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Wilderness Survival
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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. A 15-percent loss of body fluids results in...
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
1:2
200 feet
Equidistant
2. Name the four category plants fall into
Iodine water purification tablets
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
4 miles
3. It's not acceptable within the LNT philosophy to _____________ with biodegradable soap.
Wash your dishes in a stream
Mild
Protozoa
Cooling systems
4. Uncontrollable shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
2 degrees
Evaporation
Sterilizing
Moderate
5. Exposure of an area to cool - wet conditions for approximately __ hours is necessary to produce trench foot.
Equidistant
Shadows
4 miles
12 hours
6. The average apparent motion of the sun across the sky is ____ degrees per hour.
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Increases
15
4 maps
7. How many 7.5-minute maps are required to represent the same area as one 15-minute map?
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
4 maps
Lean to - A frame - Dome
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
8. _________ is not an effective insulator in wet - cold conditions.
Cotton
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
9. A 10-percent loss of body fluids results in...
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Polaris
Conduction
10. Fine shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
North-south
Mild
Shadows
1:00pm
11. Shivering requires the energy of a...
5 seconds
8000 feet
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Slow jog
12. It is not always ok to use ________ as a treatment modality for someone experiencing mild or moderate hypothermia.
Dead
In the extremities
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.
Exercise
13. Can't perform complex mental tasks. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
The county sheriff
Mild
Brain cells
Exercise
14. The name of the north star is ___.
Polaris
Magnetic north pole
1:00pm
Index
15. ________ is a naturally occurring mineral that can deflect the compass needle.
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
5 seconds
Iron in rocks
Oxygen - fuel - heat
16. Name the five parts of the bow drill.
15 minutes
Mild
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Severe
17. Loss of body heat to circulating wind is called ___.
The point the lost person was last seen
Sterilizing
Convection
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
18. Humans do not inherently acquire a...
12 hours
Sense of direction
Mild
Moderate
19. Dehydration results from inadequate replacement of lost body fluids.A 5-percent loss results in...
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
1:24000
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
20. Describe the difference between filtering water and purifying water.
North-south
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Evaporation
Sterilizing
21. A majority of the energy derived from the food we eat goes into...
Heat production
Exercise
Fresh water fish
Wash your dishes in a stream
22. Name the three parts of the fire triangle.
Convection
Heat production
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Radiation
23. Loss of fine motor control in hands. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Slow jog
Exercise
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Mild
24. _________ pack more energy per gram than carbohydrates.
1:24000
Oxygen - fuel - heat
15
Fat
25. Hypothermia is a lowering of the body's ___.
A 7.5-minute map
Internal temperature
Conduction
1:2
26. __________ kill cryptosporidium as well as Giardia
15 minutes
Iodine water purification tablets
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
27. Ataxia. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
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
Cooling systems
Radiation
Moderate
28. Clouds do not block...
Brain
Magnetic north pole
UV radiation
South of west
29. How many minutes are there are there in one degree of latitude or longitude?
Mountain
17 degrees
60 minutes
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
30. ___________ does not degrade quickly in water sources such as lakes and streams.
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
Biodegradable soap
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
31. Three blasts of a whistle means ____.
15
Help - a distress call
Radiation
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
32. What is the ratio of shelter insulation on top to ground cover?
Index
Wet - rainy conditions
1:2
Moderate hypothermia
33. R.I.C.E
Wet - rainy conditions
Polaris
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Increases
34. Water conducts heat away from the body approximately __ times faster than air at the same temperature.
25 times faster
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Increases
Cotton
35. Heat cramps will occur if a person is...
Cotton
Not adequately hydrated
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Dead
36. For significant precipitation to form - air must...
Brain
Rise or be lifted
Iron in rocks
Mountain
37. The boiling point of water decreases __ degrees for every 1000 feet of elevation gain.
2 degrees
23.5
Index
200 feet
38. The kind of air space that exists between fibers and is responsible for trapping body heat is called ___ air space.
Mild
Cotton
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Dead
39. At northern altitudes in December - the sun rises south of east and sets...
Cotton
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Cooling systems
South of west
40. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudless sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
17 degrees
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Highest thing around
41. A contour line is a line that connects points of ___ ____.
Protozoa
Mild
Cooling systems
Equal elevation
42. Sound - including thunder - travels about a mile in __ seconds near the ground.
5 seconds
Geographic north
Not adequately hydrated
Slow jog
43. The earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees from vertical.
8000 feet
23.5
Wet - rainy conditions
60 degrees
44. If the separation between the flash of lightning and the clap of thunder is 20 seconds - the lightning is how far away?
Geographic north
Biodegradable soap
4 miles
North-south
45. What is the first core organ to exhibit signs of being affected by hypothermia?
Mild
Slow jog
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Brain
46. If you set up camp in a pristine area - you should move camp every day to...
Red end
Minimize impact
Evaporation
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
47. B.L.I.S.S
Heat injury
Equinoxes
15
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
48. A hot shower can relieve the itching common to...
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Slow jog
Poison oak rash
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
49. Heat stroke is a life-threatening...
Heat injury
Increases
Moderate
Conduction
50. Your thirst mechanism is not a very good indicator of your...
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
Cotton
Level of dehydration
Wash your dishes in a stream