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Wilderness Survival

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. As you gain elevation - the percentage of O2 in the air...
Evaporation
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Moderate hypothermia
Increases

2. What is the first core organ to exhibit signs of being affected by hypothermia?
1:2
Index
200 feet
Brain

3. A hot shower can relieve the itching common to...
Poison oak rash
Moderate
Protozoa
Red end

4. The name of the north star is ___.
Polaris
Minimize impact
Heat injury
Mild

5. B.L.I.S.S
Slow jog
Head region
A 7.5-minute map
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location

6. The boiling point of water decreases __ degrees for every 1000 feet of elevation gain.
2 degrees
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Shadows
Iodine water purification tablets

7. All _____________ are non-poisonous
Head region
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
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.
Fresh water fish

8. Name the four category plants fall into
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
12 hours
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
15

9. Fine shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Radiation
Mountain
Polaris
Mild

10. Name the three parts of the fire triangle.
Cooling systems
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Mountain
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)

11. Humans do not inherently acquire a...
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
Wet - rainy conditions
25 times faster
Sense of direction

12. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudy sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
Cooling systems
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Cloudy = 3 degrees
200 feet

13. An initial reaction of the body when it attempts to cool itself is to dilate the blood vessels...
Level of dehydration
In the extremities
4 maps
60 degrees

14. At northern altitudes in December - the sun rises south of east and sets...
1:00pm
Biodegradable soap
South of west
Power lines

15. Name the five parts of the bow drill.
Sense of direction
Sterilizing
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Slow jog

16. The color black on the map represents what kind of features?
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Red end
Dead
Sterilizing

17. __________ kill cryptosporidium as well as Giardia
Iodine water purification tablets
UV radiation
Geographic north
Mild

18. Name some plants that can provide nourishment in the wild
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
Severe
2 degrees
Exercise

19. High altitude begins at what elevation?
Exercise
Severe
Level of dehydration
8000 feet

20. The umbles. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Increases
Brain
UV radiation
Moderate

21. A 10-percent loss of body fluids results in...
Iron in rocks
Magnetic north pole
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)

22. A 15-percent loss of body fluids results in...
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Heat production
UV radiation
Sterilizing

23. Down is a good choice as an insulator for...
Heat injury
Wet - rainy conditions
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Shadows

24. Glucose (blood sugar) is the only fuel normally used by...
Not adequately hydrated
8000 feet
Moderate
Brain cells

25. ___________ does not degrade quickly in water sources such as lakes and streams.
Biodegradable soap
Slow jog
Sense of direction
Dead

26. It is not always ok to use ________ as a treatment modality for someone experiencing mild or moderate hypothermia.
1:00pm
5 seconds
Exercise
Polaris

27. Searchers usually begin their search for a lost person from what location?
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Polaris
The point the lost person was last seen
Shadows

28. Orographic lifting is the lifting of air over a _____ barrier.
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
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
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm

29. For significant precipitation to form - air must...
Mild
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Rise or be lifted
Sterilizing

30. A person with ____________ has lost the ability to rewarm on her/his own.
12 hours
Equinoxes
Moderate hypothermia
Moderate

31. _______ are shorter in the summer than they are in the winter.
1:2
60 degrees
Shadows
17 degrees

32. Shivering stops. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
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.
Slow jog
Severe
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth

33. Three blasts of a whistle means ____.
Equidistant
Increases
Moderate hypothermia
Help - a distress call

34. Heat stroke is a life-threatening...
Heat injury
Fresh water fish
Moderate
Rise or be lifted

35. The earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees from vertical.
UV radiation
Minimize impact
South of west
23.5

36. The average apparent motion of the sun across the sky is ____ degrees per hour.
4 miles
1:00pm
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.
15

37. Sweating is a form of ___ heat loss.
Evaporation
Internal temperature
Increases
Equinoxes

38. Ataxia. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Moderate
Red end
23.5
60 minutes

39. Can't perform complex mental tasks. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Moderate
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
Mild

40. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudless sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
Equal elevation
Heat production
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Moderate

41. List - in order - the treatment for mild hypothermia.
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
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.
Cooling systems
Fresh water fish

42. 7.5-minute maps made by the USGS generally span how many miles north to south? East to west?
Not adequately hydrated
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Rise or be lifted
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin

43. The most common map scale for a 7.5-minute map is...
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
1:24000

44. What are the four cardinal points and inter cardinal points of the compass?
Internal temperature
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Minimize impact
Moderate

45. Which map provides more detail - a 7.5-minute map or a 15-minute map?
17 degrees
Magnetic north pole
A 7.5-minute map
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water

46. Loss of fine motor control in hands. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
UV radiation
Protozoa
Mild
Moderate

47. Water conducts heat away from the body approximately __ times faster than air at the same temperature.
25 times faster
North-south
1:24000
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate

48. What is the first step you should take when you become lost?
Red end
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Moderate
A 7.5-minute map

49. Exposure of an area to cool - wet conditions for approximately __ hours is necessary to produce trench foot.
Moderate
12 hours
Heat production
Mountain

50. Lines of latitude run east-west and lines of longitude run...
Brain
Help - a distress call
North-south
12 hours