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Wilderness Survival

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1. All _____________ are non-poisonous
Mild
Wet - rainy conditions
Fresh water fish
15

2. If the separation between the flash of lightning and the clap of thunder is 20 seconds - the lightning is how far away?
Oxygen - fuel - heat
4 miles
Sterilizing
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm

3. __________ can cause deviation of the compass needle.
Power lines
Wash your dishes in a stream
The point the lost person was last seen
Iron in rocks

4. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudy sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
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.
North-south
23.5
Cloudy = 3 degrees

5. The average apparent motion of the sun across the sky is ____ degrees per hour.
15
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
12 hours
Mild

6. Magnetic north and __________ are not the same.
Rise or be lifted
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Geographic north
2 degrees

7. Generally speaking - a lightning bolt will hit the...
Mild
Exercise
Highest thing around
8000 feet

8. The locations of the ______ is not fixed.
Mild
Magnetic north pole
Minimize impact
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm

9. Lines of latitude run __________ from each other.
Moderate hypothermia
Equidistant
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Iodine water purification tablets

10. Sweating is a form of ___ heat loss.
Slow jog
Magnetic north pole
Evaporation
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

11. The umbles. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Radiation
Moderate
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

12. Name the three parts of the fire triangle.
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Internal temperature
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Cloudy = 3 degrees

13. What is the value of declination in the Eugene area?
South of west
17 degrees
1:24000
12 hours

14. Down is a good choice as an insulator for...
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Magnetic north pole
Wet - rainy conditions
The county sheriff

15. _________ pack more energy per gram than carbohydrates.
Fat
Exercise
Heat production
Heat injury

16. What county agency organizes - and is responsible for search and rescue operations in Oregon?
The county sheriff
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.
Iron in rocks
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs

17. Loss of fine motor control in hands. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Sterilizing
5 seconds
A 7.5-minute map
Mild

18. Orographic lifting is the lifting of air over a _____ barrier.
1:24000
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Moderate hypothermia
Mountain

19. A small cave - Beneath a lone tree
Dead
Slow jog
Sense of direction
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm

20. Fine shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Moderate hypothermia
Brain
Mild

21. Lines of latitude run east-west and lines of longitude run...
Wet - rainy conditions
Oxygen - fuel - heat
North-south
60 degrees

22. B.L.I.S.S
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.

23. Can't perform complex mental tasks. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Equidistant
Mild
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Brain cells

24. __________ kill cryptosporidium as well as Giardia
Iodine water purification tablets
Wash your dishes in a stream
Slow jog
1:2

25. A majority of the energy derived from the food we eat goes into...
Wet - rainy conditions
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.
Heat production
The county sheriff

26. At northern altitudes in December - the sun rises south of east and sets...
Head region
4 miles
South of west
Geographic north

27. Clouds do not block...
15
UV radiation
Cooling systems
Oxygen - fuel - heat

28. What are the four cardinal points and inter cardinal points of the compass?
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Polaris
1:2
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth

29. Sound - including thunder - travels about a mile in __ seconds near the ground.
Cooling systems
5 seconds
Increases
Slow jog

30. The sun is approximately due south at what time of day during the month of August?
1:00pm
60 minutes
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
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.

31. What four parts of your body should you keep clean?
Help - a distress call
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Minimize impact
Moderate hypothermia

32. On the spring and fall ____ the sun rises exactly east and sets exactly west.
Iodine water purification tablets
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.
Equinoxes
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)

33. The ______ of the compass needle points towards magnetic north.
Red end
A 7.5-minute map
1:24000
Index

34. Glucose (blood sugar) is the only fuel normally used by...
Fat
Polaris
Brain cells
Rise or be lifted

35. Humans have very efficient...
Mild
Moderate hypothermia
1:24000
Cooling systems

36. Three blasts of a whistle means ____.
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Help - a distress call
Internal temperature
Equal elevation

37. Ataxia. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Radiation
Internal temperature
Moderate

38. 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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39. A 15-percent loss of body fluids results in...
In the extremities
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles

40. The kind of air space that exists between fibers and is responsible for trapping body heat is called ___ air space.
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Dead
South of west
25 times faster

41. What is the ratio of shelter insulation on top to ground cover?
Biodegradable soap
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
1:2
Equidistant

42. The three forces of nature that work to decompose solid waste are ___ - ___ - and ___.
Cotton
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Convection
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water

43. Heat stroke is a life-threatening...
Biodegradable soap
Heat injury
Mild
Level of dehydration

44. Name the five parts of the bow drill.
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
8000 feet
1:2
Dead

45. The name of the north star is ___.
Radiation
12 hours
Polaris
Internal temperature

46. To protect the riparian area - select a campsite location at least ___ feet away from lakes - streams - etc.
Cotton
200 feet
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles

47. The mechanism of heat loss that is the most common when the body is at rest is ___
17 degrees
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Radiation
23.5

48. Name the three types of shelter designs
Lean to - A frame - Dome
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
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
The point the lost person was last seen

49. Heat loss due to physical contact with a cooler object is called ___
Conduction
Equidistant
Mild
Shadows

50. Every 5th contour line is darker in color. This line is called an __ contour line.
4 maps
Rise or be lifted
Sterilizing
Index