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Wilderness Survival

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A small cave - Beneath a lone tree
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
1:24000
The point the lost person was last seen
Mild

2. A majority of the energy derived from the food we eat goes into...
Heat production
Mild
Exercise
Mountain

3. The name of the north star is ___.
Polaris
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
UV radiation
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin

4. Heat stroke is a life-threatening...
Heat production
Heat injury
Shadows
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm

5. Water conducts heat away from the body approximately __ times faster than air at the same temperature.
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
25 times faster
Mountain

6. The average apparent motion of the sun across the sky is ____ degrees per hour.
Conduction
1:24000
15
Geographic north

7. Heat cramps will occur if a person is...
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
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.
4 maps
Not adequately hydrated

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

9. A person with ____________ has lost the ability to rewarm on her/his own.
Moderate hypothermia
Severe
4 maps
Cooling systems

10. B.L.I.S.S
Slow jog
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Convection
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm

11. For significant precipitation to form - air must...
Rise or be lifted
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Red end
Protozoa

12. Three blasts of a whistle means ____.
Help - a distress call
Fresh water fish
The point the lost person was last seen
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

13. When the sun is at a bearing of 240 degrees in the sky - the shadows point to __.
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
60 degrees
Moderate
Mountain

14. A 10-percent loss of body fluids results in...
Wet - rainy conditions
Iron in rocks
Brain
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs

15. Name the four category plants fall into
Help - a distress call
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
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.

16. Name the three types of shelter designs
Lean to - A frame - Dome
4 miles
8000 feet
Cloudless= 5 degrees

17. Dehydration results from inadequate replacement of lost body fluids.A 5-percent loss results in...
Sterilizing
Increases
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Level of dehydration

18. Glucose (blood sugar) is the only fuel normally used by...
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Brain cells
Equidistant
Cooling systems

19. The mechanism of heat loss that is the most common when the body is at rest is ___
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Radiation
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Sterilizing

20. Heat loss due to physical contact with a cooler object is called ___
Highest thing around
Conduction
UV radiation
Equal elevation

21. If you set up camp in a pristine area - you should move camp every day to...
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Minimize impact
1:2
23.5

22. Humans have very efficient...
Internal temperature
Equidistant
Cooling systems
Geographic north

23. S.U.R.V.I.V.A.L
Wet - rainy conditions
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
200 feet

24. The sun is approximately due south at what time of day during the month of August?
25 times faster
1:00pm
17 degrees
Heat injury

25. 7.5-minute maps made by the USGS generally span how many miles north to south? East to west?
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
1:00pm
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles

26. An initial reaction of the body when it attempts to cool itself is to dilate the blood vessels...
Dead
15
Fresh water fish
In the extremities

27. At northern altitudes in December - the sun rises south of east and sets...
South of west
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.
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)

28. A 15-percent loss of body fluids results in...
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.
Mild
Equinoxes
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin

29. It is not always ok to use ________ as a treatment modality for someone experiencing mild or moderate hypothermia.
Head region
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Cotton
Exercise

30. What is the value of declination in the Eugene area?
Mild
17 degrees
In the extremities
Highest thing around

31. Loss of body heat to circulating wind is called ___.
Convection
200 feet
2 degrees
Conduction

32. _________ is not an effective insulator in wet - cold conditions.
Cotton
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
UV radiation
Index

33. High altitude begins at what elevation?
23.5
8000 feet
Slow jog
15 minutes

34. What is the first core organ to exhibit signs of being affected by hypothermia?
Brain
Polaris
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Equal elevation

35. To protect the riparian area - select a campsite location at least ___ feet away from lakes - streams - etc.
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.
200 feet
Severe
Fat

36. Sweating is a form of ___ heat loss.
Slow jog
Brain
Evaporation
Oxygen - fuel - heat

37. Name the three parts of the fire triangle.
Head region
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Sterilizing
Help - a distress call

38. The boiling point of water decreases __ degrees for every 1000 feet of elevation gain.
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Fat
2 degrees
Not adequately hydrated

39. 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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40. Name some plants that can provide nourishment in the wild
Fresh water fish
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
A 7.5-minute map
Polaris

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

42. Person feels cold/lags behind. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Convection
Fat
Mild
Not adequately hydrated

43. All _____________ are non-poisonous
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
Fresh water fish
60 minutes

44. It's not acceptable within the LNT philosophy to _____________ with biodegradable soap.
23.5
Equinoxes
Wash your dishes in a stream
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate

45. Name the five parts of the bow drill.
12 hours
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Cooling systems
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.

46. __________ can cause deviation of the compass needle.
Power lines
Oxygen - fuel - heat
15 minutes
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)

47. __________ kill cryptosporidium as well as Giardia
Iodine water purification tablets
Fat
Radiation
Heat injury

48. What is the ratio of shelter insulation on top to ground cover?
A 7.5-minute map
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
4 maps
1:2

49. What are the four cardinal points and inter cardinal points of the compass?
Severe
Mild
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
200 feet

50. Uncontrollable shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Moderate
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
The point the lost person was last seen
Convection