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Wilderness Survival

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Sound - including thunder - travels about a mile in __ seconds near the ground.
Power lines
Brain
5 seconds
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW

2. R.I.C.E
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Iodine water purification tablets
15 minutes
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate

3. A hot shower can relieve the itching common to...
In the extremities
Poison oak rash
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
4 maps

4. Heat cramps will occur if a person is...
In the extremities
Not adequately hydrated
Brain
Moderate

5. The earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees from vertical.
5 seconds
23.5
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Fat

6. __________ kill cryptosporidium as well as Giardia
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Conduction
Mild
Iodine water purification tablets

7. What is the first step you should take when you become lost?
Rise or be lifted
Conduction
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Fat

8. 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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9. _________ is not an effective insulator in wet - cold conditions.
2 degrees
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
Cotton
4 maps

10. A 10-percent loss of body fluids results in...
Mild
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Evaporation
Convection

11. A person with ____________ has lost the ability to rewarm on her/his own.
Moderate hypothermia
Sense of direction
Poison oak rash
15 minutes

12. Humans have very efficient...
Cooling systems
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
In the extremities
60 minutes

13. For significant precipitation to form - air must...
Mild
Rise or be lifted
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

14. A 15-percent loss of body fluids results in...
1:24000
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Mild

15. Hypothermia is a lowering of the body's ___.
Heat injury
Evaporation
Internal temperature
Dead

16. B.L.I.S.S
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Biodegradable soap
Equidistant
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle

17. What is the ratio of shelter insulation on top to ground cover?
Minimize impact
1:2
Magnetic north pole
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles

18. Describe the difference between filtering water and purifying water.
Moderate
Moderate
Sterilizing
Cotton

19. Shivering stops. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Red end
12 hours
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Severe

20. Person feels cold/lags behind. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Mild
17 degrees
Iron in rocks
In the extremities

21. Water conducts heat away from the body approximately __ times faster than air at the same temperature.
Severe
Moderate
25 times faster
Sense of direction

22. An initial reaction of the body when it attempts to cool itself is to dilate the blood vessels...
Heat production
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Fat
In the extremities

23. When the sun is at a bearing of 240 degrees in the sky - the shadows point to __.
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
In the extremities
60 degrees

24. A majority of the energy derived from the food we eat goes into...
Heat production
Fat
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Polaris

25. On the spring and fall ____ the sun rises exactly east and sets exactly west.
Equinoxes
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.
Rise or be lifted
Brain cells

26. If you set up camp in a pristine area - you should move camp every day to...
Minimize impact
60 minutes
Mild
Shadows

27. 7.5-minute maps made by the USGS generally span how many miles north to south? East to west?
Geographic north
UV radiation
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate

28. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudy sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
North-south
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Mild
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate

29. Lines of latitude run __________ from each other.
Equidistant
Equal elevation
Head region
Shadows

30. As you gain elevation - the percentage of O2 in the air...
Wash your dishes in a stream
Heat production
Iron in rocks
Increases

31. Magnetic north and __________ are not the same.
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Conduction
Geographic north
23.5

32. The name of the north star is ___.
Severe
Conduction
Radiation
Polaris

33. S.U.R.V.I.V.A.L
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
Index
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
15 minutes

34. The three forces of nature that work to decompose solid waste are ___ - ___ - and ___.
Iodine water purification tablets
1:2
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
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.

35. Name the four category plants fall into
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
200 feet
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin

36. Orographic lifting is the lifting of air over a _____ barrier.
4 maps
Mountain
Equal elevation
Mild

37. Heat loss due to physical contact with a cooler object is called ___
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Conduction
4 miles

38. Which map provides more detail - a 7.5-minute map or a 15-minute map?
A 7.5-minute map
Mild
Iodine water purification tablets
Poison oak rash

39. Humans do not inherently acquire a...
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Sense of direction
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
The point the lost person was last seen

40. Dehydration results from inadequate replacement of lost body fluids.A 5-percent loss results in...
Equal elevation
Equidistant
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
A 7.5-minute map

41. The mechanism of heat loss that is the most common when the body is at rest is ___
Protozoa
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
Radiation
Shadows

42. Down is a good choice as an insulator for...
Wet - rainy conditions
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.
17 degrees
UV radiation

43. Name the five parts of the bow drill.
Geographic north
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Mild
4 miles

44. At rest - the majority of heat production does not occur in the...
2 degrees
Head region
Highest thing around
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs

45. Ataxia. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Moderate
Wet - rainy conditions
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water

46. Clouds do not block...
UV radiation
Heat injury
15
1:2

47. Heat stroke is a life-threatening...
Shadows
Wet - rainy conditions
Heat injury
Convection

48. List - in order - the treatment for mild hypothermia.
Severe
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.
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Iodine water purification tablets

49. For maximum benefit - it's best to drink water at a rate of 1/4 liter every ___ minutes.
15 minutes
4 maps
Severe
Wet - rainy conditions

50. The sun is approximately due south at what time of day during the month of August?
Highest thing around
Cooling systems
1:00pm
Moderate