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Wilderness Survival

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1. High altitude begins at what elevation?
1:24000
Conduction
Heat production
8000 feet

2. A hot shower can relieve the itching common to...
Poison oak rash
North-south
Mild
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

3. At rest - the majority of heat production does not occur in the...
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Head region
Moderate
17 degrees

4. What county agency organizes - and is responsible for search and rescue operations in Oregon?
Geographic north
The county sheriff
Biodegradable soap
Wet - rainy conditions

5. A small cave - Beneath a lone tree
Dead
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Cooling systems
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.

6. Name the three types of shelter designs
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Cloudy = 3 degrees
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
North-south

7. Humans have very efficient...
Level of dehydration
Cooling systems
Wash your dishes in a stream
1:24000

8. Name the five parts of the bow drill.
12 hours
Convection
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Increases

9. What are the four cardinal points and inter cardinal points of the compass?
Mountain
Index
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW

10. Heat loss due to physical contact with a cooler object is called ___
Not adequately hydrated
Conduction
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Internal temperature

11. Describe the difference between filtering water and purifying water.
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.
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
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
Sterilizing

12. The earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees from vertical.
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
23.5
60 degrees
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. Heat stroke is a life-threatening...
Heat injury
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Equal elevation
Moderate

14. Lines of latitude run __________ from each other.
Iodine water purification tablets
Radiation
Equidistant
Fat

15. Ataxia. 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
Geographic north
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Moderate

16. The name of the north star is ___.
Polaris
Radiation
12 hours
Shadows

17. Your thirst mechanism is not a very good indicator of your...
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Severe
Level of dehydration
12 hours

18. On the spring and fall ____ the sun rises exactly east and sets exactly west.
12 hours
Polaris
Equinoxes
Oxygen - fuel - heat

19. _________ is not an effective insulator in wet - cold conditions.
Iron in rocks
Conduction
Equidistant
Cotton

20. Generally speaking - a lightning bolt will hit the...
Highest thing around
Brain cells
Iodine water purification tablets
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

21. The mechanism of heat loss that is the most common when the body is at rest is ___
Power lines
Radiation
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
4 maps

22. If you set up camp in a pristine area - you should move camp every day to...
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Minimize impact
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
15

23. It is not always ok to use ________ as a treatment modality for someone experiencing mild or moderate hypothermia.
Poison oak rash
Slow jog
17 degrees
Exercise

24. Person feels cold/lags behind. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
15 minutes
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Equal elevation
Mild

25. What is the value of declination in the Eugene area?
Heat production
1:2
17 degrees
15

26. To protect the riparian area - select a campsite location at least ___ feet away from lakes - streams - etc.
Heat injury
The county sheriff
200 feet
Dead

27. Fine shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Brain cells
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Mild
Cloudless= 5 degrees

28. 7.5-minute maps made by the USGS generally span how many miles north to south? East to west?
4 miles
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Mild

29. _________ pack more energy per gram than carbohydrates.
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
A 7.5-minute map
Highest thing around
Fat

30. Searchers usually begin their search for a lost person from what location?
Magnetic north pole
The point the lost person was last seen
Moderate hypothermia
5 seconds

31. If the separation between the flash of lightning and the clap of thunder is 20 seconds - the lightning is how far away?
4 maps
4 miles
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
1:2

32. Which map provides more detail - a 7.5-minute map or a 15-minute map?
Lean to - A frame - Dome
25 times faster
A 7.5-minute map
Slow jog

33. Uncontrollable shivering. 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
Iodine water purification tablets
Head region
Moderate

34. Hypothermia is a lowering of the body's ___.
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Internal temperature
The county sheriff
4 miles

35. How many 7.5-minute maps are required to represent the same area as one 15-minute map?
Sterilizing
4 maps
Cooling systems
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

36. The locations of the ______ is not fixed.
Geographic north
Wash your dishes in a stream
23.5
Magnetic north pole

37. List - in order - the treatment for mild hypothermia.
Radiation
Equidistant
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
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.

38. Lines of latitude run east-west and lines of longitude run...
Cooling systems
North-south
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
60 degrees

39. A 15-percent loss of body fluids results in...
Brain cells
Magnetic north pole
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Geographic north

40. The average apparent motion of the sun across the sky is ____ degrees per hour.
15
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
4 miles
Brain cells

41. Water conducts heat away from the body approximately __ times faster than air at the same temperature.
Increases
Red end
25 times faster
Level of dehydration

42. What four parts of your body should you keep clean?
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Head region
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Index

43. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudy sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
5 seconds
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Cloudless= 5 degrees

44. B.L.I.S.S
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Fat
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Protozoa

45. S.U.R.V.I.V.A.L
Heat production
Equal elevation
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)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.

46. Name some plants that can provide nourishment in the wild
25 times faster
Mild
Mild
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus

47. You are going on a solo backcountry hike for a full day. Describe the information you would convey to your roommate or friend before leaving - about your hike and the protocols to follow if you are not back by nightfall.

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48. All _____________ are non-poisonous
Fresh water fish
Heat production
Mild
South of west

49. Three blasts of a whistle means ____.
Iodine water purification tablets
The point the lost person was last seen
Help - a distress call
Mild

50. The color black on the map represents what kind of features?
8000 feet
Highest thing around
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Not adequately hydrated