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Wilderness Survival

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What are the four cardinal points and inter cardinal points of the compass?
12 hours
1:24000
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
A 7.5-minute map

2. S.U.R.V.I.V.A.L
Sense of direction
Biodegradable soap
Heat production
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

3. Every 5th contour line is darker in color. This line is called an __ contour line.
Protozoa
Polaris
Index
Mild

4. Three blasts of a whistle means ____.
Rise or be lifted
Fresh water fish
Help - a distress call
Exercise

5. Glucose (blood sugar) is the only fuel normally used by...
Magnetic north pole
5 seconds
Dead
Brain cells

6. Down is a good choice as an insulator for...
60 minutes
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Wet - rainy conditions
Moderate

7. The boiling point of water decreases __ degrees for every 1000 feet of elevation gain.
2 degrees
Cotton
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
1:2

8. Ataxia. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Minimize impact
The county sheriff
Magnetic north pole
Moderate

9. List - in order - the treatment for mild hypothermia.
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
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.
Level of dehydration
60 degrees

10. The color black on the map represents what kind of features?
Moderate hypothermia
Sterilizing
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
12 hours

11. What county agency organizes - and is responsible for search and rescue operations in Oregon?
Lean to - A frame - Dome
4 maps
Sterilizing
The county sheriff

12. A 15-percent loss of body fluids results in...
17 degrees
1:2
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Heat production

13. High altitude begins at what elevation?
South of west
8000 feet
Rise or be lifted
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate

14. Loss of body heat to circulating wind is called ___.
Increases
Convection
Poison oak rash
17 degrees

15. To protect the riparian area - select a campsite location at least ___ feet away from lakes - streams - etc.
Dead
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Wet - rainy conditions
200 feet

16. Humans do not inherently acquire a...
Severe
Sense of direction
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Brain cells

17. The three forces of nature that work to decompose solid waste are ___ - ___ - and ___.
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Brain
Exercise
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)

18. What four parts of your body should you keep clean?
Moderate
1:00pm
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Cotton

19. Person feels cold/lags behind. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
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.
Brain
Power lines

20. The mechanism of heat loss that is the most common when the body is at rest is ___
Evaporation
Not adequately hydrated
North-south
Radiation

21. An initial reaction of the body when it attempts to cool itself is to dilate the blood vessels...
In the extremities
Evaporation
Magnetic north pole
Highest thing around

22. The sun is approximately due south at what time of day during the month of August?
1:00pm
Heat production
Mountain
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus

23. _________ pack more energy per gram than carbohydrates.
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Red end
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Fat

24. How many minutes are there are there in one degree of latitude or longitude?
Shadows
Sense of direction
Iron in rocks
60 minutes

25. _________ is not an effective insulator in wet - cold conditions.
Cotton
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Minimize impact
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW

26. A contour line is a line that connects points of ___ ____.
Equal elevation
200 feet
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
15 minutes

27. Name the three parts of the fire triangle.
A 7.5-minute map
Sense of direction
Severe
Oxygen - fuel - heat

28. The umbles. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Convection
Moderate
The county sheriff
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous

29. The earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees from vertical.
Mild
Oxygen - fuel - heat
23.5
Level of dehydration

30. Hypothermia is a lowering of the body's ___.
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.
Internal temperature
The county sheriff
12 hours

31. A person with ____________ has lost the ability to rewarm on her/his own.
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Index
Radiation
Moderate hypothermia

32. Shivering stops. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Sense of direction
Severe
Power lines

33. All _____________ are non-poisonous
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Shadows
Fresh water fish
Fat

34. The kind of air space that exists between fibers and is responsible for trapping body heat is called ___ air space.
Iron in rocks
5 seconds
Moderate hypothermia
Dead

35. Name the five parts of the bow drill.
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Wash your dishes in a stream
Mild
Equinoxes

36. If you set up camp in a pristine area - you should move camp every day to...
A 7.5-minute map
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Minimize impact
Level of dehydration

37. How many 7.5-minute maps are required to represent the same area as one 15-minute map?
Moderate
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Equal elevation
4 maps

38. Heat loss due to physical contact with a cooler object is called ___
Conduction
North-south
Poison oak rash
Convection

39. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudy sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
Slow jog
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Equidistant
Oxygen - fuel - heat

40. The name of the north star is ___.
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Rise or be lifted
Shadows
Polaris

41. R.I.C.E
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
17 degrees

42. The most common map scale for a 7.5-minute map is...
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
4 maps
25 times faster
1:24000

43. The locations of the ______ is not fixed.
Sterilizing
Iodine water purification tablets
Magnetic north pole
60 minutes

44. What is the ratio of shelter insulation on top to ground cover?
Polaris
Radiation
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
1:2

45. Sweating is a form of ___ heat loss.
Evaporation
Iron in rocks
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.

46. Loss of fine motor control in hands. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Protozoa
Mild
The point the lost person was last seen

47. ___________ does not degrade quickly in water sources such as lakes and streams.
Increases
Biodegradable soap
Protozoa
Conduction

48. If the separation between the flash of lightning and the clap of thunder is 20 seconds - the lightning is how far away?
Mountain
4 miles
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Internal temperature

49. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudless sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Red end
Slow jog
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water

50. Which map provides more detail - a 7.5-minute map or a 15-minute map?
8000 feet
Convection
1:00pm
A 7.5-minute map