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Wilderness Survival

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Searchers usually begin their search for a lost person from what location?
The point the lost person was last seen
5 seconds
1:00pm
Level of dehydration

2. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudy sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Highest thing around
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
1:2

3. An initial reaction of the body when it attempts to cool itself is to dilate the blood vessels...
In the extremities
Not adequately hydrated
Protozoa
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus

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

5. What county agency organizes - and is responsible for search and rescue operations in Oregon?
The county sheriff
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
5 seconds
Power lines

6. If the separation between the flash of lightning and the clap of thunder is 20 seconds - the lightning is how far away?
4 miles
The county sheriff
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Wash your dishes in a stream

7. The kind of air space that exists between fibers and is responsible for trapping body heat is called ___ air space.
Poison oak rash
Dead
Equal elevation
Fat

8. The locations of the ______ is not fixed.
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Magnetic north pole
2 degrees
Power lines

9. Name the five parts of the bow drill.
Convection
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
60 degrees
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle

10. Your thirst mechanism is not a very good indicator of your...
Level of dehydration
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
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.
Rise or be lifted

11. What is the first step you should take when you become lost?
Severe
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
1:24000

12. Humans do not inherently acquire a...
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
The county sheriff
Sense of direction
2 degrees

13. 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.

14. _________ pack more energy per gram than carbohydrates.
Fat
Slow jog
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Highest thing around

15. The average apparent motion of the sun across the sky is ____ degrees per hour.
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
15
23.5
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW

16. Shivering stops. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Polaris
Severe
Iodine water purification tablets

17. Heat stroke is a life-threatening...
Heat injury
Severe
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Conduction

18. Sweating is a form of ___ heat loss.
Evaporation
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Moderate hypothermia
Convection

19. B.L.I.S.S
Biodegradable soap
4 maps
Head region
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location

20. What is the value of declination in the Eugene area?
South of west
Power lines
17 degrees
Equal elevation

21. What are the four cardinal points and inter cardinal points of the compass?
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Mountain
Equinoxes
15 minutes

22. If you set up camp in a pristine area - you should move camp every day to...
Equinoxes
UV radiation
Minimize impact
1:00pm

23. Magnetic north and __________ are not the same.
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Mild
Geographic north
Cloudy = 3 degrees

24. The mechanism of heat loss that is the most common when the body is at rest is ___
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
12 hours
Radiation
1:24000

25. The sun is approximately due south at what time of day during the month of August?
Highest thing around
1:00pm
Head region
15 minutes

26. Name the four category plants fall into
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.
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.
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous

27. Ataxia. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
In the extremities
60 degrees
25 times faster
Moderate

28. Every 5th contour line is darker in color. This line is called an __ contour line.
200 feet
Index
Mild
Minimize impact

29. Which map provides more detail - a 7.5-minute map or a 15-minute map?
Heat production
Mountain
Protozoa
A 7.5-minute map

30. Lines of latitude run __________ from each other.
Increases
Equidistant
23.5
Oxygen - fuel - heat

31. How many minutes are there are there in one degree of latitude or longitude?
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
60 minutes
Dead
Red end

32. __________ can cause deviation of the compass needle.
25 times faster
Magnetic north pole
Power lines
Not adequately hydrated

33. List - in order - the treatment for mild hypothermia.
Level of dehydration
South of west
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.
4 miles

34. It is not always ok to use ________ as a treatment modality for someone experiencing mild or moderate hypothermia.
Fat
Equal elevation
Moderate
Exercise

35. R.I.C.E
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Level of dehydration
Internal temperature
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate

36. Fine shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Internal temperature
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.
Mild

37. _________ is not an effective insulator in wet - cold conditions.
Cotton
Moderate
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Minimize impact

38. ___________ does not degrade quickly in water sources such as lakes and streams.
Moderate
60 degrees
UV radiation
Biodegradable soap

39. The boiling point of water decreases __ degrees for every 1000 feet of elevation gain.
Cloudless= 5 degrees
12 hours
2 degrees
Mild

40. Shivering requires the energy of a...
Polaris
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Slow jog

41. A small cave - Beneath a lone tree
Highest thing around
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Geographic north
23.5

42. Down is a good choice as an insulator for...
Head region
Wet - rainy conditions
Brain
The point the lost person was last seen

43. Giardia lamblia is a ____
Biodegradable soap
Protozoa
Not adequately hydrated
Highest thing around

44. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudless sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
Cloudless= 5 degrees
South of west
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
2 degrees

45. To protect the riparian area - select a campsite location at least ___ feet away from lakes - streams - etc.
200 feet
Brain cells
Not adequately hydrated
Rise or be lifted

46. For significant precipitation to form - air must...
Rise or be lifted
North-south
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Mountain

47. Generally speaking - a lightning bolt will hit the...
Rise or be lifted
2 degrees
Severe
Highest thing around

48. Describe the difference between filtering water and purifying water.
1:2
15 minutes
Sterilizing
Mild

49. Orographic lifting is the lifting of air over a _____ barrier.
Moderate
Mountain
Biodegradable soap
5 seconds

50. How many 7.5-minute maps are required to represent the same area as one 15-minute map?
Internal temperature
Mild
Protozoa
4 maps