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Wilderness Survival

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. ________ is a naturally occurring mineral that can deflect the compass needle.
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Iron in rocks
1:00pm
UV radiation

2. R.I.C.E
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Mild
Mild
Lean to - A frame - Dome

3. B.L.I.S.S
Help - a distress call
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
UV radiation
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)

4. On the spring and fall ____ the sun rises exactly east and sets exactly west.
1:00pm
Evaporation
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

5. S.U.R.V.I.V.A.L
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
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
Heat production
17 degrees

6. Dehydration results from inadequate replacement of lost body fluids.A 5-percent loss results in...
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Protozoa
25 times faster

7. A small cave - Beneath a lone tree
8000 feet
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Moderate
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin

8. Can't perform complex mental tasks. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Severe
Sense of direction
Mild
Fat

9. What are the four cardinal points and inter cardinal points of the compass?
In the extremities
200 feet
Convection
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW

10. When the sun is at a bearing of 240 degrees in the sky - the shadows point to __.
15 minutes
60 degrees
17 degrees
Dead

11. _________ pack more energy per gram than carbohydrates.
Fat
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Radiation
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.

12. Heat stroke is a life-threatening...
Index
15 minutes
Head region
Heat injury

13. A 10-percent loss of body fluids results in...
Equinoxes
Brain cells
25 times faster
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs

14. Name the three parts of the fire triangle.
Iron in rocks
Equidistant
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Radiation

15. The locations of the ______ is not fixed.
Heat production
Magnetic north pole
Cooling systems
Rise or be lifted

16. Heat loss due to physical contact with a cooler object is called ___
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Conduction
Power lines
Minimize impact

17. If you set up camp in a pristine area - you should move camp every day to...
Minimize impact
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth

18. Shivering stops. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Severe
Level of dehydration
Heat injury
Oxygen - fuel - heat

19. Sweating is a form of ___ heat loss.
Evaporation
Equidistant
1:24000
Conduction

20. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudy sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Mild
Level of dehydration
Cloudless= 5 degrees

21. _______ are shorter in the summer than they are in the winter.
Shadows
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Mild

22. 7.5-minute maps made by the USGS generally span how many miles north to south? East to west?
Cooling systems
Minimize impact
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
12 hours

23. The average apparent motion of the sun across the sky is ____ degrees per hour.
15
Heat production
Red end
Fat

24. The three forces of nature that work to decompose solid waste are ___ - ___ - and ___.
60 degrees
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Cloudy = 3 degrees
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.

25. The umbles. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Brain
Cotton
Moderate
23.5

26. What is the ratio of shelter insulation on top to ground cover?
1:2
8000 feet
Wet - rainy conditions
Iodine water purification tablets

27. The earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees from vertical.
In the extremities
Moderate
23.5
4 maps

28. A person with ____________ has lost the ability to rewarm on her/his own.
60 minutes
1:2
Moderate hypothermia
Rise or be lifted

29. Lines of latitude run east-west and lines of longitude run...
Brain cells
Help - a distress call
North-south
Wet - rainy conditions

30. The kind of air space that exists between fibers and is responsible for trapping body heat is called ___ air space.
Dead
Equidistant
Moderate
South of west

31. What is the first step you should take when you become lost?
Fresh water fish
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Sterilizing
Severe

32. A majority of the energy derived from the food we eat goes into...
Heat production
Rise or be lifted
Mountain
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus

33. __________ kill cryptosporidium as well as Giardia
Iodine water purification tablets
5 seconds
Mountain
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location

34. _________ is not an effective insulator in wet - cold conditions.
Not adequately hydrated
Protozoa
Cotton
Fresh water fish

35. Loss of body heat to circulating wind is called ___.
Sterilizing
Convection
The county sheriff
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate

36. High altitude begins at what elevation?
25 times faster
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
8000 feet
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.

37. The sun is approximately due south at what time of day during the month of August?
Cooling systems
1:00pm
Index
Sterilizing

38. Which map provides more detail - a 7.5-minute map or a 15-minute map?
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
A 7.5-minute map
Not adequately hydrated

39. A contour line is a line that connects points of ___ ____.
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Not adequately hydrated
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Equal elevation

40. What four parts of your body should you keep clean?
Equinoxes
15 minutes
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW

41. Exposure of an area to cool - wet conditions for approximately __ hours is necessary to produce trench foot.
23.5
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Brain
12 hours

42. Ataxia. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
The county sheriff
Not adequately hydrated
Moderate
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus

43. List - in order - the treatment for mild hypothermia.
Increases
Highest thing around
15
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.

44. The most common map scale for a 7.5-minute map is...
1:24000
Wash your dishes in a stream
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
Highest thing around

45. An initial reaction of the body when it attempts to cool itself is to dilate the blood vessels...
200 feet
Shadows
1:24000
In the extremities

46. What is the value of declination in the Eugene area?
17 degrees
5 seconds
Brain cells
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm

47. __________ can cause deviation of the compass needle.
Brain cells
Red end
Index
Power lines

48. Name the three types of shelter designs
Evaporation
Geographic north
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Lean to - A frame - Dome

49. For maximum benefit - it's best to drink water at a rate of 1/4 liter every ___ minutes.
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.
Slow jog
Oxygen - fuel - heat
15 minutes

50. It's not acceptable within the LNT philosophy to _____________ with biodegradable soap.
Moderate
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Wash your dishes in a stream