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Wilderness Survival

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A person with ____________ has lost the ability to rewarm on her/his own.
4 miles
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Moderate hypothermia
Internal temperature

2. Lines of latitude run east-west and lines of longitude run...
North-south
Mild
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Slow jog

3. Heat stroke is a life-threatening...
Heat injury
Wet - rainy conditions
Rise or be lifted
Polaris

4. The umbles. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Moderate
Equidistant
Biodegradable soap
60 minutes

5. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudy sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Minimize impact
Index
Help - a distress call

6. Generally speaking - a lightning bolt will hit the...
Highest thing around
12 hours
Wash your dishes in a stream
Conduction

7. Uncontrollable shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Moderate
The point the lost person was last seen
Cooling systems
Moderate hypothermia

8. 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
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Magnetic north pole
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea

9. Name the five parts of the bow drill.
Evaporation
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Exercise
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water

10. At rest - the majority of heat production does not occur in the...
Head region
60 minutes
5 seconds
Cotton

11. On the spring and fall ____ the sun rises exactly east and sets exactly west.
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Equinoxes
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Fresh water fish

12. What is the value of declination in the Eugene area?
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
15
17 degrees
North-south

13. The boiling point of water decreases __ degrees for every 1000 feet of elevation gain.
Power lines
Magnetic north pole
2 degrees
Moderate hypothermia

14. What is the ratio of shelter insulation on top to ground cover?
Not adequately hydrated
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Conduction
1:2

15. 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.

16. How many minutes are there are there in one degree of latitude or longitude?
Severe
60 minutes
Shadows
Dead

17. Dehydration results from inadequate replacement of lost body fluids.A 5-percent loss results in...
15 minutes
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Level of dehydration
Equidistant

18. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudless sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
Wash your dishes in a stream
Polaris
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Protozoa

19. What are the four cardinal points and inter cardinal points of the compass?
200 feet
Mild
Cotton
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW

20. All _____________ are non-poisonous
Fresh water fish
Mild
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
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location

21. Down is a good choice as an insulator for...
Moderate
Exercise
Equinoxes
Wet - rainy conditions

22. Shivering stops. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
The county sheriff
Mild
Severe

23. Clouds do not block...
UV radiation
Fat
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Iron in rocks

24. List - in order - the treatment for mild hypothermia.
Radiation
60 degrees
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.
Severe

25. ________ is a naturally occurring mineral that can deflect the compass needle.
Exercise
Mild
Iron in rocks
Severe

26. Fine shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Convection
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Mild
Sterilizing

27. How many 7.5-minute maps are required to represent the same area as one 15-minute map?
60 degrees
Heat injury
4 maps
Cooling systems

28. An initial reaction of the body when it attempts to cool itself is to dilate the blood vessels...
Slow jog
In the extremities
15 minutes
1:00pm

29. The sun is approximately due south at what time of day during the month of August?
Moderate hypothermia
Sterilizing
1:00pm
UV radiation

30. Giardia lamblia is a ____
Protozoa
Highest thing around
Biodegradable soap
5 seconds

31. It is not always ok to use ________ as a treatment modality for someone experiencing mild or moderate hypothermia.
Fresh water fish
Exercise
Wash your dishes in a stream
Lean to - A frame - Dome

32. Which map provides more detail - a 7.5-minute map or a 15-minute map?
Biodegradable soap
A 7.5-minute map
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Level of dehydration

33. A majority of the energy derived from the food we eat goes into...
Heat injury
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.
Heat production
15

34. Name some plants that can provide nourishment in the wild
5 seconds
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
Shadows
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate

35. The color black on the map represents what kind of features?
Wash your dishes in a stream
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Geographic north
Oxygen - fuel - heat

36. Can't perform complex mental tasks. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Equal elevation
Moderate
Mild
Iodine water purification tablets

37. Ataxia. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
UV radiation
Moderate
Rise or be lifted
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs

38. The mechanism of heat loss that is the most common when the body is at rest is ___
12 hours
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Iron in rocks
Radiation

39. A hot shower can relieve the itching common to...
Exercise
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Poison oak rash
Not adequately hydrated

40. Searchers usually begin their search for a lost person from what location?
Magnetic north pole
The point the lost person was last seen
Help - a distress call
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles

41. At northern altitudes in December - the sun rises south of east and sets...
2 degrees
South of west
Oxygen - fuel - heat
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.

42. Lines of latitude run __________ from each other.
1:00pm
Equidistant
Not adequately hydrated
Heat production

43. What county agency organizes - and is responsible for search and rescue operations in Oregon?
The county sheriff
Level of dehydration
4 maps
Power lines

44. If the separation between the flash of lightning and the clap of thunder is 20 seconds - the lightning is how far away?
Moderate 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.
Moderate
4 miles

45. What is the first core organ to exhibit signs of being affected by hypothermia?
Power lines
Moderate hypothermia
Brain
Convection

46. Person feels cold/lags behind. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
60 minutes
4 maps
12 hours
Mild

47. Glucose (blood sugar) is the only fuel normally used by...
Shadows
South of west
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Brain cells

48. Magnetic north and __________ are not the same.
Geographic north
The county sheriff
4 maps
1:2

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

50. Orographic lifting is the lifting of air over a _____ barrier.
The county sheriff
15 minutes
Mountain
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin