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Wilderness Survival

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The umbles. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Polaris
Red end
Moderate
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.

2. The boiling point of water decreases __ degrees for every 1000 feet of elevation gain.
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
1:2
2 degrees
Conduction

3. Can't perform complex mental tasks. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Increases
Mountain
Mild

4. Sound - including thunder - travels about a mile in __ seconds near the ground.
Mild
5 seconds
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Cooling systems

5. At rest - the majority of heat production does not occur in the...
25 times faster
Shadows
Head region
Iron in rocks

6. Giardia lamblia is a ____
Rise or be lifted
Red end
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Protozoa

7. If the separation between the flash of lightning and the clap of thunder is 20 seconds - the lightning is how far away?
Red end
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
4 miles
23.5

8. A small cave - Beneath a lone tree
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Equidistant
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.

9. At northern altitudes in December - the sun rises south of east and sets...
Exercise
Cloudy = 3 degrees
South of west
1:24000

10. Water conducts heat away from the body approximately __ times faster than air at the same temperature.
25 times faster
Fresh water fish
Cloudy = 3 degrees
4 miles

11. Clouds do not block...
UV radiation
Dead
Help - a distress call
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location

12. Searchers usually begin their search for a lost person from what location?
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
The point the lost person was last seen
Help - a distress call
Highest thing around

13. Ataxia. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Moderate
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.
Sense of direction
Index

14. A 15-percent loss of body fluids results in...
Minimize impact
Wet - rainy conditions
Mild
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin

15. The three forces of nature that work to decompose solid waste are ___ - ___ - and ___.
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Convection
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Equal elevation

16. _________ pack more energy per gram than carbohydrates.
Fat
Help - a distress call
Rise or be lifted
Not adequately hydrated

17. Shivering stops. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Geographic north
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
Severe

18. Your thirst mechanism is not a very good indicator of your...
Level of dehydration
North-south
Sterilizing
Mountain

19. Loss of body heat to circulating wind is called ___.
Rise or be lifted
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Biodegradable soap
Convection

20. Orographic lifting is the lifting of air over a _____ barrier.
Moderate
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Mountain
Brain

21. Lines of latitude run east-west and lines of longitude run...
Internal temperature
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
North-south
1:24000

22. For significant precipitation to form - air must...
8000 feet
Rise or be lifted
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth

23. The mechanism of heat loss that is the most common when the body is at rest is ___
Radiation
200 feet
Mild
The county sheriff

24. What is the value of declination in the Eugene area?
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Radiation
17 degrees

25. _______ are shorter in the summer than they are in the winter.
Shadows
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
Moderate hypothermia
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous

26. Name some plants that can provide nourishment in the wild
Exercise
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
Polaris
Iodine water purification tablets

27. If you set up camp in a pristine area - you should move camp every day to...
A 7.5-minute map
Minimize impact
15
Convection

28. Three blasts of a whistle means ____.
Severe
Help - a distress call
Level of dehydration
Lean to - A frame - Dome

29. What are the four cardinal points and inter cardinal points of the compass?
Highest thing around
4 maps
200 feet
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW

30. How many minutes are there are there in one degree of latitude or longitude?
60 minutes
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
The point the lost person was last seen
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water

31. Person feels cold/lags behind. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Mild
Evaporation
Biodegradable soap
Cotton

32. On the spring and fall ____ the sun rises exactly east and sets exactly west.
Brain cells
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Equinoxes
5 seconds

33. Generally speaking - a lightning bolt will hit the...
Dead
Not adequately hydrated
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Highest thing around

34. Hypothermia is a lowering of the body's ___.
Shadows
Internal temperature
Radiation
Moderate

35. It is not always ok to use ________ as a treatment modality for someone experiencing mild or moderate hypothermia.
Exercise
Protozoa
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
Moderate

36. List - in order - the treatment for mild hypothermia.
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
15 minutes
Moderate hypothermia
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. _________ is not an effective insulator in wet - cold conditions.
Highest thing around
Cotton
Help - a distress call
Moderate hypothermia

38. Which map provides more detail - a 7.5-minute map or a 15-minute map?
Fresh water fish
A 7.5-minute map
60 degrees
Rise or be lifted

39. A hot shower can relieve the itching common to...
Convection
Equal elevation
Brain cells
Poison oak rash

40. 7.5-minute maps made by the USGS generally span how many miles north to south? East to west?
1:2
Fresh water fish
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin

41. It's not acceptable within the LNT philosophy to _____________ with biodegradable soap.
Wash your dishes in a stream
Mild
60 minutes
Poison oak rash

42. To protect the riparian area - select a campsite location at least ___ feet away from lakes - streams - etc.
200 feet
Equal elevation
The point the lost person was last seen
Heat injury

43. A 10-percent loss of body fluids results in...
Conduction
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Magnetic north pole
Level of dehydration

44. As you gain elevation - the percentage of O2 in the air...
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Geographic north
Increases
Radiation

45. When the sun is at a bearing of 240 degrees in the sky - the shadows point to __.
Evaporation
Minimize impact
60 degrees
60 minutes

46. The average apparent motion of the sun across the sky is ____ degrees per hour.
25 times faster
Equidistant
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
15

47. R.I.C.E
Heat production
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
8000 feet
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

48. The sun is approximately due south at what time of day during the month of August?
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Power lines
Slow jog
1:00pm

49. A person with ____________ has lost the ability to rewarm on her/his own.
Moderate hypothermia
60 degrees
Slow jog
Wet - rainy conditions

50. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudy sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
17 degrees
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Equinoxes