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Wilderness Survival

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Orographic lifting is the lifting of air over a _____ barrier.
17 degrees
Mountain
Minimize impact
Level of dehydration

2. On the spring and fall ____ the sun rises exactly east and sets exactly west.
Equinoxes
The point the lost person was last seen
Shadows
Convection

3. As you gain elevation - the percentage of O2 in the air...
Help - a distress call
8000 feet
Increases
1:2

4. List - in order - the treatment for mild hypothermia.
Geographic north
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.
1:00pm
Mild

5. Person feels cold/lags behind. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Mild
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Exercise

6. A 10-percent loss of body fluids results in...
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Cotton
Fresh water fish
Mountain

7. The locations of the ______ is not fixed.
Magnetic north pole
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Moderate
Biodegradable soap

8. If you set up camp in a pristine area - you should move camp every day to...
Brain cells
5 seconds
Minimize impact
Biodegradable soap

9. At rest - the majority of heat production does not occur in the...
Convection
Head region
North-south
Dead

10. What are the four cardinal points and inter cardinal points of the compass?
Protozoa
Sense of direction
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Internal temperature

11. The color black on the map represents what kind of features?
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Moderate
Iron in rocks
Conduction

12. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudy sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
A 7.5-minute map
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Polaris
Cloudy = 3 degrees

13. Lines of latitude run __________ from each other.
Fat
Equidistant
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Protozoa

14. The kind of air space that exists between fibers and is responsible for trapping body heat is called ___ air space.
Mild
Minimize impact
Dead
Oxygen - fuel - heat

15. Hypothermia is a lowering of the body's ___.
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Mountain
Internal temperature
Fat

16. Exposure of an area to cool - wet conditions for approximately __ hours is necessary to produce trench foot.
12 hours
A 7.5-minute map
4 miles
Moderate hypothermia

17. S.U.R.V.I.V.A.L
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
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles

18. Three blasts of a whistle means ____.
Help - a distress call
UV radiation
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Conduction

19. A small cave - Beneath a lone tree
Lean to - A frame - Dome
12 hours
Wet - rainy conditions
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm

20. Name the four category plants fall into
Moderate
The county sheriff
Conduction
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous

21. The ______ of the compass needle points towards magnetic north.
Red end
Moderate
Poison oak rash
UV radiation

22. __________ kill cryptosporidium as well as Giardia
Heat injury
Iodine water purification tablets
Radiation
Moderate

23. A contour line is a line that connects points of ___ ____.
Level of dehydration
Polaris
Mild
Equal elevation

24. It's not acceptable within the LNT philosophy to _____________ with biodegradable soap.
Heat production
Wash your dishes in a stream
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Equinoxes

25. Sound - including thunder - travels about a mile in __ seconds near the ground.
25 times faster
Heat production
Index
5 seconds

26. Heat stroke is a life-threatening...
Help - a distress call
Moderate
17 degrees
Heat injury

27. For maximum benefit - it's best to drink water at a rate of 1/4 liter every ___ minutes.
Geographic north
15 minutes
2 degrees
Equidistant

28. If the separation between the flash of lightning and the clap of thunder is 20 seconds - the lightning is how far away?
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Cotton
4 miles
23.5

29. Magnetic north and __________ are not the same.
Geographic north
Internal temperature
4 miles
8000 feet

30. Name the five parts of the bow drill.
23.5
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Heat production
15

31. The earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees from vertical.
23.5
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Mountain
Lean to - A frame - Dome

32. What is the first step you should take when you become lost?
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
2 degrees
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
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.

33. A 15-percent loss of body fluids results in...
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Polaris
Biodegradable soap
Lean to - A frame - Dome

34. A majority of the energy derived from the food we eat goes into...
Heat production
200 feet
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Index

35. All _____________ are non-poisonous
Increases
Fresh water fish
Moderate
The county sheriff

36. R.I.C.E
Minimize impact
Convection
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate

37. Humans have very efficient...
Cooling systems
Conduction
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
The point the lost person was last seen

38. Shivering stops. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Severe
In the extremities
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW

39. Loss of body heat to circulating wind is called ___.
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
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.
Mild
Convection

40. B.L.I.S.S
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Help - a distress call
Conduction
UV radiation

41. The umbles. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Moderate
Equinoxes
4 maps
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location

42. How many 7.5-minute maps are required to represent the same area as one 15-minute map?
Protozoa
15 minutes
Lean to - A frame - Dome
4 maps

43. Lines of latitude run east-west and lines of longitude run...
North-south
Poison oak rash
A 7.5-minute map
Severe

44. Glucose (blood sugar) is the only fuel normally used by...
Cotton
Heat injury
Brain cells
Wash your dishes in a stream

45. The boiling point of water decreases __ degrees for every 1000 feet of elevation gain.
Minimize impact
2 degrees
Oxygen - fuel - heat
25 times faster

46. The most common map scale for a 7.5-minute map is...
200 feet
17 degrees
1:24000
8000 feet

47. 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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48. What is the value of declination in the Eugene area?
Mild
5 seconds
17 degrees
Mild

49. The name of the north star is ___.
Level of dehydration
Brain
Moderate hypothermia
Polaris

50. What is the ratio of shelter insulation on top to ground cover?
Oxygen - fuel - heat
1:2
Increases
2 degrees