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Wilderness Survival

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A 15-percent loss of body fluids results in...
4 maps
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
The point the lost person was last seen

2. Fine shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Conduction
Red end
Mild
Not adequately hydrated

3. Which map provides more detail - a 7.5-minute map or a 15-minute map?
Cooling systems
A 7.5-minute map
Moderate
South of west

4. For maximum benefit - it's best to drink water at a rate of 1/4 liter every ___ minutes.
60 degrees
Evaporation
15 minutes
Highest thing around

5. Lines of latitude run __________ from each other.
Iodine water purification tablets
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Equidistant
Fresh water fish

6. ___________ does not degrade quickly in water sources such as lakes and streams.
Biodegradable soap
Protozoa
Polaris
Minimize impact

7. Your thirst mechanism is not a very good indicator of your...
2 degrees
4 maps
Level of dehydration
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW

8. Lines of latitude run east-west and lines of longitude run...
Mild
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Moderate
North-south

9. _________ pack more energy per gram than carbohydrates.
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
Mild
Fat
In the extremities

10. How many minutes are there are there in one degree of latitude or longitude?
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
60 minutes
Head region
200 feet

11. What is the first step you should take when you become lost?
Conduction
Sense of direction
Iodine water purification tablets
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.

12. Clouds do not block...
Sense of direction
UV radiation
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Dead

13. A person with ____________ has lost the ability to rewarm on her/his own.
5 seconds
Equal elevation
60 minutes
Moderate hypothermia

14. The umbles. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Exercise
Polaris
Moderate
Heat injury

15. The locations of the ______ is not fixed.
Heat production
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Magnetic north pole
Not adequately hydrated

16. Person feels cold/lags behind. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
15
Mild
In the extremities
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus

17. An initial reaction of the body when it attempts to cool itself is to dilate the blood vessels...
Moderate
In the extremities
1:00pm
15 minutes

18. What county agency organizes - and is responsible for search and rescue operations in Oregon?
The county sheriff
60 minutes
Heat injury
In the extremities

19. What is the value of declination in the Eugene area?
15 minutes
The point the lost person was last seen
17 degrees
Moderate

20. The sun is approximately due south at what time of day during the month of August?
1:00pm
In the extremities
Moderate
5 seconds

21. For significant precipitation to form - air must...
Brain
Heat injury
Rise or be lifted
1:2

22. Glucose (blood sugar) is the only fuel normally used by...
Equal elevation
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Brain cells
Wash your dishes in a stream

23. List - in order - the treatment for mild hypothermia.
1:00pm
Wash your dishes in a stream
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.
Mountain

24. Humans do not inherently acquire a...
Sense of direction
Mountain
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Head region

25. The mechanism of heat loss that is the most common when the body is at rest is ___
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
15
Radiation
A 7.5-minute map

26. S.U.R.V.I.V.A.L
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Red end
The county sheriff
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

27. __________ can cause deviation of the compass needle.
Red end
UV radiation
Index
Power lines

28. The most common map scale for a 7.5-minute map is...
1:24000
Highest thing around
15
Convection

29. Orographic lifting is the lifting of air over a _____ barrier.
Index
2 degrees
Mountain
Highest thing around

30. Name the four category plants fall into
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
25 times faster
Moderate
Heat injury

31. Shivering stops. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Severe
Mountain
Internal temperature
Cooling systems

32. Ataxia. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
The county sheriff
12 hours
Minimize impact
Moderate

33. Can't perform complex mental tasks. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
5 seconds
Mild
Increases
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)

34. A contour line is a line that connects points of ___ ____.
Equal elevation
Help - a distress call
4 maps
Moderate hypothermia

35. Name the three parts of the fire triangle.
Radiation
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Mild
Cloudless= 5 degrees

36. On the spring and fall ____ the sun rises exactly east and sets exactly west.
Index
23.5
Equinoxes
Exercise

37. The ______ of the compass needle points towards magnetic north.
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Red end
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.
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle

38. What are the four cardinal points and inter cardinal points of the compass?
Increases
Mild
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate

39. The average apparent motion of the sun across the sky is ____ degrees per hour.
15
Polaris
17 degrees
Biodegradable soap

40. As you gain elevation - the percentage of O2 in the air...
In the extremities
Equidistant
Increases
Convection

41. Every 5th contour line is darker in color. This line is called an __ contour line.
Fat
Moderate hypothermia
Index
Conduction

42. A hot shower can relieve the itching common to...
1:00pm
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Moderate
Poison oak rash

43. Generally speaking - a lightning bolt will hit the...
Highest thing around
Mountain
Moderate
60 degrees

44. Name some plants that can provide nourishment in the wild
Mild
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Head region

45. Exposure of an area to cool - wet conditions for approximately __ hours is necessary to produce trench foot.
60 degrees
12 hours
Increases
1:2

46. At rest - the majority of heat production does not occur in the...
Mild
Equidistant
Head region
Rise or be lifted

47. High altitude begins at what elevation?
Polaris
8000 feet
Power lines
Magnetic north pole

48. To protect the riparian area - select a campsite location at least ___ feet away from lakes - streams - etc.
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Protozoa
200 feet
Convection

49. Humans have very efficient...
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
Cooling systems
Sterilizing
1:00pm

50. Water conducts heat away from the body approximately __ times faster than air at the same temperature.
25 times faster
17 degrees
Internal temperature
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles