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Wilderness Survival

Subjects : literacy, soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The mechanism of heat loss that is the most common when the body is at rest is ___






2. If the separation between the flash of lightning and the clap of thunder is 20 seconds - the lightning is how far away?






3. When the sun is at a bearing of 240 degrees in the sky - the shadows point to __.






4. What is the first step you should take when you become lost?






5. What is the ratio of shelter insulation on top to ground cover?






6. List - in order - the treatment for mild hypothermia.






7. Loss of body heat to circulating wind is called ___.






8. Name the four category plants fall into






9. It is not always ok to use ________ as a treatment modality for someone experiencing mild or moderate hypothermia.






10. The kind of air space that exists between fibers and is responsible for trapping body heat is called ___ air space.






11. Fine shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?






12. __________ can cause deviation of the compass needle.






13. A majority of the energy derived from the food we eat goes into...






14. Sound - including thunder - travels about a mile in __ seconds near the ground.






15. Dehydration results from inadequate replacement of lost body fluids.A 5-percent loss results in...






16. Clouds do not block...






17. Three blasts of a whistle means ____.






18. All _____________ are non-poisonous






19. Humans have very efficient...






20. Name the three types of shelter designs






21. How many minutes are there are there in one degree of latitude or longitude?






22. Glucose (blood sugar) is the only fuel normally used by...






23. What is the value of declination in the Eugene area?






24. Hypothermia is a lowering of the body's ___.






25. Lines of latitude run east-west and lines of longitude run...






26. As you gain elevation - the percentage of O2 in the air...






27. The color black on the map represents what kind of features?






28. The sun is approximately due south at what time of day during the month of August?






29. B.L.I.S.S






30. _________ pack more energy per gram than carbohydrates.






31. Your thirst mechanism is not a very good indicator of your...






32. Magnetic north and __________ are not the same.






33. 7.5-minute maps made by the USGS generally span how many miles north to south? East to west?






34. S.U.R.V.I.V.A.L






35. Every 5th contour line is darker in color. This line is called an __ contour line.






36. Shivering requires the energy of a...






37. High altitude begins at what elevation?






38. Exposure of an area to cool - wet conditions for approximately __ hours is necessary to produce trench foot.






39. R.I.C.E






40. To protect the riparian area - select a campsite location at least ___ feet away from lakes - streams - etc.






41. Heat cramps will occur if a person is...






42. Person feels cold/lags behind. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?






43. At northern altitudes in December - the sun rises south of east and sets...






44. For maximum benefit - it's best to drink water at a rate of 1/4 liter every ___ minutes.






45. A contour line is a line that connects points of ___ ____.






46. On the spring and fall ____ the sun rises exactly east and sets exactly west.






47. What is the first core organ to exhibit signs of being affected by hypothermia?






48. _______ are shorter in the summer than they are in the winter.






49. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudless sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.






50. Giardia lamblia is a ____