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1. Name some plants that can provide nourishment in the wild
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
60 degrees
Polaris
Severe

2. What is the first step you should take when you become lost?
Rise or be lifted
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Iodine water purification tablets
Power lines

3. How many 7.5-minute maps are required to represent the same area as one 15-minute map?
North-south
Brain
Cloudless= 5 degrees
4 maps

4. Shivering stops. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Severe
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Equinoxes

5. Name the four category plants fall into
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Wash your dishes in a stream
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
2 degrees

6. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudy sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
5 seconds
Equidistant
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Sense of direction

7. The umbles. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
12 hours
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Moderate
North-south

8. ________ is a naturally occurring mineral that can deflect the compass needle.
Power lines
Mild
Iron in rocks
Fat

9. __________ kill cryptosporidium as well as Giardia
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Iodine water purification tablets
1:2

10. For maximum benefit - it's best to drink water at a rate of 1/4 liter every ___ minutes.
Moderate
Severe
15 minutes
Cooling systems

11. All _____________ are non-poisonous
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Conduction
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Fresh water fish

12. Generally speaking - a lightning bolt will hit the...
Highest thing around
Moderate
Brain
Shadows

13. Three blasts of a whistle means ____.
Help - a distress call
Dead
Internal temperature
Rise or be lifted

14. The ______ of the compass needle points towards magnetic north.
Help - a distress call
Lean to - A frame - Dome
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.
Red end

15. Name the five parts of the bow drill.
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Mild
Mountain
12 hours

16. Down is a good choice as an insulator for...
Wet - rainy conditions
15
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Internal temperature

17. Humans have very efficient...
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Cooling systems
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle

18. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudless sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
Conduction
Cloudless= 5 degrees
4 miles
25 times faster

19. How many minutes are there are there in one degree of latitude or longitude?
60 minutes
Cooling systems
Moderate hypothermia
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)

20. The kind of air space that exists between fibers and is responsible for trapping body heat is called ___ air space.
Dead
Rise or be lifted
The county sheriff
Brain cells

21. _________ pack more energy per gram than carbohydrates.
Mild
Iron in rocks
Fat
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous

22. The three forces of nature that work to decompose solid waste are ___ - ___ - and ___.
2 degrees
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
8000 feet

23. Clouds do not block...
UV radiation
Moderate hypothermia
4 miles
The county sheriff

24. What is the value of declination in the Eugene area?
17 degrees
Mountain
Cloudy = 3 degrees
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.

25. Heat cramps will occur if a person is...
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Not adequately hydrated
Moderate

26. High altitude begins at what elevation?
Protozoa
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Level of dehydration
8000 feet

27. For significant precipitation to form - air must...
Rise or be lifted
200 feet
Iodine water purification tablets
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth

28. Sweating is a form of ___ heat loss.
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Heat production
5 seconds
Evaporation

29. Loss of fine motor control in hands. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Mild
Convection
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
Cloudy = 3 degrees

30. 7.5-minute maps made by the USGS generally span how many miles north to south? East to west?
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
South of west
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate

31. Which map provides more detail - a 7.5-minute map or a 15-minute map?
Dead
Minimize impact
A 7.5-minute map
Poison oak rash

32. The most common map scale for a 7.5-minute map is...
1:24000
Severe
8000 feet
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.

33. Dehydration results from inadequate replacement of lost body fluids.A 5-percent loss results in...
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Power lines
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea

34. Uncontrollable shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Radiation
Moderate
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Brain cells

35. R.I.C.E
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Biodegradable soap
12 hours
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate

36. If you set up camp in a pristine area - you should move camp every day to...
Shadows
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Minimize impact

37. _______ are shorter in the summer than they are in the winter.
Index
2 degrees
Shadows
Conduction

38. At rest - the majority of heat production does not occur in the...
Head region
UV radiation
Level of dehydration
Rise or be lifted

39. Describe the difference between filtering water and purifying water.
Mild
Exercise
Sterilizing
Dead

40. The earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees from vertical.
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
Conduction
23.5
4 maps

41. B.L.I.S.S
Heat injury
In the extremities
2 degrees
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location

42. The color black on the map represents what kind of features?
Dead
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
25 times faster

43. Your thirst mechanism is not a very good indicator of your...
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Level of dehydration
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous

44. A small cave - Beneath a lone tree
North-south
Mild
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea

45. Heat loss due to physical contact with a cooler object is called ___
Poison oak rash
Moderate
Brain cells
Conduction

46. To protect the riparian area - select a campsite location at least ___ feet away from lakes - streams - etc.
200 feet
Internal temperature
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
The point the lost person was last seen

47. Every 5th contour line is darker in color. This line is called an __ contour line.
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
Index
15
UV radiation

48. The locations of the ______ is not fixed.
Not adequately hydrated
Severe
Head region
Magnetic north pole

49. As you gain elevation - the percentage of O2 in the air...
Cooling systems
Increases
Radiation
Moderate

50. Name the three parts of the fire triangle.
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Heat injury
5 seconds
North-south

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