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Wilderness Survival

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. For maximum benefit - it's best to drink water at a rate of 1/4 liter every ___ minutes.
Mild
15 minutes
Head region
Not adequately hydrated

2. The name of the north star is ___.
Mild
Poison oak rash
Polaris
Magnetic north pole

3. The ______ of the compass needle points towards magnetic north.
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Moderate
The county sheriff
Red end

4. 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.

5. _________ pack more energy per gram than carbohydrates.
Equinoxes
Rise or be lifted
Fat
Evaporation

6. Generally speaking - a lightning bolt will hit the...
The county sheriff
Evaporation
Not adequately hydrated
Highest thing around

7. Loss of fine motor control in hands. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Highest thing around
Mild
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous

8. As you gain elevation - the percentage of O2 in the air...
Increases
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
15
Heat production

9. If the separation between the flash of lightning and the clap of thunder is 20 seconds - the lightning is how far away?
12 hours
Cloudy = 3 degrees
4 miles
Fresh water fish

10. _________ is not an effective insulator in wet - cold conditions.
Iron in rocks
Cotton
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
Red end

11. Clouds do not block...
Moderate hypothermia
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Equal elevation
UV radiation

12. Glucose (blood sugar) is the only fuel normally used by...
Brain cells
Convection
Moderate
Biodegradable soap

13. R.I.C.E
Increases
Heat injury
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Cloudy = 3 degrees

14. Lines of latitude run east-west and lines of longitude run...
North-south
200 feet
Moderate
Cloudy = 3 degrees

15. List - in order - the treatment for mild hypothermia.
Cooling systems
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.
Red end
23.5

16. Dehydration results from inadequate replacement of lost body fluids.A 5-percent loss results in...
4 maps
Iodine water purification tablets
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea

17. Orographic lifting is the lifting of air over a _____ barrier.
60 degrees
Poison oak rash
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Mountain

18. Searchers usually begin their search for a lost person from what location?
15 minutes
The point the lost person was last seen
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
23.5

19. What county agency organizes - and is responsible for search and rescue operations in Oregon?
Moderate
Moderate
The county sheriff
Power lines

20. What is the ratio of shelter insulation on top to ground cover?
Cloudy = 3 degrees
25 times faster
1:2
Rise or be lifted

21. What is the first step you should take when you become lost?
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
4 miles
17 degrees
4 maps

22. Lines of latitude run __________ from each other.
Cooling systems
Equidistant
Mild
Cotton

23. A hot shower can relieve the itching common to...
17 degrees
Internal temperature
Brain cells
Poison oak rash

24. The average apparent motion of the sun across the sky is ____ degrees per hour.
Red end
Severe
1:00pm
15

25. __________ kill cryptosporidium as well as Giardia
The county sheriff
Iodine water purification tablets
15
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth

26. Shivering stops. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Severe
60 minutes
23.5
Fat

27. On the spring and fall ____ the sun rises exactly east and sets exactly west.
5 seconds
Equinoxes
Poison oak rash
Index

28. It's not acceptable within the LNT philosophy to _____________ with biodegradable soap.
Moderate hypothermia
Mountain
Wash your dishes in a stream
Polaris

29. S.U.R.V.I.V.A.L
Moderate
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
Sense of direction
12 hours

30. High altitude begins at what elevation?
North-south
Mountain
200 feet
8000 feet

31. A 15-percent loss of body fluids results in...
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
2 degrees
UV radiation

32. A 10-percent loss of body fluids results in...
Minimize impact
1:2
Equinoxes
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs

33. ________ is a naturally occurring mineral that can deflect the compass needle.
Iron in rocks
Polaris
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Heat production

34. _______ are shorter in the summer than they are in the winter.
A 7.5-minute map
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Moderate hypothermia
Shadows

35. The earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees from vertical.
8000 feet
23.5
60 minutes
Moderate hypothermia

36. At northern altitudes in December - the sun rises south of east and sets...
Wash your dishes in a stream
UV radiation
South of west
The point the lost person was last seen

37. Hypothermia is a lowering of the body's ___.
Magnetic north pole
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Internal temperature
Severe

38. The locations of the ______ is not fixed.
Index
Heat production
Moderate hypothermia
Magnetic north pole

39. The umbles. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Index
Iodine water purification tablets
Moderate
1:24000

40. Water conducts heat away from the body approximately __ times faster than air at the same temperature.
25 times faster
North-south
Highest thing around
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.

41. Which map provides more detail - a 7.5-minute map or a 15-minute map?
Level of dehydration
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
A 7.5-minute map
Wash your dishes in a stream

42. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudy sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Slow jog
Wet - rainy conditions
Highest thing around

43. Sound - including thunder - travels about a mile in __ seconds near the ground.
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Help - a distress call
5 seconds
Poison oak rash

44. It is not always ok to use ________ as a treatment modality for someone experiencing mild or moderate hypothermia.
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
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.
Exercise
Slow jog

45. Describe the difference between filtering water and purifying water.
Mild
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Index
Sterilizing

46. Humans do not inherently acquire a...
4 maps
Sense of direction
Power lines
North-south

47. What four parts of your body should you keep clean?
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Shadows
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous

48. The color black on the map represents what kind of features?
A 7.5-minute map
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
8000 feet
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location

49. Name the four category plants fall into
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Polaris
Rise or be lifted
The point the lost person was last seen

50. Name the three types of shelter designs
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Equinoxes
23.5
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs