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Wilderness Survival

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Glucose (blood sugar) is the only fuel normally used by...
Brain cells
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Rise or be lifted
25 times faster

2. What county agency organizes - and is responsible for search and rescue operations in Oregon?
Protozoa
17 degrees
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
The county sheriff

3. The earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees from vertical.
Cloudy = 3 degrees
23.5
Radiation
The point the lost person was last seen

4. 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.
Sense of direction
60 minutes
Severe

5. Loss of body heat to circulating wind is called ___.
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Convection
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea

6. For significant precipitation to form - air must...
Mild
Mild
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Rise or be lifted

7. How many minutes are there are there in one degree of latitude or longitude?
17 degrees
Heat injury
60 minutes
Mild

8. 7.5-minute maps made by the USGS generally span how many miles north to south? East to west?
Conduction
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Red end
15 minutes

9. What is the value of declination in the Eugene area?
4 maps
Shadows
17 degrees
Moderate hypothermia

10. It's not acceptable within the LNT philosophy to _____________ with biodegradable soap.
60 degrees
Help - a distress call
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Wash your dishes in a stream

11. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudless sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
Biodegradable soap
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Mild

12. At northern altitudes in December - the sun rises south of east and sets...
Mild
Fat
South of west
Mild

13. Giardia lamblia is a ____
Moderate
200 feet
Mild
Protozoa

14. If the separation between the flash of lightning and the clap of thunder is 20 seconds - the lightning is how far away?
12 hours
4 miles
Wet - rainy conditions
Equinoxes

15. Name the five parts of the bow drill.
Head region
1:2
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Oxygen - fuel - heat

16. Can't perform complex mental tasks. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
17 degrees
Polaris
Mild
60 degrees

17. To protect the riparian area - select a campsite location at least ___ feet away from lakes - streams - etc.
Radiation
8000 feet
200 feet
Cloudless= 5 degrees

18. Uncontrollable shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
A 7.5-minute map
Moderate
Red end
60 minutes

19. At rest - the majority of heat production does not occur in the...
Moderate
Head region
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Sense of direction

20. Every 5th contour line is darker in color. This line is called an __ contour line.
5 seconds
200 feet
Index
Not adequately hydrated

21. What four parts of your body should you keep clean?
Rise or be lifted
Sterilizing
Cotton
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth

22. Name the four category plants fall into
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Shadows
Red end

23. It is not always ok to use ________ as a treatment modality for someone experiencing mild or moderate hypothermia.
Exercise
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Shadows
Heat production

24. Name some plants that can provide nourishment in the wild
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Geographic north
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
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

25. What are the four cardinal points and inter cardinal points of the compass?
12 hours
Help - a distress call
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Power lines

26. What is the first core organ to exhibit signs of being affected by hypothermia?
Dead
Heat production
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Brain

27. Hypothermia is a lowering of the body's ___.
Internal temperature
1:00pm
Iodine water purification tablets
1:24000

28. __________ can cause deviation of the compass needle.
12 hours
A 7.5-minute map
Power lines
Level of dehydration

29. The boiling point of water decreases __ degrees for every 1000 feet of elevation gain.
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
The county sheriff
2 degrees
Mild

30. Sweating is a form of ___ heat loss.
Power lines
4 miles
Mild
Evaporation

31. The name of the north star is ___.
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.
Minimize impact
5 seconds
Polaris

32. Orographic lifting is the lifting of air over a _____ barrier.
Moderate
Equidistant
UV radiation
Mountain

33. R.I.C.E
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
North-south
Lean to - A frame - Dome

34. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudy sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
1:24000
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Red end
Polaris

35. A contour line is a line that connects points of ___ ____.
1:24000
Equal elevation
15
Index

36. Lines of latitude run __________ from each other.
Mild
Equidistant
Shadows
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location

37. The most common map scale for a 7.5-minute map is...
Severe
1:24000
Equidistant
Level of dehydration

38. Down is a good choice as an insulator for...
12 hours
Brain cells
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

39. Describe the difference between filtering water and purifying water.
Wash your dishes in a stream
Slow jog
Fresh water fish
Sterilizing

40. A hot shower can relieve the itching common to...
Evaporation
Poison oak rash
Red end
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle

41. Generally speaking - a lightning bolt will hit the...
Increases
5 seconds
4 miles
Highest thing around

42. List - in order - the treatment for mild hypothermia.
Equinoxes
Equidistant
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
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.

43. Loss of fine motor control in hands. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Increases
UV radiation
Mild
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

44. Name the three parts of the fire triangle.
60 minutes
Iron in rocks
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Shadows

45. A 15-percent loss of body fluids results in...
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Not adequately hydrated
Slow jog
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin

46. The kind of air space that exists between fibers and is responsible for trapping body heat is called ___ air space.
Sterilizing
Internal temperature
Dead
Moderate

47. Your thirst mechanism is not a very good indicator of your...
Radiation
Moderate
Mild
Level of dehydration

48. Shivering requires the energy of a...
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Slow jog
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
1:2

49. Name the three types of shelter designs
Brain cells
Mild
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Biodegradable soap

50. The sun is approximately due south at what time of day during the month of August?
1:00pm
Exercise
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Equinoxes