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Wilderness Survival

Subjects : literacy, soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Down is a good choice as an insulator for...






2. It's not acceptable within the LNT philosophy to _____________ with biodegradable soap.






3. B.L.I.S.S






4. Sweating is a form of ___ heat loss.






5. Clouds do not block...






6. Glucose (blood sugar) is the only fuel normally used by...






7. What is the first core organ to exhibit signs of being affected by hypothermia?






8. The umbles. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?






9. High altitude begins at what elevation?






10. If the separation between the flash of lightning and the clap of thunder is 20 seconds - the lightning is how far away?






11. Searchers usually begin their search for a lost person from what location?






12. You are going on a solo backcountry hike for a full day. Describe the information you would convey to your roommate or friend before leaving - about your hike and the protocols to follow if you are not back by nightfall.


13. The average apparent motion of the sun across the sky is ____ degrees per hour.






14. The mechanism of heat loss that is the most common when the body is at rest is ___






15. For significant precipitation to form - air must...






16. Person feels cold/lags behind. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?






17. All _____________ are non-poisonous






18. An initial reaction of the body when it attempts to cool itself is to dilate the blood vessels...






19. The color black on the map represents what kind of features?






20. Three blasts of a whistle means ____.






21. __________ can cause deviation of the compass needle.






22. Water conducts heat away from the body approximately __ times faster than air at the same temperature.






23. What four parts of your body should you keep clean?






24. The kind of air space that exists between fibers and is responsible for trapping body heat is called ___ air space.






25. ___________ does not degrade quickly in water sources such as lakes and streams.






26. Name the four category plants fall into






27. ________ is a naturally occurring mineral that can deflect the compass needle.






28. If you set up camp in a pristine area - you should move camp every day to...






29. The most common map scale for a 7.5-minute map is...






30. The boiling point of water decreases __ degrees for every 1000 feet of elevation gain.






31. Heat loss due to physical contact with a cooler object is called ___






32. On the spring and fall ____ the sun rises exactly east and sets exactly west.






33. At northern altitudes in December - the sun rises south of east and sets...






34. Lines of latitude run east-west and lines of longitude run...






35. How many minutes are there are there in one degree of latitude or longitude?






36. At rest - the majority of heat production does not occur in the...






37. Heat stroke is a life-threatening...






38. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudy sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.






39. Loss of body heat to circulating wind is called ___.






40. Giardia lamblia is a ____






41. What is the first step you should take when you become lost?






42. Humans do not inherently acquire a...






43. A 10-percent loss of body fluids results in...






44. As you gain elevation - the percentage of O2 in the air...






45. A small cave - Beneath a lone tree






46. Orographic lifting is the lifting of air over a _____ barrier.






47. When the sun is at a bearing of 240 degrees in the sky - the shadows point to __.






48. The three forces of nature that work to decompose solid waste are ___ - ___ - and ___.






49. A person with ____________ has lost the ability to rewarm on her/his own.






50. Lines of latitude run __________ from each other.