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Wilderness Survival

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The boiling point of water decreases __ degrees for every 1000 feet of elevation gain.
2 degrees
Fat
Cotton
Index

2. A contour line is a line that connects points of ___ ____.
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Cooling systems
Equal elevation

3. When the sun is at a bearing of 240 degrees in the sky - the shadows point to __.
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
1:24000
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
60 degrees

4. Sweating is a form of ___ heat loss.
1:00pm
17 degrees
Evaporation
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin

5. Orographic lifting is the lifting of air over a _____ barrier.
Shadows
Mountain
Geographic north
Protozoa

6. Can't perform complex mental tasks. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Mild
17 degrees
Conduction
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water

7. It is not always ok to use ________ as a treatment modality for someone experiencing mild or moderate hypothermia.
Biodegradable soap
Wash your dishes in a stream
Exercise
Cloudy = 3 degrees

8. Magnetic north and __________ are not the same.
Moderate
The county sheriff
Geographic north
Dead

9. Name some plants that can provide nourishment in the wild
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
Radiation
In the extremities
Minimize impact

10. For maximum benefit - it's best to drink water at a rate of 1/4 liter every ___ minutes.
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
15 minutes
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Moderate hypothermia

11. Fine shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Geographic north
Mild
Shadows
15 minutes

12. Name the four category plants fall into
Moderate
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Sense of direction

13. The ______ of the compass needle points towards magnetic north.
Not adequately hydrated
17 degrees
Red end
Cooling systems

14. What is the ratio of shelter insulation on top to ground cover?
Shadows
Internal temperature
1:2
4 miles

15. All _____________ are non-poisonous
Fresh water fish
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
60 minutes
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus

16. For significant precipitation to form - air must...
Poison oak rash
Rise or be lifted
Brain
Magnetic north pole

17. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudless sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
South of west
Cloudless= 5 degrees
60 degrees
Level of dehydration

18. How many 7.5-minute maps are required to represent the same area as one 15-minute map?
Increases
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.
Highest thing around
4 maps

19. Heat loss due to physical contact with a cooler object is called ___
5 seconds
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Index
Conduction

20. Which map provides more detail - a 7.5-minute map or a 15-minute map?
A 7.5-minute map
Mild
Cloudy = 3 degrees
The point the lost person was last seen

21. _________ pack more energy per gram than carbohydrates.
Lean to - A frame - Dome
4 miles
Fat
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate

22. Down is a good choice as an insulator for...
1:24000
Moderate
Wet - rainy conditions
Mountain

23. A hot shower can relieve the itching common to...
Poison oak rash
Increases
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Slow jog

24. Name the three parts of the fire triangle.
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Cotton
Cooling systems
Sterilizing

25. _______ are shorter in the summer than they are in the winter.
Dead
60 degrees
Shadows
Red end

26. Three blasts of a whistle means ____.
Brain
Help - a distress call
Heat production
Poison oak rash

27. What county agency organizes - and is responsible for search and rescue operations in Oregon?
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Magnetic north pole
Fat
The county sheriff

28. List - in order - the treatment for mild hypothermia.
Dead
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.
23.5
Lean to - A frame - Dome

29. A 15-percent loss of body fluids results in...
17 degrees
Equal elevation
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
60 minutes

30. At northern altitudes in December - the sun rises south of east and sets...
Slow jog
15 minutes
South of west
Fresh water fish

31. Searchers usually begin their search for a lost person from what location?
The point the lost person was last seen
Internal temperature
Wash your dishes in a stream
1:2

32. Generally speaking - a lightning bolt will hit the...
Geographic north
200 feet
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Highest thing around

33. It's not acceptable within the LNT philosophy to _____________ with biodegradable soap.
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Wash your dishes in a stream
15
Brain

34. Person feels cold/lags behind. 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
Iron in rocks
Cotton
Mild

35. Name the five parts of the bow drill.
Slow jog
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Fresh water fish
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle

36. Lines of latitude run east-west and lines of longitude run...
Brain cells
60 degrees
North-south
Shadows

37. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudy sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
Equidistant
Mild
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Fresh water fish

38. What is the first core organ to exhibit signs of being affected by hypothermia?
15
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
Brain

39. Heat stroke is a life-threatening...
1:24000
15 minutes
Heat injury
Rise or be lifted

40. High altitude begins at what elevation?
Red end
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
8000 feet
15 minutes

41. S.U.R.V.I.V.A.L
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
1:24000
Head region
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm

42. The three forces of nature that work to decompose solid waste are ___ - ___ - and ___.
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
UV radiation
Mild

43. What is the first step you should take when you become lost?
Exercise
Geographic north
Mountain
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.

44. The locations of the ______ is not fixed.
Radiation
Magnetic north pole
Fat
2 degrees

45. Your thirst mechanism is not a very good indicator of your...
Level of dehydration
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
Cloudy = 3 degrees
25 times faster

46. A majority of the energy derived from the food we eat goes into...
Internal temperature
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Slow jog
Heat production

47. A small cave - Beneath a lone tree
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
60 degrees
Iron in rocks
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm

48. Shivering stops. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Severe
1:00pm
Wash your dishes in a stream
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm

49. On the spring and fall ____ the sun rises exactly east and sets exactly west.
Iron in rocks
Equinoxes
Radiation
Red end

50. _________ is not an effective insulator in wet - cold conditions.
Wet - rainy conditions
17 degrees
Cotton
Help - a distress call