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Wilderness Survival

Subjects : literacy, soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudy sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.






2. Lines of latitude run __________ from each other.






3. Hypothermia is a lowering of the body's ___.






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






5. A small cave - Beneath a lone tree






6. Name the three parts of the fire triangle.






7. __________ kill cryptosporidium as well as Giardia






8. Water conducts heat away from the body approximately __ times faster than air at the same temperature.






9. It is not always ok to use ________ as a treatment modality for someone experiencing mild or moderate hypothermia.






10. A 15-percent loss of body fluids results in...






11. The color black on the map represents what kind of features?






12. The boiling point of water decreases __ degrees for every 1000 feet of elevation gain.






13. A contour line is a line that connects points of ___ ____.






14. Orographic lifting is the lifting of air over a _____ barrier.






15. Heat stroke is a life-threatening...






16. Three blasts of a whistle means ____.






17. What is the value of declination in the Eugene area?






18. As you gain elevation - the percentage of O2 in the air...






19. On the spring and fall ____ the sun rises exactly east and sets exactly west.






20. Down is a good choice as an insulator for...






21. Exposure of an area to cool - wet conditions for approximately __ hours is necessary to produce trench foot.






22. Describe the difference between filtering water and purifying water.






23. A majority of the energy derived from the food we eat goes into...






24. 7.5-minute maps made by the USGS generally span how many miles north to south? East to west?






25. The average apparent motion of the sun across the sky is ____ degrees per hour.






26. At northern altitudes in December - the sun rises south of east and sets...






27. S.U.R.V.I.V.A.L






28. Shivering stops. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?






29. Heat loss due to physical contact with a cooler object is called ___






30. What county agency organizes - and is responsible for search and rescue operations in Oregon?






31. Giardia lamblia is a ____






32. How many minutes are there are there in one degree of latitude or longitude?






33. All _____________ are non-poisonous






34. The locations of the ______ is not fixed.






35. Name some plants that can provide nourishment in the wild






36. The kind of air space that exists between fibers and is responsible for trapping body heat is called ___ air space.






37. The ______ of the compass needle points towards magnetic north.






38. Your thirst mechanism is not a very good indicator of your...






39. If you set up camp in a pristine area - you should move camp every day to...






40. It's not acceptable within the LNT philosophy to _____________ with biodegradable soap.






41. Humans do not inherently acquire a...






42. At rest - the majority of heat production does not occur in the...






43. 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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44. Uncontrollable shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?






45. Person feels cold/lags behind. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?






46. Lines of latitude run east-west and lines of longitude run...






47. B.L.I.S.S






48. The mechanism of heat loss that is the most common when the body is at rest is ___






49. Which map provides more detail - a 7.5-minute map or a 15-minute map?






50. A 10-percent loss of body fluids results in...