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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.
15
60 minutes
Biodegradable soap
2 degrees

2. The ______ of the compass needle points towards magnetic north.
Mountain
Red end
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Heat injury

3. What is the first core organ to exhibit signs of being affected by hypothermia?
Brain
Oxygen - fuel - heat
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Mild

4. Describe the difference between filtering water and purifying water.
60 minutes
Sterilizing
8000 feet
1:2

5. An initial reaction of the body when it attempts to cool itself is to dilate the blood vessels...
Cloudless= 5 degrees
In the extremities
The point the lost person was last seen
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle

6. B.L.I.S.S
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.
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Iodine water purification tablets
25 times faster

7. Exposure of an area to cool - wet conditions for approximately __ hours is necessary to produce trench foot.
Convection
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
12 hours
Heat injury

8. What is the value of declination in the Eugene area?
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Cloudy = 3 degrees
17 degrees
Severe

9. Dehydration results from inadequate replacement of lost body fluids.A 5-percent loss results in...
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.
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
1:2
Protozoa

10. Heat cramps will occur if a person is...
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
8000 feet
Not adequately hydrated
Poison oak rash

11. Down is a good choice as an insulator for...
Wet - rainy conditions
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
200 feet
5 seconds

12. A 15-percent loss of body fluids results in...
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Magnetic north pole
A 7.5-minute map
Level of dehydration

13. _________ is not an effective insulator in wet - cold conditions.
Power lines
Cotton
Convection
Magnetic north pole

14. Humans have very efficient...
Head region
Mild
Cooling systems
The point the lost person was last seen

15. __________ kill cryptosporidium as well as Giardia
Iodine water purification tablets
Protozoa
UV radiation
Biodegradable soap

16. The kind of air space that exists between fibers and is responsible for trapping body heat is called ___ air space.
Dead
Poison oak rash
Internal temperature
Mild

17. The boiling point of water decreases __ degrees for every 1000 feet of elevation gain.
2 degrees
Power lines
15
Moderate

18. What is the ratio of shelter insulation on top to ground cover?
1:2
60 degrees
Wet - rainy conditions
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water

19. Magnetic north and __________ are not the same.
Equinoxes
12 hours
Geographic north
Sterilizing

20. To protect the riparian area - select a campsite location at least ___ feet away from lakes - streams - etc.
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.
Polaris
Moderate hypothermia
200 feet

21. A person with ____________ has lost the ability to rewarm on her/his own.
Fat
Mild
Moderate hypothermia
Rise or be lifted

22. Loss of fine motor control in hands. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Moderate
Mild
Polaris

23. Lines of latitude run east-west and lines of longitude run...
Geographic north
UV radiation
Severe
North-south

24. High altitude begins at what elevation?
Polaris
8000 feet
Geographic north
Rise or be lifted

25. R.I.C.E
Fat
Iodine water purification tablets
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.

26. How many minutes are there are there in one degree of latitude or longitude?
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
60 minutes
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Highest thing around

27. Heat stroke is a life-threatening...
Heat injury
Evaporation
Mild
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous

28. Uncontrollable shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Moderate
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.
Mild
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous

29. If the separation between the flash of lightning and the clap of thunder is 20 seconds - the lightning is how far away?
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
2 degrees
4 miles
Iodine water purification tablets

30. Name the three parts of the fire triangle.
Convection
Cloudless= 5 degrees
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.
Oxygen - fuel - heat

31. Searchers usually begin their search for a lost person from what location?
The point the lost person was last seen
Mild
Increases
Moderate

32. 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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33. Sound - including thunder - travels about a mile in __ seconds near the ground.
Slow jog
1:24000
Convection
5 seconds

34. All _____________ are non-poisonous
Fresh water fish
Lean to - A frame - Dome
South of west
Equal elevation

35. Shivering stops. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Highest thing around
Brain cells
Severe
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.

36. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudless sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
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
12 hours
Cloudless= 5 degrees
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate

37. 7.5-minute maps made by the USGS generally span how many miles north to south? East to west?
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Slow jog
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Index

38. The most common map scale for a 7.5-minute map is...
1:24000
60 minutes
Geographic north
Magnetic north pole

39. The name of the north star is ___.
60 minutes
Head region
Polaris
Mild

40. On the spring and fall ____ the sun rises exactly east and sets exactly west.
Equinoxes
Moderate hypothermia
Not adequately hydrated
Mild

41. The sun is approximately due south at what time of day during the month of August?
Mild
1:00pm
The point the lost person was last seen
4 miles

42. As you gain elevation - the percentage of O2 in the air...
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Iron in rocks
Increases
8000 feet

43. Name some plants that can provide nourishment in the wild
4 miles
Biodegradable soap
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
Mild

44. A small cave - Beneath a lone tree
UV radiation
Sense of direction
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Protozoa

45. At rest - the majority of heat production does not occur in the...
North-south
Fresh water fish
Head region
Highest thing around

46. The color black on the map represents what kind of features?
Mild
4 miles
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
25 times faster

47. Can't perform complex mental tasks. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
1:2
12 hours
Mild
Head region

48. Heat loss due to physical contact with a cooler object is called ___
Highest thing around
1:00pm
Conduction
Sense of direction

49. What four parts of your body should you keep clean?
1:00pm
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Highest thing around
Evaporation

50. Generally speaking - a lightning bolt will hit the...
1:24000
Mild
Highest thing around
The point the lost person was last seen