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Wilderness Survival

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The kind of air space that exists between fibers and is responsible for trapping body heat is called ___ air space.
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Increases
Dead
Convection

2. For significant precipitation to form - air must...
Radiation
UV radiation
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Rise or be lifted

3. Loss of body heat to circulating wind is called ___.
Convection
Fresh water fish
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Wash your dishes in a stream

4. If the separation between the flash of lightning and the clap of thunder is 20 seconds - the lightning is how far away?
Cooling systems
4 miles
Conduction
200 feet

5. What county agency organizes - and is responsible for search and rescue operations in Oregon?
The county sheriff
Mild
Moderate
Fresh water fish

6. Name some plants that can provide nourishment in the wild
Iron in rocks
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
23.5
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus

7. Heat stroke is a life-threatening...
Equinoxes
15
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Heat injury

8. The boiling point of water decreases __ degrees for every 1000 feet of elevation gain.
2 degrees
Radiation
Red end
Mild

9. _________ is not an effective insulator in wet - cold conditions.
Cloudy = 3 degrees
The county sheriff
Highest thing around
Cotton

10. What are the four cardinal points and inter cardinal points of the compass?
Level of dehydration
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
25 times faster
Brain

11. Can't perform complex mental tasks. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Mild
23.5
4 maps
Brain

12. On the spring and fall ____ the sun rises exactly east and sets exactly west.
Equinoxes
A 7.5-minute map
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
Mild

13. A small cave - Beneath a lone tree
Moderate hypothermia
Sense of direction
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Head region

14. At northern altitudes in December - the sun rises south of east and sets...
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
South of west
Index
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth

15. Lines of latitude run __________ from each other.
Equidistant
Red end
4 miles
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location

16. Uncontrollable shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Heat production
Wash your dishes in a stream
Moderate
Brain cells

17. Name the five parts of the bow drill.
Equal elevation
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Cloudy = 3 degrees

18. When the sun is at a bearing of 240 degrees in the sky - the shadows point to __.
4 miles
Level of dehydration
Fresh water fish
60 degrees

19. Describe the difference between filtering water and purifying water.
25 times faster
Brain
Sterilizing
Radiation

20. Ataxia. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Moderate
Rise or be lifted
Heat production
1:00pm

21. It's not acceptable within the LNT philosophy to _____________ with biodegradable soap.
South of west
Wash your dishes in a stream
Iodine water purification tablets
Exercise

22. Giardia lamblia is a ____
Mild
Protozoa
Severe
Shadows

23. Humans have very efficient...
Magnetic north pole
South of west
Cooling systems
Wet - rainy conditions

24. The umbles. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Moderate
Power lines
Help - a distress call

25. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudless sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Brain cells
Wash your dishes in a stream

26. Name the three parts of the fire triangle.
23.5
1:24000
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Heat production

27. The earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees from vertical.
23.5
Brain
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)

28. Sound - including thunder - travels about a mile in __ seconds near the ground.
The county sheriff
Conduction
5 seconds
Index

29. Name the three types of shelter designs
Evaporation
Fresh water fish
Lean to - A frame - Dome
North-south

30. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudy sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
Fat
Red end
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

31. Searchers usually begin their search for a lost person from what location?
The point the lost person was last seen
Exercise
A 7.5-minute map
Iron in rocks

32. ________ is a naturally occurring mineral that can deflect the compass needle.
Magnetic north pole
Red end
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Iron in rocks

33. The ______ of the compass needle points towards magnetic north.
Iron in rocks
Red end
Geographic north
Heat injury

34. A 10-percent loss of body fluids results in...
Biodegradable soap
Heat injury
4 maps
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs

35. Humans do not inherently acquire a...
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
North-south
Protozoa

36. S.U.R.V.I.V.A.L
Brain cells
Index
200 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

37. Sweating is a form of ___ heat loss.
200 feet
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
In the extremities
Evaporation

38. The locations of the ______ is not fixed.
Cloudy = 3 degrees
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Shadows
Magnetic north pole

39. The name of the north star is ___.
1:00pm
Index
Polaris
60 minutes

40. B.L.I.S.S
Highest thing around
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Help - a distress call

41. Three blasts of a whistle means ____.
Help - a distress call
17 degrees
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
200 feet

42. To protect the riparian area - select a campsite location at least ___ feet away from lakes - streams - etc.
4 maps
Power lines
Mild
200 feet

43. How many minutes are there are there in one degree of latitude or longitude?
UV radiation
Highest thing around
60 minutes
Exercise

44. List - in order - the treatment for mild 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.
Brain
South of west
Help - a distress call

45. Hypothermia is a lowering of the body's ___.
Protozoa
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Internal temperature
Wash your dishes in a stream

46. What is the value of declination in the Eugene area?
Brain
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Fat
17 degrees

47. Down is a good choice as an insulator for...
Brain cells
Poison oak rash
Wet - rainy conditions
Equidistant

48. Generally speaking - a lightning bolt will hit the...
Fresh water fish
Highest thing around
Moderate
Heat production

49. Magnetic north and __________ are not the same.
Geographic north
Mountain
2 degrees
4 maps

50. If you set up camp in a pristine area - you should move camp every day to...
Evaporation
Power lines
Minimize impact
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)