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Wilderness Survival
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. What is the first core organ to exhibit signs of being affected by hypothermia?
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
The point the lost person was last seen
Mild
Brain
2. The earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees from vertical.
Power lines
Highest thing around
1:24000
23.5
3. Your thirst mechanism is not a very good indicator of your...
Level of dehydration
25 times faster
Exercise
Moderate hypothermia
4. Searchers usually begin their search for a lost person from what location?
A 7.5-minute map
Iodine water purification tablets
Level of dehydration
The point the lost person was last seen
5. Ataxia. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Moderate
25 times faster
5 seconds
Head region
6. B.L.I.S.S
5 seconds
UV radiation
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
7. At northern altitudes in December - the sun rises south of east and sets...
Heat injury
Moderate
South of west
Rise or be lifted
8. Water conducts heat away from the body approximately __ times faster than air at the same temperature.
Internal temperature
Equidistant
25 times faster
Cloudless= 5 degrees
9. Name the five parts of the bow drill.
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
North-south
Brain
Mild
10. The mechanism of heat loss that is the most common when the body is at rest is ___
Cooling systems
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Radiation
Evaporation
11. Humans do not inherently acquire a...
Convection
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Sense of direction
Conduction
12. The locations of the ______ is not fixed.
Mild
Magnetic north pole
Brain cells
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
13. Dehydration results from inadequate replacement of lost body fluids.A 5-percent loss results in...
5 seconds
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
14. How many minutes are there are there in one degree of latitude or longitude?
Mild
Wet - rainy conditions
Brain
60 minutes
15. A majority of the energy derived from the food we eat goes into...
Moderate
Convection
Heat production
Brain
16. Magnetic north and __________ are not the same.
Rise or be lifted
Brain cells
Moderate hypothermia
Geographic north
17. Glucose (blood sugar) is the only fuel normally used by...
Conduction
Mild
Brain cells
Evaporation
18. Clouds do not block...
Fat
UV radiation
60 minutes
1:00pm
19. 7.5-minute maps made by the USGS generally span how many miles north to south? East to west?
Fat
Mild
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Brain cells
20. Person feels cold/lags behind. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Increases
Moderate hypothermia
Moderate
Mild
21. What county agency organizes - and is responsible for search and rescue operations in Oregon?
The county sheriff
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
15 minutes
22. What are the four cardinal points and inter cardinal points of the compass?
12 hours
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Not adequately hydrated
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
23. The color black on the map represents what kind of features?
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Protozoa
1:00pm
Shadows
24. 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.
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25. At rest - the majority of heat production does not occur in the...
Power lines
Polaris
Head region
Highest thing around
26. If the separation between the flash of lightning and the clap of thunder is 20 seconds - the lightning is how far away?
Biodegradable soap
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
The point the lost person was last seen
4 miles
27. Three blasts of a whistle means ____.
Evaporation
Cooling systems
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Help - a distress call
28. Humans have very efficient...
Cloudless= 5 degrees
15
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Cooling systems
29. An initial reaction of the body when it attempts to cool itself is to dilate the blood vessels...
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
In the extremities
South of west
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
30. Every 5th contour line is darker in color. This line is called an __ contour line.
Cloudy = 3 degrees
23.5
Index
17 degrees
31. Loss of fine motor control in hands. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Evaporation
Moderate
25 times faster
Mild
32. Name the four category plants fall into
Fat
Not adequately hydrated
15
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
33. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudy sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
23.5
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Cotton
34. For maximum benefit - it's best to drink water at a rate of 1/4 liter every ___ minutes.
South of west
Cotton
15 minutes
Equinoxes
35. ________ is a naturally occurring mineral that can deflect the compass needle.
Geographic north
Iron in rocks
60 degrees
Mild
36. Heat loss due to physical contact with a cooler object is called ___
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Dead
Conduction
The point the lost person was last seen
37. The ______ of the compass needle points towards magnetic north.
4 maps
17 degrees
Mountain
Red end
38. The average apparent motion of the sun across the sky is ____ degrees per hour.
15
Equal elevation
Sterilizing
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.
39. Name the three types of shelter designs
Sterilizing
2 degrees
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Equidistant
40. All _____________ are non-poisonous
South of west
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Fresh water fish
Power lines
41. Name some plants that can provide nourishment in the wild
4 miles
Sterilizing
Increases
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
42. To protect the riparian area - select a campsite location at least ___ feet away from lakes - streams - etc.
200 feet
1:24000
Rise or be lifted
Wet - rainy conditions
43. S.U.R.V.I.V.A.L
UV radiation
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
200 feet
In the extremities
44. A contour line is a line that connects points of ___ ____.
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Equal elevation
45. When the sun is at a bearing of 240 degrees in the sky - the shadows point to __.
Internal temperature
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
60 degrees
23.5
46. What four parts of your body should you keep clean?
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
Power lines
Geographic north
47. Down is a good choice as an insulator for...
Level of dehydration
Poison oak rash
Wet - rainy conditions
Radiation
48. _______ are shorter in the summer than they are in the winter.
Shadows
12 hours
Geographic north
Poison oak rash
49. The name of the north star is ___.
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
Sterilizing
Polaris
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
50. If you set up camp in a pristine area - you should move camp every day to...
Internal temperature
Minimize impact
Highest thing around
The county sheriff