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Wilderness Survival

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The mechanism of heat loss that is the most common when the body is at rest is ___
Mild
Power lines
Radiation
Cotton

2. What are the four cardinal points and inter cardinal points of the compass?
Brain cells
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Magnetic north pole
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW

3. Lines of latitude run east-west and lines of longitude run...
North-south
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
12 hours

4. A majority of the energy derived from the food we eat goes into...
Heat production
In the extremities
8000 feet
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW

5. Name the five parts of the bow drill.
Iron in rocks
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Brain cells
Fat

6. Name the three types of shelter designs
23.5
Lean to - A frame - Dome
15 minutes
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW

7. The name of the north star is ___.
Brain cells
Mountain
Polaris
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.

8. Sound - including thunder - travels about a mile in __ seconds near the ground.
Magnetic north pole
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Equidistant
5 seconds

9. List - in order - the treatment for mild hypothermia.
Not adequately hydrated
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

10. A person with ____________ has lost the ability to rewarm on her/his own.
5 seconds
Moderate hypothermia
Sterilizing
The point the lost person was last seen

11. Describe the difference between filtering water and purifying water.
Cotton
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Mild
Sterilizing

12. The earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees from vertical.
Biodegradable soap
Equal elevation
23.5
Magnetic north pole

13. It's not acceptable within the LNT philosophy to _____________ with biodegradable soap.
Highest thing around
Protozoa
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.
Wash your dishes in a stream

14. It is not always ok to use ________ as a treatment modality for someone experiencing mild or moderate hypothermia.
Radiation
Moderate
Exercise
200 feet

15. _________ pack more energy per gram than carbohydrates.
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Fat
12 hours
Cotton

16. What is the value of declination in the Eugene area?
5 seconds
Severe
15 minutes
17 degrees

17. What county agency organizes - and is responsible for search and rescue operations in Oregon?
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
The county sheriff
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs

18. The most common map scale for a 7.5-minute map is...
1:24000
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Wet - rainy conditions

19. Lines of latitude run __________ from each other.
Level of dehydration
Shadows
Equidistant
Evaporation

20. __________ can cause deviation of the compass needle.
Wet - rainy conditions
Heat production
Internal temperature
Power lines

21. ___________ does not degrade quickly in water sources such as lakes and streams.
Wash your dishes in a stream
The point the lost person was last seen
In the extremities
Biodegradable soap

22. At rest - the majority of heat production does not occur in the...
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Head region
Iron in rocks
Minimize impact

23. What is the first core organ to exhibit signs of being affected by hypothermia?
Moderate hypothermia
12 hours
Level of dehydration
Brain

24. _______ are shorter in the summer than they are in the winter.
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.
Wash your dishes in a stream
Shadows
4 miles

25. An initial reaction of the body when it attempts to cool itself is to dilate the blood vessels...
In the extremities
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Shadows
Moderate

26. As you gain elevation - the percentage of O2 in the air...
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
1:00pm
Increases
Cooling systems

27. The locations of the ______ is not fixed.
Magnetic north pole
25 times faster
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
Heat injury

28. To protect the riparian area - select a campsite location at least ___ feet away from lakes - streams - etc.
200 feet
Heat production
Fresh water fish
Cooling systems

29. What four parts of your body should you keep clean?
Highest thing around
12 hours
Radiation
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth

30. Name the four category plants fall into
Head region
Cotton
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Heat injury

31. A small cave - Beneath a lone tree
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
12 hours
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin

32. __________ kill cryptosporidium as well as Giardia
Shadows
Mild
23.5
Iodine water purification tablets

33. Giardia lamblia is a ____
Equinoxes
Protozoa
Heat production
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water

34. Ataxia. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
200 feet
Moderate
Geographic north
Index

35. Heat loss due to physical contact with a cooler object is called ___
Conduction
Equal elevation
1:2
Mild

36. High altitude begins at what elevation?
8000 feet
Biodegradable soap
Moderate hypothermia
Brain cells

37. Heat cramps will occur if a person is...
Not adequately hydrated
Mountain
Equidistant
Internal temperature

38. The color black on the map represents what kind of features?
Minimize impact
Magnetic north pole
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Index

39. Loss of body heat to circulating wind is called ___.
Convection
South of west
Minimize impact
A 7.5-minute map

40. Uncontrollable shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Mild
Moderate
Severe

41. Water conducts heat away from the body approximately __ times faster than air at the same temperature.
25 times faster
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Evaporation
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. On the spring and fall ____ the sun rises exactly east and sets exactly west.
UV radiation
Equinoxes
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
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin

43. A 15-percent loss of body fluids results in...
Poison oak rash
15
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin

44. The three forces of nature that work to decompose solid waste are ___ - ___ - and ___.
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
17 degrees
Heat production
60 degrees

45. Every 5th contour line is darker in color. This line is called an __ contour line.
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
15 minutes
Highest thing around
Index

46. Loss of fine motor control in hands. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Help - a distress call
Poison oak rash
Mild
Not adequately hydrated

47. What is the ratio of shelter insulation on top to ground cover?
Heat injury
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
1:2

48. Dehydration results from inadequate replacement of lost body fluids.A 5-percent loss results in...
Power lines
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Brain cells
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.

49. For significant precipitation to form - air must...
Rise or be lifted
Slow jog
Severe
The point the lost person was last seen

50. Hypothermia is a lowering of the body's ___.
17 degrees
Internal temperature
Equinoxes
Poison oak rash