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Wilderness Survival

Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. S.U.R.V.I.V.A.L
Moderate
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Brain
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

2. List - in order - the treatment for mild hypothermia.
Poison oak rash
Dead
Magnetic north pole
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.

3. All _____________ are non-poisonous
Brain cells
Fresh water fish
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Iron in rocks

4. _________ pack more energy per gram than carbohydrates.
Fat
Slow jog
4 miles
Iron in rocks

5. Your thirst mechanism is not a very good indicator of your...
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
23.5
Level of dehydration
Cooling systems

6. __________ kill cryptosporidium as well as Giardia
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Iodine water purification tablets
Brain

7. Down is a good choice as an insulator for...
Index
Wet - rainy conditions
South of west
Brain cells

8. A majority of the energy derived from the food we eat goes into...
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Heat production
Dead
12 hours

9. What is the first core organ to exhibit signs of being affected by hypothermia?
25 times faster
Brain
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Shadows

10. Lines of latitude run __________ from each other.
Equidistant
Help - a distress call
Fat
Brain

11. For significant precipitation to form - air must...
Evaporation
Moderate
Protozoa
Rise or be lifted

12. ___________ does not degrade quickly in water sources such as lakes and streams.
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Biodegradable soap
In the extremities

13. Fine shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
17 degrees
Protozoa
Poison oak rash
Mild

14. Three blasts of a whistle means ____.
Help - a distress call
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Equal elevation

15. A small cave - Beneath a lone tree
Highest thing around
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
15
Oxygen - fuel - heat

16. The boiling point of water decreases __ degrees for every 1000 feet of elevation gain.
Mild
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Magnetic north pole
2 degrees

17. A 10-percent loss of body fluids results in...
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Moderate hypothermia
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs

18. Can't perform complex mental tasks. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
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
5 seconds
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Mild

19. A person with ____________ has lost the ability to rewarm on her/his own.
Moderate hypothermia
Brain cells
5 seconds
1:2

20. __________ can cause deviation of the compass needle.
1:00pm
4 maps
17 degrees
Power lines

21. What is the ratio of shelter insulation on top to ground cover?
Mild
1:2
Moderate
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location

22. For maximum benefit - it's best to drink water at a rate of 1/4 liter every ___ minutes.
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Radiation
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.
15 minutes

23. Magnetic north and __________ are not the same.
12 hours
Geographic north
Not adequately hydrated
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water

24. The average apparent motion of the sun across the sky is ____ degrees per hour.
Oxygen - fuel - heat
15
Poison oak rash
5 seconds

25. Which map provides more detail - a 7.5-minute map or a 15-minute map?
Equidistant
A 7.5-minute map
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
60 degrees

26. The locations of the ______ is not fixed.
Power lines
Equinoxes
Heat production
Magnetic north pole

27. A hot shower can relieve the itching common to...
Poison oak rash
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Increases
Biodegradable soap

28. When the sun is at a bearing of 240 degrees in the sky - the shadows point to __.
Cooling systems
Moderate
Mountain
60 degrees

29. The color black on the map represents what kind of features?
1:00pm
North-south
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Protozoa

30. Hypothermia is a lowering of the body's ___.
Power lines
Moderate
1:2
Internal temperature

31. Lines of latitude run east-west and lines of longitude run...
Oxygen - fuel - heat
North-south
Magnetic north pole
Not adequately hydrated

32. Person feels cold/lags behind. 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.
Shadows
Mild
Iron in rocks

33. Dehydration results from inadequate replacement of lost body fluids.A 5-percent loss results in...
Equidistant
Sterilizing
15
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea

34. Name the four category plants fall into
Moderate
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Protozoa
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous

35. Uncontrollable shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
17 degrees
Moderate
Convection
Not adequately hydrated

36. Heat cramps will occur if a person is...
15
Internal temperature
Not adequately hydrated
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.

37. The name of the north star is ___.
Protozoa
Heat injury
Polaris
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle

38. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudy sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
Cotton
Radiation
Evaporation
Cloudy = 3 degrees

39. The umbles. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Moderate

40. Giardia lamblia is a ____
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.
Evaporation
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.
Protozoa

41. What are the four cardinal points and inter cardinal points of the compass?
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Protozoa
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Heat injury

42. Ataxia. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Moderate
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Cotton
Fresh water fish

43. The sun is approximately due south at what time of day during the month of August?
Sense of direction
Radiation
1:00pm
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle

44. The earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees from vertical.
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Heat injury
23.5

45. Searchers usually begin their search for a lost person from what location?
Rise or be lifted
15
The point the lost person was last seen
200 feet

46. If you set up camp in a pristine area - you should move camp every day to...
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Cooling systems
Minimize impact
Power lines

47. Clouds do not block...
Mild
Head region
UV radiation
Moderate

48. Name some plants that can provide nourishment in the wild
Index
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
A 7.5-minute map

49. Sound - including thunder - travels about a mile in __ seconds near the ground.
5 seconds
8000 feet
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Moderate hypothermia

50. Glucose (blood sugar) is the only fuel normally used by...
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.
Brain cells
60 minutes
Sterilizing