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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 ___
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
15
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Radiation

2. Describe the difference between filtering water and purifying water.
15
Mountain
Sterilizing
Red end

3. A person with ____________ has lost the ability to rewarm on her/his own.
Mild
Moderate hypothermia
Mild
A 7.5-minute map

4. High altitude begins at what elevation?
Evaporation
Mild
8000 feet
12 hours

5. An initial reaction of the body when it attempts to cool itself is to dilate the blood vessels...
23.5
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.
Conduction
In the extremities

6. If you set up camp in a pristine area - you should move camp every day to...
Minimize impact
Radiation
15 minutes
15

7. The sun is approximately due south at what time of day during the month of August?
1:00pm
Convection
15
Fat

8. It is not always ok to use ________ as a treatment modality for someone experiencing mild or moderate hypothermia.
Conduction
Iodine water purification tablets
Exercise
Head region

9. _________ is not an effective insulator in wet - cold conditions.
Cotton
Power lines
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Index

10. Person feels cold/lags behind. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Sense of direction
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.
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.

11. The most common map scale for a 7.5-minute map is...
Cotton
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.
1:24000
The point the lost person was last seen

12. Name the five parts of the bow drill.
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Minimize impact
Biodegradable soap
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle

13. Name the four category plants fall into
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Cooling systems
Shadows

14. The umbles. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Dead
Sense of direction
Moderate
17 degrees

15. All _____________ are non-poisonous
Heat production
Iodine water purification tablets
Fresh water fish
Not adequately hydrated

16. What four parts of your body should you keep clean?
Wet - rainy conditions
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
25 times faster
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth

17. Humans do not inherently acquire a...
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Sense of direction
Mild
4 maps

18. The ______ of the compass needle points towards magnetic north.
Red end
Equinoxes
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.

19. Loss of fine motor control in hands. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Power lines
Moderate hypothermia
Equidistant
Mild

20. Down is a good choice as an insulator for...
Severe
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Wet - rainy conditions
Radiation

21. For significant precipitation to form - air must...
Rise or be lifted
8000 feet
60 minutes
12 hours

22. __________ kill cryptosporidium as well as Giardia
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
Iodine water purification tablets
Heat production
Mild

23. Ataxia. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Red end
Moderate
Heat production

24. Generally speaking - a lightning bolt will hit the...
Highest thing around
Mild
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
UV radiation

25. Name some plants that can provide nourishment in the wild
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
The county sheriff
5 seconds
200 feet

26. What is the first core organ to exhibit signs of being affected by hypothermia?
8000 feet
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
Brain

27. For maximum benefit - it's best to drink water at a rate of 1/4 liter every ___ minutes.
60 minutes
15 minutes
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.
UV radiation

28. R.I.C.E
Equal elevation
23.5
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Cloudless= 5 degrees

29. B.L.I.S.S
Iodine water purification tablets
1:00pm
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location

30. A hot shower can relieve the itching common to...
Brain
Convection
Increases
Poison oak rash

31. It's not acceptable within the LNT philosophy to _____________ with biodegradable soap.
Exercise
Wash your dishes in a stream
5 seconds
In the extremities

32. Sweating is a form of ___ heat loss.
Evaporation
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Power lines

33. On the spring and fall ____ the sun rises exactly east and sets exactly west.
25 times faster
1:2
Equinoxes
A 7.5-minute map

34. To protect the riparian area - select a campsite location at least ___ feet away from lakes - streams - etc.
Slow jog
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
25 times faster
200 feet

35. How many minutes are there are there in one degree of latitude or longitude?
Biodegradable soap
17 degrees
60 minutes
The point the lost person was last seen

36. What county agency organizes - and is responsible for search and rescue operations in Oregon?
Level of dehydration
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
25 times faster
The county sheriff

37. What is the ratio of shelter insulation on top to ground cover?
Cloudless= 5 degrees
1:2
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Mountain

38. Lines of latitude run east-west and lines of longitude run...
North-south
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
A 7.5-minute map
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth

39. If the separation between the flash of lightning and the clap of thunder is 20 seconds - the lightning is how far away?
25 times faster
Mild
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
4 miles

40. A 15-percent loss of body fluids results in...
15 minutes
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
North-south
Moderate

41. 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.
Magnetic north pole
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Exercise

42. Three blasts of a whistle means ____.
A 7.5-minute map
Wet - rainy conditions
Moderate
Help - a distress call

43. Humans have very efficient...
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.
Cooling systems
Moderate
Increases

44. Heat cramps will occur if a person is...
Moderate
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Not adequately hydrated

45. Searchers usually begin their search for a lost person from what location?
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Evaporation
Heat production
The point the lost person was last seen

46. Water conducts heat away from the body approximately __ times faster than air at the same temperature.
4 miles
The point the lost person was last seen
25 times faster
15

47. ___________ does not degrade quickly in water sources such as lakes and streams.
Iodine water purification tablets
1:2
200 feet
Biodegradable soap

48. Your thirst mechanism is not a very good indicator of your...
Level of dehydration
Cotton
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Cloudy = 3 degrees

49. The boiling point of water decreases __ degrees for every 1000 feet of elevation gain.
Brain
2 degrees
Moderate
Equinoxes

50. What is the value of declination in the Eugene area?
Moderate
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
17 degrees
Cloudy = 3 degrees