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Wilderness Survival

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. For significant precipitation to form - air must...
Polaris
Cotton
Rise or be lifted
South of west

2. A majority of the energy derived from the food we eat goes into...
Mild
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
Heat production
Brain

3. __________ can cause deviation of the compass needle.
Level of dehydration
Iron in rocks
1:2
Power lines

4. Name some plants that can provide nourishment in the wild
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
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
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
1:00pm

5. Giardia lamblia is a ____
Protozoa
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Wash your dishes in a stream
Severe

6. At rest - the majority of heat production does not occur in the...
Increases
25 times faster
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Head region

7. Name the five parts of the bow drill.
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
15 minutes
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin

8. What are the four cardinal points and inter cardinal points of the compass?
Polaris
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Brain cells
2 degrees

9. ___________ does not degrade quickly in water sources such as lakes and streams.
Biodegradable soap
23.5
Increases
12 hours

10. Can't perform complex mental tasks. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Mild
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Polaris
Severe

11. Clouds do not block...
UV radiation
Mild
1:2
Wet - rainy conditions

12. It's not acceptable within the LNT philosophy to _____________ with biodegradable soap.
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Wash your dishes in a stream
Mild
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

13. If the separation between the flash of lightning and the clap of thunder is 20 seconds - the lightning is how far away?
Lean to - A frame - Dome
200 feet
4 miles
60 degrees

14. The color black on the map represents what kind of features?
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Equidistant
Cooling systems
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea

15. What is the first step you should take when you become lost?
Severe
Red end
Fat
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.

16. Three blasts of a whistle means ____.
Sterilizing
Help - a distress call
Highest thing around
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm

17. The sun is approximately due south at what time of day during the month of August?
1:00pm
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Power lines
Magnetic north pole

18. The boiling point of water decreases __ degrees for every 1000 feet of elevation gain.
2 degrees
Conduction
Level of dehydration
Cloudy = 3 degrees

19. At northern altitudes in December - the sun rises south of east and sets...
South of west
Poison oak rash
23.5
Mountain

20. A 15-percent loss of body fluids results in...
Moderate
In the extremities
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
15

21. Heat cramps will occur if a person is...
Equidistant
Not adequately hydrated
2 degrees
Moderate hypothermia

22. The three forces of nature that work to decompose solid waste are ___ - ___ - and ___.
Exercise
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Not adequately hydrated
Equidistant

23. Shivering requires the energy of a...
Slow jog
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth

24. Lines of latitude run east-west and lines of longitude run...
Equidistant
North-south
Cotton
Cloudy = 3 degrees

25. Uncontrollable shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Moderate
1:00pm
Rise or be lifted

26. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudy sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
1:2
Cloudy = 3 degrees

27. _________ pack more energy per gram than carbohydrates.
Fat
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
60 minutes
Biodegradable soap

28. Sound - including thunder - travels about a mile in __ seconds near the ground.
Mild
Help - a distress call
5 seconds
Rise or be lifted

29. Searchers usually begin their search for a lost person from what location?
Mild
Poison oak rash
The point the lost person was last seen
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin

30. Ataxia. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
15
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
60 degrees
Moderate

31. It is not always ok to use ________ as a treatment modality for someone experiencing mild or moderate hypothermia.
Help - a distress call
Polaris
Heat injury
Exercise

32. How many 7.5-minute maps are required to represent the same area as one 15-minute map?
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 maps
Level of dehydration
8000 feet

33. A contour line is a line that connects points of ___ ____.
Equal elevation
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Cotton
Cloudless= 5 degrees

34. A small cave - Beneath a lone tree
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Mild

35. If you set up camp in a pristine area - you should move camp every day to...
Head region
Minimize impact
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.
60 degrees

36. The average apparent motion of the sun across the sky is ____ degrees per hour.
Moderate
17 degrees
15
Highest thing around

37. A 10-percent loss of body fluids results in...
North-south
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Lean to - A frame - Dome

38. Loss of fine motor control in hands. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Mild
Convection
Moderate hypothermia
4 maps

39. The mechanism of heat loss that is the most common when the body is at rest is ___
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Magnetic north pole
Radiation
Power lines

40. Heat loss due to physical contact with a cooler object is called ___
Head region
Conduction
Cloudless= 5 degrees
1:00pm

41. How many minutes are there are there in one degree of latitude or longitude?
60 minutes
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.
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Biodegradable soap

42. Shivering stops. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Severe
15 minutes
South of west
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm

43. For maximum benefit - it's best to drink water at a rate of 1/4 liter every ___ minutes.
12 hours
Sense of direction
60 degrees
15 minutes

44. R.I.C.E
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
In the extremities
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Shadows

45. _________ is not an effective insulator in wet - cold conditions.
Not adequately hydrated
Cotton
The point the lost person was last seen
1:00pm

46. To protect the riparian area - select a campsite location at least ___ feet away from lakes - streams - etc.
Polaris
200 feet
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Sense of direction

47. _______ are shorter in the summer than they are in the winter.
Moderate
Mild
Equal elevation
Shadows

48. The kind of air space that exists between fibers and is responsible for trapping body heat is called ___ air space.
Dead
Heat injury
Minimize impact
The county sheriff

49. What is the ratio of shelter insulation on top to ground cover?
North-south
Dead
1:2
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.

50. The most common map scale for a 7.5-minute map is...
2 degrees
1:24000
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Heat production