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Wilderness Survival
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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. Dehydration results from inadequate replacement of lost body fluids.A 5-percent loss results in...
Moderate hypothermia
200 feet
Cotton
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
2. The boiling point of water decreases __ degrees for every 1000 feet of elevation gain.
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Increases
2 degrees
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
3. Exposure of an area to cool - wet conditions for approximately __ hours is necessary to produce trench foot.
Geographic north
Moderate
Iodine water purification tablets
12 hours
4. Orographic lifting is the lifting of air over a _____ barrier.
Equinoxes
Shadows
Iodine water purification tablets
Mountain
5. __________ can cause deviation of the compass needle.
UV radiation
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.
Convection
Power lines
6. The color black on the map represents what kind of features?
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Biodegradable soap
South of west
Fresh water fish
7. What county agency organizes - and is responsible for search and rescue operations in Oregon?
Heat production
The county sheriff
Red end
Highest thing around
8. Sweating is a form of ___ heat loss.
1:24000
Iron in rocks
4 miles
Evaporation
9. A person with ____________ has lost the ability to rewarm on her/his own.
Radiation
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Moderate hypothermia
Brain
10. Can't perform complex mental tasks. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Equinoxes
Severe
Mild
Head region
11. Every 5th contour line is darker in color. This line is called an __ contour line.
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Mild
Index
12. S.U.R.V.I.V.A.L
23.5
Geographic north
Internal temperature
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
13. Loss of fine motor control in hands. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Level of dehydration
Fat
23.5
Mild
14. Describe the difference between filtering water and purifying water.
Severe
Sterilizing
23.5
The point the lost person was last seen
15. Name the three parts of the fire triangle.
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Help - a distress call
Head region
Moderate
16. Heat cramps will occur if a person is...
Not adequately hydrated
Level of dehydration
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Fat
17. 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
Head region
Fat
18. Lines of latitude run __________ from each other.
Fresh water fish
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Equidistant
19. Ataxia. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Moderate
4 maps
Equinoxes
Wash your dishes in a stream
20. B.L.I.S.S
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Evaporation
Moderate hypothermia
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
21. Shivering requires the energy of a...
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Mild
Slow jog
Biodegradable soap
22. The umbles. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Moderate
Equinoxes
5 seconds
Mild
23. Your thirst mechanism is not a very good indicator of your...
South of west
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Level of dehydration
Moderate
24. What is the first step you should take when you become lost?
Shadows
Internal temperature
17 degrees
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
25. For maximum benefit - it's best to drink water at a rate of 1/4 liter every ___ minutes.
Cooling systems
200 feet
15 minutes
2 degrees
26. Loss of body heat to circulating wind is called ___.
15
Convection
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
23.5
27. Fine shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Dead
Mild
2 degrees
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.
28. An initial reaction of the body when it attempts to cool itself is to dilate the blood vessels...
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
In the extremities
Brain
Geographic north
29. What are the four cardinal points and inter cardinal points of the compass?
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
1:2
Moderate
Highest thing around
30. Generally speaking - a lightning bolt will hit the...
Mild
Conduction
Highest thing around
Fresh water fish
31. Searchers usually begin their search for a lost person from what location?
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Power lines
Internal temperature
The point the lost person was last seen
32. _______ are shorter in the summer than they are in the winter.
Wet - rainy conditions
4 maps
Sterilizing
Shadows
33. The ______ of the compass needle points towards magnetic north.
Shadows
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Red end
Brain
34. The sun is approximately due south at what time of day during the month of August?
Sense of direction
Minimize impact
The point the lost person was last seen
1:00pm
35. How many 7.5-minute maps are required to represent the same area as one 15-minute map?
4 maps
UV radiation
Increases
12 hours
36. Name the four category plants fall into
Rise or be lifted
Shadows
Help - a distress call
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
37. Down is a good choice as an insulator for...
Magnetic north pole
1:2
Head region
Wet - rainy conditions
38. The three forces of nature that work to decompose solid waste are ___ - ___ - and ___.
Cooling systems
UV radiation
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Power lines
39. Lines of latitude run east-west and lines of longitude run...
4 miles
North-south
Heat production
Level of dehydration
40. Which map provides more detail - a 7.5-minute map or a 15-minute map?
2 degrees
Heat injury
A 7.5-minute map
Polaris
41. _________ pack more energy per gram than carbohydrates.
4 miles
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Fat
Iron in rocks
42. How many minutes are there are there in one degree of latitude or longitude?
60 minutes
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.
25 times faster
Moderate
43. A contour line is a line that connects points of ___ ____.
Moderate
Equal elevation
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
UV radiation
44. R.I.C.E
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Mountain
Radiation
45. The mechanism of heat loss that is the most common when the body is at rest is ___
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Radiation
4 maps
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
46. Person feels cold/lags behind. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Mild
Radiation
Fat
Magnetic north pole
47. It's not acceptable within the LNT philosophy to _____________ with biodegradable soap.
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.
The point the lost person was last seen
Wash your dishes in a stream
Equal elevation
48. Shivering stops. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Protozoa
Severe
Internal temperature
Help - a distress call
49. If the separation between the flash of lightning and the clap of thunder is 20 seconds - the lightning is how far away?
4 miles
Sterilizing
23.5
1:00pm
50. The kind of air space that exists between fibers and is responsible for trapping body heat is called ___ air space.
UV radiation
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Dead
Wet - rainy conditions