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Wilderness Survival

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The average apparent motion of the sun across the sky is ____ degrees per hour.
1:00pm
Index
15
Power lines

2. The ______ of the compass needle points towards magnetic north.
In the extremities
Iodine water purification tablets
Not adequately hydrated
Red end

3. Your thirst mechanism is not a very good indicator of your...
Level of dehydration
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
Red end
2 degrees

4. What is the first core organ to exhibit signs of being affected by hypothermia?
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Brain
South of west
Rise or be lifted

5. What is the first step you should take when you become lost?
In the extremities
Wash your dishes in a stream
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Geographic north

6. B.L.I.S.S
The county sheriff
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.
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location

7. Sound - including thunder - travels about a mile in __ seconds near the ground.
2 degrees
5 seconds
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Exercise

8. The most common map scale for a 7.5-minute map is...
1:24000
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.
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin

9. A 10-percent loss of body fluids results in...
Cotton
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Brain
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs

10. The name of the north star is ___.
UV radiation
8000 feet
Polaris
In the extremities

11. Name the five parts of the bow drill.
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs

12. Loss of body heat to circulating wind is called ___.
Convection
Biodegradable soap
12 hours
Iodine water purification tablets

13. Describe the difference between filtering water and purifying water.
Mountain
Mild
Sterilizing
Severe

14. Name some plants that can provide nourishment in the wild
Magnetic north pole
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
Brain
Sterilizing

15. Generally speaking - a lightning bolt will hit the...
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
15 minutes
Fresh water fish
Highest thing around

16. Shivering requires the energy of a...
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Slow jog
Head region
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs

17. Can't perform complex mental tasks. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Equinoxes
Mild
25 times faster
Heat injury

18. Person feels cold/lags behind. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
4 maps
Wet - rainy conditions
Mild
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus

19. Name the three parts of the fire triangle.
Moderate
The county sheriff
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Fresh water fish

20. A 15-percent loss of body fluids results in...
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
200 feet
Sense of direction
Moderate

21. Searchers usually begin their search for a lost person from what location?
The point the lost person was last seen
60 degrees
Polaris
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth

22. Ataxia. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
12 hours
Moderate
Sterilizing

23. Lines of latitude run east-west and lines of longitude run...
Convection
Help - a distress call
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
North-south

24. How many minutes are there are there in one degree of latitude or longitude?
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Biodegradable soap
Mild
60 minutes

25. The kind of air space that exists between fibers and is responsible for trapping body heat is called ___ air space.
Dead
Equidistant
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Highest thing around

26. If you set up camp in a pristine area - you should move camp every day to...
Minimize impact
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
17 degrees
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin

27. Which map provides more detail - a 7.5-minute map or a 15-minute map?
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Slow jog
A 7.5-minute map
Polaris

28. A contour line is a line that connects points of ___ ____.
Equal elevation
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.
Evaporation
Minimize impact

29. Orographic lifting is the lifting of air over a _____ barrier.
Equal elevation
Magnetic north pole
Iron in rocks
Mountain

30. What is the value of declination in the Eugene area?
In the extremities
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
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
17 degrees

31. __________ kill cryptosporidium as well as Giardia
Fat
A 7.5-minute map
Iodine water purification tablets
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth

32. High altitude begins at what elevation?
Fat
Index
60 degrees
8000 feet

33. 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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34. ________ is a naturally occurring mineral that can deflect the compass needle.
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Iron in rocks
Moderate
Moderate

35. __________ can cause deviation of the compass needle.
2 degrees
15 minutes
Power lines
Convection

36. When the sun is at a bearing of 240 degrees in the sky - the shadows point to __.
Protozoa
Rise or be lifted
60 degrees
200 feet

37. Name the three types of shelter designs
The county sheriff
Iodine water purification tablets
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Evaporation

38. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudless sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
Radiation
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.
Cloudless= 5 degrees
15 minutes

39. Clouds do not block...
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Radiation
UV radiation
Red end

40. A person with ____________ has lost the ability to rewarm on her/his own.
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Moderate hypothermia
Fresh water fish
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs

41. R.I.C.E
60 minutes
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Iodine water purification tablets
Shadows

42. S.U.R.V.I.V.A.L
8000 feet
Red end
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
1:24000

43. The sun is approximately due south at what time of day during the month of August?
South of west
23.5
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
1:00pm

44. It is not always ok to use ________ as a treatment modality for someone experiencing mild or moderate hypothermia.
Exercise
Equidistant
Poison oak rash
Brain cells

45. _________ is not an effective insulator in wet - cold conditions.
4 miles
Level of dehydration
Brain cells
Cotton

46. List - in order - the treatment for mild hypothermia.
Mild
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
17 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.

47. Dehydration results from inadequate replacement of lost body fluids.A 5-percent loss results in...
Fresh water fish
Moderate
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
60 degrees

48. All _____________ are non-poisonous
Fresh water fish
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Radiation
North-south

49. Hypothermia is a lowering of the body's ___.
Internal temperature
Lean to - A frame - Dome
60 degrees
Convection

50. For maximum benefit - it's best to drink water at a rate of 1/4 liter every ___ minutes.
Biodegradable soap
60 minutes
15 minutes
Conduction