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Wilderness Survival

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is the ratio of shelter insulation on top to ground cover?
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
1:2
Moderate
4 miles

2. An initial reaction of the body when it attempts to cool itself is to dilate the blood vessels...
Severe
Cotton
In the extremities
15 minutes

3. 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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4. If the separation between the flash of lightning and the clap of thunder is 20 seconds - the lightning is how far away?
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
Increases
4 miles
25 times faster

5. The locations of the ______ is not fixed.
2 degrees
Minimize impact
12 hours
Magnetic north pole

6. Can't perform complex mental tasks. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Shadows
Mild
5 seconds
Convection

7. At northern altitudes in December - the sun rises south of east and sets...
South of west
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
Internal temperature
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW

8. 7.5-minute maps made by the USGS generally span how many miles north to south? East to west?
15
Evaporation
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Fresh water fish

9. Dehydration results from inadequate replacement of lost body fluids.A 5-percent loss results in...
Equal elevation
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Geographic north
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea

10. A majority of the energy derived from the food we eat goes into...
Sterilizing
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.
25 times faster
Heat production

11. Hypothermia is a lowering of the body's ___.
Fresh water fish
Not adequately hydrated
Evaporation
Internal temperature

12. Name the four category plants fall into
The point the lost person was last seen
Cotton
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Oxygen - fuel - heat

13. Lines of latitude run east-west and lines of longitude run...
Moderate
Head region
1:00pm
North-south

14. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudless sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
Mild
Cloudless= 5 degrees
17 degrees
5 seconds

15. What is the first step you should take when you become lost?
Wash your dishes in a stream
Shadows
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.

16. What county agency organizes - and is responsible for search and rescue operations in Oregon?
The county sheriff
Brain cells
Rise or be lifted
Conduction

17. 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
15
12 hours
Radiation

18. The color black on the map represents what kind of features?
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Severe
Protozoa
200 feet

19. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudy sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Mild
Wash your dishes in a stream
Protozoa

20. For maximum benefit - it's best to drink water at a rate of 1/4 liter every ___ minutes.
Mild
Cooling systems
Index
15 minutes

21. What four parts of your body should you keep clean?
Moderate hypothermia
Red end
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Help - a distress call

22. _________ is not an effective insulator in wet - cold conditions.
Evaporation
Cotton
Equidistant
UV radiation

23. Loss of fine motor control in hands. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
60 minutes
23.5
Mild
15 minutes

24. Sound - including thunder - travels about a mile in __ seconds near the ground.
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Brain
5 seconds
Moderate

25. What is the value of declination in the Eugene area?
South of west
Heat production
Conduction
17 degrees

26. When the sun is at a bearing of 240 degrees in the sky - the shadows point to __.
Fresh water fish
4 maps
Evaporation
60 degrees

27. Magnetic north and __________ are not the same.
Cotton
Geographic north
Iron in rocks
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle

28. Generally speaking - a lightning bolt will hit the...
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
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
Highest thing around
Internal temperature

29. What are the four cardinal points and inter cardinal points of the compass?
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Poison oak rash
4 maps
Fresh water fish

30. Describe the difference between filtering water and purifying water.
Sterilizing
The county sheriff
Dead
Brain cells

31. Heat loss due to physical contact with a cooler object is called ___
5 seconds
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
Conduction
Mild

32. __________ kill cryptosporidium as well as Giardia
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Internal temperature
4 maps
Iodine water purification tablets

33. ________ is a naturally occurring mineral that can deflect the compass needle.
Iron in rocks
Shadows
Slow jog
Fat

34. A 10-percent loss of body fluids results in...
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Heat production
UV radiation

35. Humans do not inherently acquire a...
Sense of direction
North-south
Magnetic north pole
Convection

36. Uncontrollable shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Mild
Moderate
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Minimize impact

37. A small cave - Beneath a lone tree
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
60 degrees
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
1:2

38. B.L.I.S.S
200 feet
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Rise or be lifted
Mild

39. A contour line is a line that connects points of ___ ____.
Moderate
Equal elevation
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Geographic north

40. For significant precipitation to form - air must...
Rise or be lifted
North-south
Mild
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.

41. How many minutes are there are there in one degree of latitude or longitude?
Not adequately hydrated
North-south
17 degrees
60 minutes

42. As you gain elevation - the percentage of O2 in the air...
Protozoa
Polaris
Increases
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous

43. The three forces of nature that work to decompose solid waste are ___ - ___ - and ___.
The county sheriff
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Sense of direction
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water

44. Heat stroke is a life-threatening...
Increases
Heat injury
Mild
In the extremities

45. It's not acceptable within the LNT philosophy to _____________ with biodegradable soap.
Wash your dishes in a stream
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
8000 feet
Internal temperature

46. Name the three parts of the fire triangle.
Index
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Slow jog

47. Water conducts heat away from the body approximately __ times faster than air at the same temperature.
Mild
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
25 times faster
Slow jog

48. Name the five parts of the bow drill.
Rise or be lifted
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Heat production
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea

49. To protect the riparian area - select a campsite location at least ___ feet away from lakes - streams - etc.
15
200 feet
Evaporation
Wet - rainy conditions

50. Every 5th contour line is darker in color. This line is called an __ contour line.
Fat
Mild
Index
25 times faster