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Wilderness Survival

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. For maximum benefit - it's best to drink water at a rate of 1/4 liter every ___ minutes.
Cloudy = 3 degrees
15 minutes
Poison oak rash
200 feet

2. Three blasts of a whistle means ____.
Heat injury
Help - a distress call
Conduction
4 miles

3. What is the first core organ to exhibit signs of being affected by hypothermia?
Brain
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Sense of direction

4. S.U.R.V.I.V.A.L
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
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
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus

5. _________ is not an effective insulator in wet - cold conditions.
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
Heat injury
Wash your dishes in a stream
Cotton

6. The earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees from vertical.
South of west
15
23.5
15 minutes

7. What is the ratio of shelter insulation on top to ground cover?
Mild
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
Exercise
1:2

8. 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
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Cotton
Heat production

9. Uncontrollable shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
4 miles
Highest thing around
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Moderate

10. __________ can cause deviation of the compass needle.
Exercise
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Heat production
Power lines

11. It is not always ok to use ________ as a treatment modality for someone experiencing mild or moderate hypothermia.
Moderate hypothermia
Severe
Exercise
Mountain

12. Hypothermia is a lowering of the body's ___.
Red end
5 seconds
The point the lost person was last seen
Internal temperature

13. 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.
Sterilizing
The county sheriff
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle

14. The locations of the ______ is not fixed.
Magnetic north pole
North-south
South of west
Mild

15. _______ are shorter in the summer than they are in the winter.
Moderate hypothermia
Shadows
Mild
Help - a distress call

16. Generally speaking - a lightning bolt will hit the...
Highest thing around
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.
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea

17. Every 5th contour line is darker in color. This line is called an __ contour line.
Wet - rainy conditions
Slow jog
Moderate
Index

18. The name of the north star is ___.
The county sheriff
Increases
Fat
Polaris

19. How many 7.5-minute maps are required to represent the same area as one 15-minute map?
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
4 maps
5 seconds
Brain cells

20. R.I.C.E
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Fresh water fish
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
Poison oak rash

21. For significant precipitation to form - air must...
12 hours
Slow jog
Rise or be lifted
5 seconds

22. __________ kill cryptosporidium as well as Giardia
15 minutes
Index
Iodine water purification tablets
Moderate

23. At rest - the majority of heat production does not occur in the...
15 minutes
Equidistant
Brain cells
Head region

24. The umbles. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Oxygen - fuel - heat
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Wet - rainy conditions
Moderate

25. Sweating is a form of ___ heat loss.
Mild
5 seconds
Brain cells
Evaporation

26. A majority of the energy derived from the food we eat goes into...
Heat production
Equidistant
Increases
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)

27. Name the three types of shelter designs
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Brain cells
Exercise
Dead

28. Fine shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Level of dehydration
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Mild
1:24000

29. To protect the riparian area - select a campsite location at least ___ feet away from lakes - streams - etc.
200 feet
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
4 maps
Not adequately hydrated

30. What county agency organizes - and is responsible for search and rescue operations in Oregon?
The county sheriff
Equinoxes
8000 feet
Iron in rocks

31. The boiling point of water decreases __ degrees for every 1000 feet of elevation gain.
Cooling systems
In the extremities
2 degrees
Fat

32. Lines of latitude run __________ from each other.
Mild
Equidistant
4 miles
4 maps

33. Exposure of an area to cool - wet conditions for approximately __ hours is necessary to produce trench foot.
Equinoxes
Rise or be lifted
Cooling systems
12 hours

34. If the separation between the flash of lightning and the clap of thunder is 20 seconds - the lightning is how far away?
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Oxygen - fuel - heat
4 miles
12 hours

35. _________ pack more energy per gram than carbohydrates.
Fat
15 minutes
Iron in rocks
Head region

36. The sun is approximately due south at what time of day during the month of August?
1:00pm
Fresh water fish
Highest thing around
Mild

37. Down is a good choice as an insulator for...
Wet - rainy conditions
200 feet
Minimize impact
Index

38. It's not acceptable within the LNT philosophy to _____________ with biodegradable soap.
Wash your dishes in a stream
Wet - rainy conditions
Heat production
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

39. What four parts of your body should you keep clean?
Biodegradable soap
Mild
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Cloudless= 5 degrees

40. B.L.I.S.S
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Power lines
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin

41. Shivering stops. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Severe
Brain cells
Exercise

42. Clouds do not block...
Shadows
200 feet
4 miles
UV radiation

43. Can't perform complex mental tasks. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Rise or be lifted
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Mild
Cooling systems

44. The three forces of nature that work to decompose solid waste are ___ - ___ - and ___.
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
The point the lost person was last seen
60 degrees
8000 feet

45. Your thirst mechanism is not a very good indicator of your...
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Level of dehydration
15

46. The mechanism of heat loss that is the most common when the body is at rest is ___
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Radiation
Moderate
Dead

47. If you set up camp in a pristine area - you should move camp every day to...
Mild
Minimize impact
12 hours
Heat injury

48. Heat cramps will occur if a person is...
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
2 degrees
Slow jog
Not adequately hydrated

49. Humans do not inherently acquire a...
1:00pm
Sterilizing
In the extremities
Sense of direction

50. Describe the difference between filtering water and purifying water.
Sterilizing
Highest thing around
Mild
Slow jog