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Wilderness Survival

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Sweating is a form of ___ heat loss.
Minimize impact
Shadows
Cotton
Evaporation

2. Heat cramps will occur if a person is...
Slow jog
Dead
Not adequately hydrated
Moderate

3. What is the first step you should take when you become lost?
25 times faster
Exercise
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Dead

4. R.I.C.E
In the extremities
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
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
25 times faster

5. The umbles. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
200 feet
Moderate
Head region
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm

6. The mechanism of heat loss that is the most common when the body is at rest is ___
Radiation
4 maps
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Cloudless= 5 degrees

7. For maximum benefit - it's best to drink water at a rate of 1/4 liter every ___ minutes.
15 minutes
South of west
Cotton
Evaporation

8. A 10-percent loss of body fluids results in...
200 feet
Increases
5 seconds
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs

9. Glucose (blood sugar) is the only fuel normally used by...
Wet - rainy conditions
Highest thing around
Brain cells
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate

10. ___________ does not degrade quickly in water sources such as lakes and streams.
60 degrees
Biodegradable soap
Moderate
Polaris

11. At rest - the majority of heat production does not occur in the...
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Equidistant
Head region

12. Humans do not inherently acquire a...
Sense of direction
Minimize impact
Sterilizing
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus

13. The average apparent motion of the sun across the sky is ____ degrees per hour.
15
Power lines
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Fresh water fish

14. 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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15. A small cave - Beneath a lone tree
Brain
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Mild
Mountain

16. A person with ____________ has lost the ability to rewarm on her/his own.
Moderate hypothermia
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
23.5
Slow jog

17. For significant precipitation to form - air must...
Cooling systems
Rise or be lifted
Slow jog
60 minutes

18. Person feels cold/lags behind. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
15 minutes
Moderate
15
Mild

19. Down is a good choice as an insulator for...
Level of dehydration
Wet - rainy conditions
Slow jog
Moderate hypothermia

20. All _____________ are non-poisonous
5 seconds
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.
Fresh water fish
Protozoa

21. It is not always ok to use ________ as a treatment modality for someone experiencing mild or moderate hypothermia.
Internal temperature
Exercise
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Equal elevation

22. __________ can cause deviation of the compass needle.
Mild
Magnetic north pole
Polaris
Power lines

23. S.U.R.V.I.V.A.L
Rise or be lifted
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Moderate
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

24. 7.5-minute maps made by the USGS generally span how many miles north to south? East to west?
Equidistant
4 maps
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Index

25. The earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees from vertical.
25 times faster
23.5
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
A 7.5-minute map

26. Every 5th contour line is darker in color. This line is called an __ contour line.
Severe
Equidistant
Mountain
Index

27. An initial reaction of the body when it attempts to cool itself is to dilate the blood vessels...
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Slow jog
In the extremities

28. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudy sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
South of west
Increases
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Wet - rainy conditions

29. A contour line is a line that connects points of ___ ____.
Equal elevation
15
Wet - rainy conditions
60 degrees

30. ________ is a naturally occurring mineral that can deflect the compass needle.
Heat injury
Iron in rocks
1:00pm
Biodegradable soap

31. Name the three types of shelter designs
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Dead
12 hours
Highest thing around

32. __________ kill cryptosporidium as well as Giardia
Iron in rocks
Heat injury
Geographic north
Iodine water purification tablets

33. How many minutes are there are there in one degree of latitude or longitude?
Brain cells
60 minutes
Increases
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW

34. Shivering stops. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Equal elevation
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Red end
Severe

35. A hot shower can relieve the itching common to...
12 hours
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Geographic north
Poison oak rash

36. Heat stroke is a life-threatening...
Heat injury
Magnetic north pole
Moderate
15 minutes

37. _______ are shorter in the summer than they are in the winter.
8000 feet
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Shadows
60 minutes

38. The sun is approximately due south at what time of day during the month of August?
Severe
1:00pm
Rise or be lifted
5 seconds

39. Lines of latitude run east-west and lines of longitude run...
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
North-south
Head region
Fat

40. Which map provides more detail - a 7.5-minute map or a 15-minute map?
Convection
12 hours
Moderate
A 7.5-minute map

41. Name the five parts of the bow drill.
Mild
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
8000 feet
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle

42. Name the four category plants fall into
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Help - a distress call
5 seconds
Cloudy = 3 degrees

43. The boiling point of water decreases __ degrees for every 1000 feet of elevation gain.
1:2
Not adequately hydrated
2 degrees
Oxygen - fuel - heat

44. The three forces of nature that work to decompose solid waste are ___ - ___ - and ___.
Index
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
A 7.5-minute map
Cloudless= 5 degrees

45. Heat loss due to physical contact with a cooler object is called ___
Increases
Conduction
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Poison oak rash

46. Name some plants that can provide nourishment in the wild
Polaris
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
17 degrees

47. The ______ of the compass needle points towards magnetic north.
North-south
8000 feet
Cooling systems
Red end

48. A majority of the energy derived from the food we eat goes into...
Shadows
Head region
Heat production
Index

49. If you set up camp in a pristine area - you should move camp every day to...
Head region
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Minimize impact
23.5

50. What is the first core organ to exhibit signs of being affected by hypothermia?
Brain
South of west
Cloudless= 5 degrees
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW