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Wilderness Survival
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Subjects
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literacy
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soft-skills
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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. Shivering requires the energy of a...
Mountain
Slow jog
25 times faster
Level of dehydration
2. What is the ratio of shelter insulation on top to ground cover?
Dead
Sterilizing
Sense of direction
1:2
3. R.I.C.E
1:24000
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Protozoa
In the extremities
4. _________ pack more energy per gram than carbohydrates.
Polaris
Sense of direction
Fat
Moderate
5. Describe the difference between filtering water and purifying water.
The county sheriff
12 hours
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Sterilizing
6. Clouds do not block...
UV radiation
Geographic north
Poison oak rash
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
7. As you gain elevation - the percentage of O2 in the air...
1:00pm
Evaporation
Increases
12 hours
8. On the spring and fall ____ the sun rises exactly east and sets exactly west.
Equinoxes
Iodine water purification tablets
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
South of west
9. The mechanism of heat loss that is the most common when the body is at rest is ___
4 miles
60 degrees
Radiation
1:24000
10. Name the five parts of the bow drill.
Brain
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Internal temperature
Equinoxes
11. The color black on the map represents what kind of features?
Poison oak rash
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Sterilizing
17 degrees
12. What is the first step you should take when you become lost?
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Mild
Power lines
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
13. Glucose (blood sugar) is the only fuel normally used by...
Brain cells
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
60 degrees
Not adequately hydrated
14. Heat loss due to physical contact with a cooler object is called ___
Poison oak rash
Conduction
Magnetic north pole
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
15. Loss of body heat to circulating wind is called ___.
Mild
Poison oak rash
Convection
Cooling systems
16. Which map provides more detail - a 7.5-minute map or a 15-minute map?
A 7.5-minute map
UV radiation
Protozoa
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
17. Down is a good choice as an insulator for...
Level of dehydration
Wet - rainy conditions
Cloudless= 5 degrees
12 hours
18. Every 5th contour line is darker in color. This line is called an __ contour line.
Protozoa
Help - a distress call
Mountain
Index
19. Humans have very efficient...
60 degrees
Cooling systems
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Iron in rocks
20. Ataxia. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Moderate
Conduction
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Dead
21. What is the value of declination in the Eugene area?
Moderate
Increases
A 7.5-minute map
17 degrees
22. Fine shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Not adequately hydrated
Biodegradable soap
Heat production
Mild
23. ___________ does not degrade quickly in water sources such as lakes and streams.
Severe
Biodegradable soap
South of west
Magnetic north pole
24. 7.5-minute maps made by the USGS generally span how many miles north to south? East to west?
2 degrees
Heat production
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
25. To protect the riparian area - select a campsite location at least ___ feet away from lakes - streams - etc.
Wet - rainy conditions
200 feet
Protozoa
15 minutes
26. The umbles. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Sense of direction
In the extremities
A 7.5-minute map
Moderate
27. Sweating is a form of ___ heat loss.
Evaporation
Magnetic north pole
Iron in rocks
60 degrees
28. A hot shower can relieve the itching common to...
Poison oak rash
Head region
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Shadows
29. _______ are shorter in the summer than they are in the winter.
15 minutes
Shadows
Conduction
Wash your dishes in a stream
30. All _____________ are non-poisonous
A 7.5-minute map
23.5
Fresh water fish
Increases
31. Lines of latitude run __________ from each other.
Conduction
Brain
4 miles
Equidistant
32. Name the three parts of the fire triangle.
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Magnetic north pole
Wash your dishes in a stream
33. Three blasts of a whistle means ____.
Mild
Help - a distress call
Protozoa
Wash your dishes in a stream
34. __________ can cause deviation of the compass needle.
Mountain
Power lines
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
4 maps
35. Exposure of an area to cool - wet conditions for approximately __ hours is necessary to produce trench foot.
Convection
12 hours
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
Power lines
36. The name of the north star is ___.
Polaris
Conduction
Not adequately hydrated
Highest thing around
37. Hypothermia is a lowering of the body's ___.
Geographic north
Heat injury
Internal temperature
15
38. Heat cramps will occur if a person is...
12 hours
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.
Not adequately hydrated
Mild
39. The locations of the ______ is not fixed.
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Cooling systems
1:24000
Magnetic north pole
40. If you set up camp in a pristine area - you should move camp every day to...
200 feet
Minimize impact
Mild
1:24000
41. The most common map scale for a 7.5-minute map is...
1:24000
200 feet
Wet - rainy conditions
Cooling systems
42. Uncontrollable shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Mild
Poison oak rash
8000 feet
Moderate
43. It's not acceptable within the LNT philosophy to _____________ with biodegradable soap.
Fresh water fish
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Wash your dishes in a stream
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
44. Water conducts heat away from the body approximately __ times faster than air at the same temperature.
25 times faster
The point the lost person was last seen
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
17 degrees
45. How many minutes are there are there in one degree of latitude or longitude?
Mild
60 minutes
Help - a distress call
The point the lost person was last seen
46. Your thirst mechanism is not a very good indicator of your...
Magnetic north pole
4 maps
15 minutes
Level of dehydration
47. Shivering stops. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Slow jog
Head region
Severe
Equal elevation
48. What county agency organizes - and is responsible for search and rescue operations in Oregon?
The county sheriff
Equidistant
Power lines
Fat
49. At northern altitudes in December - the sun rises south of east and sets...
South of west
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Evaporation
Index
50. What four parts of your body should you keep clean?
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Sense of direction
Brain
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