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Wilderness Survival

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. __________ kill cryptosporidium as well as Giardia
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Iodine water purification tablets
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Mild

2. R.I.C.E
Wash your dishes in a stream
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate

3. At rest - the majority of heat production does not occur in the...
Severe
Internal temperature
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Head region

4. Humans do not inherently acquire a...
Sense of direction
Moderate
The county sheriff
South of west

5. The earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees from vertical.
23.5
Cotton
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Moderate

6. Dehydration results from inadequate replacement of lost body fluids.A 5-percent loss results in...
1:2
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
5 seconds
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous

7. The ______ of the compass needle points towards magnetic north.
Increases
Index
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
Red end

8. A 10-percent loss of body fluids results in...
Equinoxes
200 feet
Mild
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs

9. How many 7.5-minute maps are required to represent the same area as one 15-minute map?
4 maps
Conduction
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea

10. A hot shower can relieve the itching common to...
Equidistant
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Poison oak rash
In the extremities

11. _________ is not an effective insulator in wet - cold conditions.
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Red end
Mild
Cotton

12. The kind of air space that exists between fibers and is responsible for trapping body heat is called ___ air space.
Dead
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
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.

13. Heat stroke is a life-threatening...
Heat injury
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Wash your dishes in a stream

14. Name the four category plants fall into
Increases
12 hours
17 degrees
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous

15. Person feels cold/lags behind. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Mild
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
2 degrees
In the extremities

16. Name some plants that can provide nourishment in the wild
A 7.5-minute map
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
Radiation
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle

17. Searchers usually begin their search for a lost person from what location?
Fat
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Heat injury
The point the lost person was last seen

18. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudy sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
Head region
In the extremities
Red end
Cloudy = 3 degrees

19. All _____________ are non-poisonous
4 miles
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Polaris
Fresh water fish

20. Can't perform complex mental tasks. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
2 degrees
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Mild

21. S.U.R.V.I.V.A.L
Help - a distress call
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
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Mild

22. Glucose (blood sugar) is the only fuel normally used by...
Oxygen - fuel - heat
17 degrees
Brain cells
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles

23. What is the value of declination in the Eugene area?
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.
17 degrees
Dead
Radiation

24. Lines of latitude run east-west and lines of longitude run...
North-south
17 degrees
Evaporation
200 feet

25. ________ is a naturally occurring mineral that can deflect the compass needle.
Iron in rocks
Wash your dishes in a stream
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Lean to - A frame - Dome

26. Heat cramps will occur if a person is...
Not adequately hydrated
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.
Shadows
Slow jog

27. The name of the north star is ___.
Mild
Mild
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Polaris

28. Generally speaking - a lightning bolt will hit the...
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
23.5
Highest thing around
Sterilizing

29. For maximum benefit - it's best to drink water at a rate of 1/4 liter every ___ minutes.
Mild
15 minutes
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
1:24000

30. Humans have very efficient...
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Cooling systems
Highest thing around
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.

31. Sound - including thunder - travels about a mile in __ seconds near the ground.
Brain cells
60 degrees
5 seconds
In the extremities

32. The umbles. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
23.5
15
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Moderate

33. Hypothermia is a lowering of the body's ___.
Equidistant
Sterilizing
Moderate
Internal temperature

34. As you gain elevation - the percentage of O2 in the air...
12 hours
1:24000
Cooling systems
Increases

35. Name the five parts of the bow drill.
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Brain cells
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
1:00pm

36. B.L.I.S.S
UV radiation
Equidistant
Oxygen - fuel - heat
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location

37. __________ can cause deviation of the compass needle.
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Power lines
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.
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water

38. What is the ratio of shelter insulation on top to ground cover?
South of west
1:2
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Help - a distress call

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. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudless sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Moderate hypothermia
60 degrees
Severe

41. A 15-percent loss of body fluids results in...
8000 feet
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Moderate
Mild

42. The three forces of nature that work to decompose solid waste are ___ - ___ - and ___.
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Wet - rainy conditions
4 maps
Equidistant

43. A majority of the energy derived from the food we eat goes into...
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Heat production
Mild
Slow jog

44. Giardia lamblia is a ____
Red end
Protozoa
Increases
4 miles

45. Sweating is a form of ___ heat loss.
Conduction
Evaporation
North-south
Geographic north

46. Heat loss due to physical contact with a cooler object is called ___
Index
Protozoa
15
Conduction

47. It's not acceptable within the LNT philosophy to _____________ with biodegradable soap.
Mountain
1:00pm
Wash your dishes in a stream
Brain

48. Water conducts heat away from the body approximately __ times faster than air at the same temperature.
Magnetic north pole
Internal temperature
Cooling systems
25 times faster

49. Lines of latitude run __________ from each other.
The point the lost person was last seen
In the extremities
Equidistant
200 feet

50. A person with ____________ has lost the ability to rewarm on her/his own.
12 hours
Convection
South of west
Moderate hypothermia