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Wilderness Survival

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. R.I.C.E
Protozoa
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
60 degrees
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate

2. Uncontrollable shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Moderate
Equidistant
Dead
Fat

3. _______ are shorter in the summer than they are in the winter.
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Shadows
4 miles
1:2

4. Which map provides more detail - a 7.5-minute map or a 15-minute map?
Moderate hypothermia
Equal elevation
A 7.5-minute map
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea

5. Sound - including thunder - travels about a mile in __ seconds near the ground.
Wet - rainy conditions
Fresh water fish
Increases
5 seconds

6. Name the five parts of the bow drill.
Magnetic north pole
Red end
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle

7. Loss of fine motor control in hands. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
1:00pm
Mild
Severe
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

8. Lines of latitude run east-west and lines of longitude run...
Sterilizing
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
North-south
Moderate

9. If the separation between the flash of lightning and the clap of thunder is 20 seconds - the lightning is how far away?
5 seconds
4 miles
Moderate
Index

10. If you set up camp in a pristine area - you should move camp every day to...
Sterilizing
2 degrees
Minimize impact
Protozoa

11. The kind of air space that exists between fibers and is responsible for trapping body heat is called ___ air space.
Internal temperature
1:00pm
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Dead

12. The average apparent motion of the sun across the sky is ____ degrees per hour.
4 maps
Sterilizing
Highest thing around
15

13. Loss of body heat to circulating wind is called ___.
60 minutes
Convection
Level of dehydration
Fresh water fish

14. List - in order - the treatment for mild hypothermia.
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.
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Equinoxes
17 degrees

15. Lines of latitude run __________ from each other.
17 degrees
Equidistant
Protozoa
Heat injury

16. A hot shower can relieve the itching common to...
1:24000
4 miles
Polaris
Poison oak rash

17. The sun is approximately due south at what time of day during the month of August?
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Cotton
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
1:00pm

18. Hypothermia is a lowering of the body's ___.
Equal elevation
Increases
4 maps
Internal temperature

19. Orographic lifting is the lifting of air over a _____ barrier.
2 degrees
Mountain
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Iron in rocks

20. A 10-percent loss of body fluids results in...
Level of dehydration
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Biodegradable soap
4 maps

21. At northern altitudes in December - the sun rises south of east and sets...
The county sheriff
South of west
Protozoa
60 degrees

22. For maximum benefit - it's best to drink water at a rate of 1/4 liter every ___ minutes.
60 minutes
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
15 minutes
Poison oak rash

23. Dehydration results from inadequate replacement of lost body fluids.A 5-percent loss results in...
Help - a distress call
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.
In the extremities
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea

24. The ______ of the compass needle points towards magnetic north.
2 degrees
Cooling systems
Polaris
Red end

25. B.L.I.S.S
Head region
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Radiation

26. It's not acceptable within the LNT philosophy to _____________ with biodegradable soap.
4 maps
Wash your dishes in a stream
UV radiation
Index

27. The mechanism of heat loss that is the most common when the body is at rest is ___
Fresh water fish
Radiation
The county sheriff
Magnetic north pole

28. _________ pack more energy per gram than carbohydrates.
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Fat
Minimize impact
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth

29. For significant precipitation to form - air must...
Rise or be lifted
Wet - rainy conditions
Red end
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin

30. A 15-percent loss of body fluids results in...
Head region
5 seconds
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin

31. A contour line is a line that connects points of ___ ____.
Geographic north
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Equal elevation
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles

32. Heat stroke is a life-threatening...
Fat
Dead
Heat injury
Heat production

33. The color black on the map represents what kind of features?
Moderate
15 minutes
Cotton
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)

34. As you gain elevation - the percentage of O2 in the air...
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Moderate
Increases
Level of dehydration

35. Down is a good choice as an insulator for...
Not adequately hydrated
17 degrees
Wet - rainy conditions
Magnetic north pole

36. Three blasts of a whistle means ____.
Brain cells
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Help - a distress call
4 miles

37. Shivering stops. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Rise or be lifted
12 hours
Severe
Minimize impact

38. ___________ does not degrade quickly in water sources such as lakes and streams.
Biodegradable soap
Not adequately hydrated
The point the lost person was last seen
Moderate

39. What is the first step you should take when you become lost?
Power lines
5 seconds
Mild
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.

40. Magnetic north and __________ are not the same.
Cotton
Highest thing around
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Geographic north

41. 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
Wet - rainy conditions
Moderate
Conduction

42. Describe the difference between filtering water and purifying water.
Dead
A 7.5-minute map
Sterilizing
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous

43. Clouds do not block...
1:00pm
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Iron in rocks
UV radiation

44. Heat cramps will occur if a person is...
25 times faster
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Not adequately hydrated
Mountain

45. What are the four cardinal points and inter cardinal points of the compass?
North-south
1:24000
Moderate
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW

46. Every 5th contour line is darker in color. This line is called an __ contour line.
Sense of direction
Index
60 minutes
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.

47. Generally speaking - a lightning bolt will hit the...
Highest thing around
Power lines
4 maps
Head region

48. Ataxia. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Iodine water purification tablets
Moderate
60 degrees
Brain

49. Heat loss due to physical contact with a cooler object is called ___
Conduction
Protozoa
12 hours
Rise or be lifted

50. The earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees from vertical.
23.5
Moderate
In the extremities
Highest thing around