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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
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
North-south

2. For maximum benefit - it's best to drink water at a rate of 1/4 liter every ___ minutes.
8000 feet
Lean to - A frame - Dome
15 minutes
Help - a distress call

3. Ataxia. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
1:2
Moderate
Heat injury
Level of dehydration

4. Name the three types of shelter designs
Highest thing around
15 minutes
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Mild

5. Giardia lamblia is a ____
2 degrees
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Protozoa
Increases

6. Searchers usually begin their search for a lost person from what location?
The point the lost person was last seen
Highest thing around
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Brain cells

7. An initial reaction of the body when it attempts to cool itself is to dilate the blood vessels...
Moderate
In the extremities
23.5
Poison oak rash

8. A contour line is a line that connects points of ___ ____.
Dead
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Polaris
Equal elevation

9. A 10-percent loss of body fluids results in...
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
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.

10. The kind of air space that exists between fibers and is responsible for trapping body heat is called ___ air space.
15 minutes
Cotton
Cooling systems
Dead

11. What is the value of declination in the Eugene area?
17 degrees
4 miles
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Moderate

12. The ______ of the compass needle points towards magnetic north.
Red end
23.5
Wet - rainy conditions
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus

13. When the sun is at a bearing of 240 degrees in the sky - the shadows point to __.
60 degrees
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Heat production

14. A 15-percent loss of body fluids results in...
1:2
Geographic north
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Iodine water purification tablets

15. ___________ does not degrade quickly in water sources such as lakes and streams.
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Biodegradable soap
8000 feet
A 7.5-minute map

16. Shivering requires the energy of a...
23.5
Index
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
Slow jog

17. _________ is not an effective insulator in wet - cold conditions.
Fat
Internal temperature
Cotton
Geographic north

18. Sweating is a form of ___ heat loss.
Evaporation
12 hours
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Wash your dishes in a stream

19. Your thirst mechanism is not a very good indicator of your...
Shadows
Level of dehydration
Power lines
1:2

20. The earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees from vertical.
23.5
Sterilizing
Mountain
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle

21. B.L.I.S.S
Biodegradable soap
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
The county sheriff
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin

22. Name some plants that can provide nourishment in the wild
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
12 hours
Equidistant
Evaporation

23. S.U.R.V.I.V.A.L
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Evaporation
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
Mountain

24. The name of the north star is ___.
15
Polaris
23.5
1:24000

25. The average apparent motion of the sun across the sky is ____ degrees per hour.
15
60 minutes
Equinoxes
A 7.5-minute map

26. What are the four cardinal points and inter cardinal points of the compass?
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Moderate
Magnetic north pole
Protozoa

27. What four parts of your body should you keep clean?
Power lines
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Heat production
Oxygen - fuel - heat

28. At northern altitudes in December - the sun rises south of east and sets...
The county sheriff
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Iron in rocks
South of west

29. Shivering stops. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Poison oak rash
Severe
UV radiation
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles

30. A majority of the energy derived from the food we eat goes into...
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Heat production
1:2
Exercise

31. The three forces of nature that work to decompose solid waste are ___ - ___ - and ___.
1:24000
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Geographic north

32. __________ kill cryptosporidium as well as Giardia
4 miles
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
South of west
Iodine water purification tablets

33. Orographic lifting is the lifting of air over a _____ barrier.
Magnetic north pole
Mountain
1:24000
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

34. Three blasts of a whistle means ____.
Dead
Help - a distress call
4 miles
23.5

35. It's not acceptable within the LNT philosophy to _____________ with biodegradable soap.
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Wash your dishes in a stream
Iron in rocks

36. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudy sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
Wash your dishes in a stream
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Geographic north
Biodegradable soap

37. Heat cramps will occur if a person is...
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Not adequately hydrated
A 7.5-minute map
The county sheriff

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

39. The boiling point of water decreases __ degrees for every 1000 feet of elevation gain.
2 degrees
Head region
Wash your dishes in a stream
12 hours

40. To protect the riparian area - select a campsite location at least ___ feet away from lakes - streams - etc.
Exercise
1:24000
200 feet
Not adequately hydrated

41. 7.5-minute maps made by the USGS generally span how many miles north to south? East to west?
Wash your dishes in a stream
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
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles

42. Loss of fine motor control in hands. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Conduction
The point the lost person was last seen
Power lines
Mild

43. What is the ratio of shelter insulation on top to ground cover?
Cotton
Rise or be lifted
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
1:2

44. A person with ____________ has lost the ability to rewarm on her/his own.
The point the lost person was last seen
Red end
Moderate hypothermia
Brain

45. Dehydration results from inadequate replacement of lost body fluids.A 5-percent loss results in...
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Wash your dishes in a stream
4 miles

46. Name the four category plants fall into
25 times faster
Iodine water purification tablets
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
In the extremities

47. What is the first step you should take when you become lost?
8000 feet
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
15

48. What county agency organizes - and is responsible for search and rescue operations in Oregon?
Help - a distress call
The county sheriff
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus

49. Lines of latitude run east-west and lines of longitude run...
North-south
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.
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Iron in rocks

50. 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.
Increases
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
The point the lost person was last seen