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Wilderness Survival

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Exposure of an area to cool - wet conditions for approximately __ hours is necessary to produce trench foot.
12 hours
Mild
Conduction
60 degrees

2. Down is a good choice as an insulator for...
Brain cells
60 minutes
Wash your dishes in a stream
Wet - rainy conditions

3. What county agency organizes - and is responsible for search and rescue operations in Oregon?
Moderate
1:2
Brain cells
The county sheriff

4. Name some plants that can provide nourishment in the wild
Minimize impact
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
200 feet

5. Name the five parts of the bow drill.
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
2 degrees
Moderate hypothermia
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle

6. The locations of the ______ is not fixed.
Magnetic north pole
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Wet - rainy conditions

7. __________ kill cryptosporidium as well as Giardia
Red end
Iodine water purification tablets
1:00pm
Equidistant

8. The mechanism of heat loss that is the most common when the body is at rest is ___
Radiation
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Equal elevation
Slow jog

9. The umbles. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Equidistant
Moderate
Radiation
60 minutes

10. List - in order - the treatment for mild hypothermia.
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.
Wet - rainy conditions
Exercise
South of west

11. S.U.R.V.I.V.A.L
Heat production
Geographic north
Power lines
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

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

13. The three forces of nature that work to decompose solid waste are ___ - ___ - and ___.
Mild
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
23.5
25 times faster

14. Fine shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Mild
In the extremities
Heat injury
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water

15. Lines of latitude run east-west and lines of longitude run...
Sterilizing
South of west
Poison oak rash
North-south

16. When the sun is at a bearing of 240 degrees in the sky - the shadows point to __.
Iron in rocks
60 degrees
Brain cells
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles

17. Hypothermia is a lowering of the body's ___.
Dead
Internal temperature
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
Brain cells

18. _________ is not an effective insulator in wet - cold conditions.
Cotton
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Iron in rocks
Equidistant

19. Your thirst mechanism is not a very good indicator of your...
Severe
Level of dehydration
Equinoxes
1:00pm

20. The earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees from vertical.
23.5
Evaporation
Shadows
Increases

21. What four parts of your body should you keep clean?
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
1:24000
Level of dehydration
4 miles

22. For maximum benefit - it's best to drink water at a rate of 1/4 liter every ___ minutes.
Conduction
15 minutes
8000 feet
Poison oak rash

23. __________ can cause deviation of the compass needle.
Power lines
4 miles
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate

24. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudless sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
Mild
Power lines
Highest thing around
Cloudless= 5 degrees

25. Which map provides more detail - a 7.5-minute map or a 15-minute map?
A 7.5-minute map
5 seconds
Equal elevation
200 feet

26. Loss of fine motor control in hands. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Equidistant
23.5
Mild
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea

27. On the spring and fall ____ the sun rises exactly east and sets exactly west.
Poison oak rash
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Equinoxes

28. A majority of the energy derived from the food we eat goes into...
UV radiation
Heat production
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)

29. The boiling point of water decreases __ degrees for every 1000 feet of elevation gain.
Geographic north
2 degrees
Poison oak rash
60 minutes

30. Shivering requires the energy of a...
The county sheriff
Slow jog
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Heat production

31. Giardia lamblia is a ____
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Fat
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Protozoa

32. What are the four cardinal points and inter cardinal points of the compass?
4 miles
Moderate
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW

33. The kind of air space that exists between fibers and is responsible for trapping body heat is called ___ air space.
Equal elevation
Equinoxes
Dead
Cotton

34. Generally speaking - a lightning bolt will hit the...
Equinoxes
Highest thing around
Moderate
2 degrees

35. 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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36. The color black on the map represents what kind of features?
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Geographic north
Equinoxes
Cotton

37. A person with ____________ has lost the ability to rewarm on her/his own.
The point the lost person was last seen
Mild
Moderate hypothermia
23.5

38. Dehydration results from inadequate replacement of lost body fluids.A 5-percent loss results in...
Polaris
Equidistant
Slow jog
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea

39. Uncontrollable shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Brain cells
Moderate
Not adequately hydrated
12 hours

40. If the separation between the flash of lightning and the clap of thunder is 20 seconds - the lightning is how far away?
4 miles
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
23.5

41. Humans have very efficient...
1:2
Cooling systems
2 degrees
South of west

42. A small cave - Beneath a lone tree
5 seconds
Internal temperature
17 degrees
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm

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

44. B.L.I.S.S
Iron in rocks
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
200 feet
17 degrees

45. The name of the north star is ___.
Mild
Polaris
2 degrees
Conduction

46. What is the ratio of shelter insulation on top to ground cover?
Not adequately hydrated
1:2
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Geographic north

47. Name the three types of shelter designs
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Wash your dishes in a stream
Mild
Fat

48. Magnetic north and __________ are not the same.
Mountain
Cotton
Geographic north
25 times faster

49. Sweating is a form of ___ heat loss.
Head region
Slow jog
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Evaporation

50. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudy sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Severe
15