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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.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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. A person with ____________ has lost the ability to rewarm on her/his own.






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






3. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudless sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.






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






5. Giardia lamblia is a ____






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






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






8. Humans have very efficient...






9. Generally speaking - a lightning bolt will hit the...






10. Lines of latitude run __________ from each other.






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






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






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






14. What is the first step you should take when you become lost?






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






16. R.I.C.E






17. When the sun is at a bearing of 240 degrees in the sky - the shadows point to __.






18. Clouds do not block...






19. For significant precipitation to form - air must...






20. The umbles. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?






21. Heat cramps will occur if a person is...






22. The three forces of nature that work to decompose solid waste are ___ - ___ - and ___.






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






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






25. 7.5-minute maps made by the USGS generally span how many miles north to south? East to west?






26. Magnetic north and __________ are not the same.






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






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






29. Loss of body heat to circulating wind is called ___.






30. The name of the north star is ___.






31. _________ is not an effective insulator in wet - cold conditions.






32. Every 5th contour line is darker in color. This line is called an __ contour line.






33. Can't perform complex mental tasks. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?






34. Sweating is a form of ___ heat loss.






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






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






37. __________ can cause deviation of the compass needle.






38. What is the ratio of shelter insulation on top to ground cover?






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






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






41. ________ is a naturally occurring mineral that can deflect the compass needle.






42. A small cave - Beneath a lone tree






43. The earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees from vertical.






44. Name the four category plants fall into






45. Humans do not inherently acquire a...






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






47. Shivering requires the energy of a...






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






49. Name the three types of shelter designs






50. Glucose (blood sugar) is the only fuel normally used by...