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Wilderness Survival

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Sweating is a form of ___ heat loss.
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Evaporation
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
4 miles

2. Fine shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
5 seconds
Iron in rocks
Mild
UV radiation

3. The three forces of nature that work to decompose solid waste are ___ - ___ - and ___.
Convection
The point the lost person was last seen
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
60 minutes

4. A contour line is a line that connects points of ___ ____.
Polaris
Equal elevation
Brain
1:24000

5. Which map provides more detail - a 7.5-minute map or a 15-minute map?
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Radiation
Mountain
A 7.5-minute map

6. For significant precipitation to form - air must...
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
North-south
Rise or be lifted
Not adequately hydrated

7. Water conducts heat away from the body approximately __ times faster than air at the same temperature.
Protozoa
Fresh water fish
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
25 times faster

8. Shivering requires the energy of a...
17 degrees
Shadows
15
Slow jog

9. Clouds do not block...
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.
Help - a distress call
Head region
UV radiation

10. B.L.I.S.S
15 minutes
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Convection

11. R.I.C.E
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
60 degrees
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate

12. An initial reaction of the body when it attempts to cool itself is to dilate the blood vessels...
In the extremities
Mild
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth

13. Down is a good choice as an insulator for...
Wet - rainy conditions
Cooling systems
8000 feet
Moderate hypothermia

14. A person with ____________ has lost the ability to rewarm on her/his own.
Polaris
Moderate hypothermia
5 seconds
Magnetic north pole

15. Your thirst mechanism is not a very good indicator of your...
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.
Level of dehydration
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
15 minutes

16. What is the first step you should take when you become lost?
Dead
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Index
15

17. Shivering stops. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
4 maps
Equal elevation
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
Severe

18. Dehydration results from inadequate replacement of lost body fluids.A 5-percent loss results in...
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Dead
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Severe

19. __________ kill cryptosporidium as well as Giardia
23.5
Iodine water purification tablets
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Severe

20. Uncontrollable shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Equidistant
8000 feet
Increases
Moderate

21. Person feels cold/lags behind. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Cooling systems
North-south
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Mild

22. How many minutes are there are there in one degree of latitude or longitude?
Cooling systems
60 minutes
Fat
Equal elevation

23. The umbles. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Moderate
Equal elevation
Radiation
Wet - rainy conditions

24. Lines of latitude run east-west and lines of longitude run...
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Heat production
Mild
North-south

25. Three blasts of a whistle means ____.
Wet - rainy conditions
Severe
Help - a distress call
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea

26. If you set up camp in a pristine area - you should move camp every day to...
Minimize impact
Severe
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Sterilizing

27. The sun is approximately due south at what time of day during the month of August?
Iron in rocks
In the extremities
Heat injury
1:00pm

28. On the spring and fall ____ the sun rises exactly east and sets exactly west.
Poison oak rash
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Biodegradable soap
Equinoxes

29. A 15-percent loss of body fluids results in...
23.5
2 degrees
Minimize impact
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin

30. Sound - including thunder - travels about a mile in __ seconds near the ground.
25 times faster
Polaris
5 seconds
Head region

31. The earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees from vertical.
23.5
Equidistant
Highest thing around
Cloudless= 5 degrees

32. A small cave - Beneath a lone tree
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
South of west
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
1:2

33. Loss of fine motor control in hands. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
The point the lost person was last seen
Mild
Equal elevation
Iodine water purification tablets

34. Name some plants that can provide nourishment in the wild
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
Heat production
Biodegradable soap
The point the lost person was last seen

35. _________ is not an effective insulator in wet - cold conditions.
Red end
Mild
The point the lost person was last seen
Cotton

36. If the separation between the flash of lightning and the clap of thunder is 20 seconds - the lightning is how far away?
4 miles
Biodegradable soap
60 degrees
Increases

37. Describe the difference between filtering water and purifying water.
Heat production
Sterilizing
1:2
Help - a distress call

38. Ataxia. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Heat production
Moderate
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Slow jog

39. List - in order - the treatment for mild hypothermia.
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Internal temperature
Moderate 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.

40. At rest - the majority of heat production does not occur in the...
Head region
UV radiation
Radiation
5 seconds

41. It's not acceptable within the LNT philosophy to _____________ with biodegradable soap.
5 seconds
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Wash your dishes in a stream
Moderate

42. The locations of the ______ is not fixed.
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Magnetic north pole
Protozoa
Equidistant

43. 7.5-minute maps made by the USGS generally span how many miles north to south? East to west?
Cotton
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Protozoa
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles

44. Hypothermia is a lowering of the body's ___.
17 degrees
The point the lost person was last seen
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Internal temperature

45. The mechanism of heat loss that is the most common when the body is at rest is ___
North-south
Radiation
Brain cells
Biodegradable soap

46. Name the four category plants fall into
Wash your dishes in a stream
Power lines
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Brain cells

47. Giardia lamblia is a ____
A 7.5-minute map
Protozoa
Heat production
Dead

48. For maximum benefit - it's best to drink water at a rate of 1/4 liter every ___ minutes.
Magnetic north pole
15 minutes
17 degrees
The county sheriff

49. What four parts of your body should you keep clean?
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Wash your dishes in a stream
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Moderate

50. Glucose (blood sugar) is the only fuel normally used by...
Brain cells
North-south
Head region
In the extremities