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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.
Convection
17 degrees
Conduction
Red end

2. How many minutes are there are there in one degree of latitude or longitude?
Iodine water purification tablets
Moderate
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
60 minutes

3. An initial reaction of the body when it attempts to cool itself is to dilate the blood vessels...
4 maps
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.
A 7.5-minute map
In the extremities

4. Heat cramps will occur if a person is...
A 7.5-minute map
Level of dehydration
Not adequately hydrated
Mountain

5. Describe the difference between filtering water and purifying water.
15 minutes
A 7.5-minute map
Dead
Sterilizing

6. If the separation between the flash of lightning and the clap of thunder is 20 seconds - the lightning is how far away?
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Level of dehydration
Increases
4 miles

7. Down is a good choice as an insulator for...
Wet - rainy conditions
Moderate hypothermia
Internal temperature
Lean to - A frame - Dome

8. It's not acceptable within the LNT philosophy to _____________ with biodegradable soap.
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.
Head region
Wash your dishes in a stream

9. The color black on the map represents what kind of features?
Conduction
Polaris
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)

10. For significant precipitation to form - air must...
Rise or be lifted
2 degrees
Moderate
Level of dehydration

11. The mechanism of heat loss that is the most common when the body is at rest is ___
Shadows
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Radiation
Protozoa

12. Name the five parts of the bow drill.
2 degrees
Moderate
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle

13. The three forces of nature that work to decompose solid waste are ___ - ___ - and ___.
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Magnetic north pole
Level of dehydration
1:00pm

14. Glucose (blood sugar) is the only fuel normally used by...
Red end
Moderate hypothermia
Conduction
Brain cells

15. Humans do not inherently acquire a...
Magnetic north pole
Equal elevation
Sense of direction
North-south

16. Loss of fine motor control in hands. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
8000 feet
Dead
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Mild

17. Which map provides more detail - a 7.5-minute map or a 15-minute map?
Shadows
A 7.5-minute map
The point the lost person was last seen
Level of dehydration

18. _________ is not an effective insulator in wet - cold conditions.
8000 feet
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Cotton
Index

19. Searchers usually begin their search for a lost person from what location?
Equinoxes
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.
Not adequately hydrated
The point the lost person was last seen

20. Lines of latitude run __________ from each other.
5 seconds
The point the lost person was last seen
Severe
Equidistant

21. B.L.I.S.S
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
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.
Cloudy = 3 degrees

22. The umbles. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
The point the lost person was last seen
Equal elevation
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Moderate

23. 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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24. What is the first core organ to exhibit signs of being affected by hypothermia?
Cotton
Fat
Brain
Exercise

25. High altitude begins at what elevation?
Rise or be lifted
8000 feet
Brain
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)

26. A 15-percent loss of body fluids results in...
Evaporation
Shadows
15
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin

27. Dehydration results from inadequate replacement of lost body fluids.A 5-percent loss results in...
Minimize impact
200 feet
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Evaporation

28. Magnetic north and __________ are not the same.
Geographic north
Heat production
Wash your dishes in a stream
Biodegradable soap

29. At northern altitudes in December - the sun rises south of east and sets...
South of west
Iron in rocks
15
5 seconds

30. Can't perform complex mental tasks. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Mild
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
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

31. As you gain elevation - the percentage of O2 in the air...
Increases
Poison oak rash
Mild
Minimize impact

32. A contour line is a line that connects points of ___ ____.
4 miles
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Equal elevation

33. The earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees from vertical.
1:00pm
Red end
The point the lost person was last seen
23.5

34. The sun is approximately due south at what time of day during the month of August?
Heat production
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.
1:00pm
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate

35. If you set up camp in a pristine area - you should move camp every day to...
Evaporation
Mild
Minimize impact
4 maps

36. The average apparent motion of the sun across the sky is ____ degrees per hour.
Severe
15
Cooling systems
1:24000

37. S.U.R.V.I.V.A.L
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
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Convection
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW

38. The boiling point of water decreases __ degrees for every 1000 feet of elevation gain.
Power lines
Exercise
2 degrees
Geographic north

39. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudless sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Cloudless= 5 degrees
200 feet
Dead

40. Heat loss due to physical contact with a cooler object is called ___
In the extremities
Conduction
1:2
Cloudy = 3 degrees

41. Person feels cold/lags behind. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
1:24000
Moderate hypothermia
Mild
The point the lost person was last seen

42. Ataxia. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Iron in rocks
Fat
Not adequately hydrated
Moderate

43. Name the three parts of the fire triangle.
Dead
Oxygen - fuel - heat
5 seconds
Moderate

44. Three blasts of a whistle means ____.
Help - a distress call
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Sense of direction
Mild

45. What is the ratio of shelter insulation on top to ground cover?
8000 feet
Shadows
1:2
Severe

46. It is not always ok to use ________ as a treatment modality for someone experiencing mild or moderate hypothermia.
Exercise
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Increases
25 times faster

47. For maximum benefit - it's best to drink water at a rate of 1/4 liter every ___ minutes.
A 7.5-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.
15 minutes
Fresh water fish

48. _______ are shorter in the summer than they are in the winter.
Rise or be lifted
Shadows
Geographic north
23.5

49. The name of the north star is ___.
17 degrees
Polaris
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Equal elevation

50. 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
Slow jog
Sense of direction
Polaris