy to _____________ with biodegradable soap.
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.
17 degrees
Wash your dishes in a stream
A 7.5-minute map
34. Humans do not inherently acquire a...
Protozoa
Poison oak rash
Sense of direction
Heat injury
35. __________ can cause deviation of the compass needle.
Equidistant
Brain
Evaporation
Power lines
36. Magnetic north and __________ are not the same.
Heat injury
Moderate hypothermia
Geographic north
Level of dehydration
37. Loss of body heat to circulating wind is called ___.
Mild
Convection
Power lines
Iodine water purification tablets
38. Heat cramps will occur if a person is...
Conduction
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
Moderate
Not adequately hydrated
39. 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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40. A 15-percent loss of body fluids results in...
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Mild
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Conduction
41. The sun is approximately due south at what time of day during the month of August?
1:00pm
Equidistant
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Moderate
42. Ataxia. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Wash your dishes in a stream
Moderate
12 hours
Moderate hypothermia
43. Your thirst mechanism is not a very good indicator of your...
South of west
Level of dehydration
Cooling systems
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
44. _________ pack more energy per gram than carbohydrates.
Highest thing around
Internal temperature
Fat
Wash your dishes in a stream
45. Water conducts heat away from the body approximately __ times faster than air at the same temperature.
25 times faster
Index
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Moderate
46. List - in order - the treatment for mild hypothermia.
Highest thing around
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
Sterilizing
47. Uncontrollable shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
In the extremities
Moderate
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Convection
48. _______ are shorter in the summer than they are in the winter.
Level of dehydration
Wash your dishes in a stream
Shadows
Radiation
49. High altitude begins at what elevation?
Moderate
8000 feet
Mild
Oxygen - fuel - heat
50. The name of the north star is ___.
Polaris
Moderate
Heat injury
Brain cells