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Wilderness Survival

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Which map provides more detail - a 7.5-minute map or a 15-minute map?
12 hours
A 7.5-minute map
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

2. List - in order - the treatment for mild hypothermia.
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Dead
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.

3. It's not acceptable within the LNT philosophy to _____________ with biodegradable soap.
UV radiation
Equal elevation
Wash your dishes in a stream
Moderate

4. The average apparent motion of the sun across the sky is ____ degrees per hour.
15
Red end
The point the lost person was last seen
Severe

5. Water conducts heat away from the body approximately __ times faster than air at the same temperature.
12 hours
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
25 times faster
Exercise

6. Fine shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
The county sheriff
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Mild
Equal elevation

7. _________ is not an effective insulator in wet - cold conditions.
Cotton
Power lines
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.
5 seconds

8. On the spring and fall ____ the sun rises exactly east and sets exactly west.
A 7.5-minute map
The point the lost person was last seen
25 times faster
Equinoxes

9. Person feels cold/lags behind. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Mountain
Increases
Moderate hypothermia
Mild

10. A hot shower can relieve the itching common to...
200 feet
Poison oak rash
23.5
The county sheriff

11. B.L.I.S.S
Dead
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Mountain

12. Orographic lifting is the lifting of air over a _____ barrier.
Protozoa
Minimize impact
Mountain
Lean to - A frame - Dome

13. ___________ does not degrade quickly in water sources such as lakes and streams.
Biodegradable soap
Convection
12 hours
Equidistant

14. _________ pack more energy per gram than carbohydrates.
Highest thing around
60 degrees
Fat
Wash your dishes in a stream

15. Heat loss due to physical contact with a cooler object is called ___
15
Conduction
Poison oak rash
Iron in rocks

16. Uncontrollable shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Exercise
1:24000
Dead
Moderate

17. Sweating is a form of ___ heat loss.
Evaporation
Severe
60 minutes
Slow jog

18. High altitude begins at what elevation?
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
Cooling systems
8000 feet
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water

19. To protect the riparian area - select a campsite location at least ___ feet away from lakes - streams - etc.
Severe
200 feet
Moderate
4 miles

20. The umbles. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Dead
Moderate
Mild
Fat

21. Humans do not inherently acquire a...
Shadows
Moderate
Sense of direction
Conduction

22. __________ kill cryptosporidium as well as Giardia
Dead
Mild
Magnetic north pole
Iodine water purification tablets

23. Three blasts of a whistle means ____.
Biodegradable soap
Convection
Help - a distress call
Brain cells

24. When the sun is at a bearing of 240 degrees in the sky - the shadows point to __.
5 seconds
8000 feet
Protozoa
60 degrees

25. What is the ratio of shelter insulation on top to ground cover?
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Not adequately hydrated
1:2
Iron in rocks

26. Generally speaking - a lightning bolt will hit the...
North-south
Highest thing around
Not adequately hydrated
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth

27. Clouds do not block...
UV radiation
Brain
Geographic north
Equidistant

28. Can't perform complex mental tasks. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Mild
Internal temperature
Severe
Minimize impact

29. Lines of latitude run __________ from each other.
Heat production
60 degrees
Equidistant
Iron in rocks

30. At rest - the majority of heat production does not occur in the...
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
60 minutes
Iron in rocks
Head region

31. Dehydration results from inadequate replacement of lost body fluids.A 5-percent loss results in...
Fresh water fish
The point the lost person was last seen
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Level of dehydration

32. The name of the north star is ___.
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.
Conduction
Polaris
Fresh water fish

33. What is the first core organ to exhibit signs of being affected by hypothermia?
Help - a distress call
Polaris
Brain
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth

34. A 10-percent loss of body fluids results in...
Conduction
Severe
Wet - rainy conditions
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs

35. Exposure of an area to cool - wet conditions for approximately __ hours is necessary to produce trench foot.
12 hours
Severe
200 feet
Heat production

36. Loss of body heat to circulating wind is called ___.
Sense of direction
Mild
Index
Convection

37. R.I.C.E
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
1:2
UV radiation
1:24000

38. __________ can cause deviation of the compass needle.
15
200 feet
Power lines
60 minutes

39. _______ are shorter in the summer than they are in the winter.
Mild
Shadows
Mild
60 degrees

40. Heat cramps will occur if a person is...
60 minutes
Not adequately hydrated
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Minimize impact

41. S.U.R.V.I.V.A.L
Shadows
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
Polaris
Increases

42. The most common map scale for a 7.5-minute map is...
Equal elevation
1:24000
Shadows
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles

43. Down is a good choice as an insulator for...
Conduction
Cloudy = 3 degrees
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.

44. How many minutes are there are there in one degree of latitude or longitude?
4 miles
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
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.
60 minutes

45. Giardia lamblia is a ____
Protozoa
Wet - rainy conditions
15 minutes
Wash your dishes in a stream

46. All _____________ are non-poisonous
4 miles
Heat injury
Fresh water fish
Equinoxes

47. 7.5-minute maps made by the USGS generally span how many miles north to south? East to west?
Cooling systems
12 hours
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles

48. The color black on the map represents what kind of features?
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Sense of direction
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Level of dehydration

49. As you gain elevation - the percentage of O2 in the air...
Severe
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Increases
North-south

50. ________ is a naturally occurring mineral that can deflect the compass needle.
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Iron in rocks
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Biodegradable soap