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Wilderness Survival

Subjects : literacy, soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Sound - including thunder - travels about a mile in __ seconds near the ground.






2. High altitude begins at what elevation?






3. Humans have very efficient...






4. Lines of latitude run east-west and lines of longitude run...






5. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudless sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.






6. If you set up camp in a pristine area - you should move camp every day to...






7. The mechanism of heat loss that is the most common when the body is at rest is ___






8. The name of the north star is ___.






9. At rest - the majority of heat production does not occur in the...






10. For significant precipitation to form - air must...






11. A 10-percent loss of body fluids results in...






12. _________ pack more energy per gram than carbohydrates.






13. Heat loss due to physical contact with a cooler object is called ___






14. At northern altitudes in December - the sun rises south of east and sets...






15. Three blasts of a whistle means ____.






16. Exposure of an area to cool - wet conditions for approximately __ hours is necessary to produce trench foot.






17. A contour line is a line that connects points of ___ ____.






18. Ataxia. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?






19. A person with ____________ has lost the ability to rewarm on her/his own.






20. The ______ of the compass needle points towards magnetic north.






21. Clouds do not block...






22. Shivering requires the energy of a...






23. How many 7.5-minute maps are required to represent the same area as one 15-minute map?






24. Name the five parts of the bow drill.






25. __________ kill cryptosporidium as well as Giardia






26. Fine shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?






27. Name the four category plants fall into






28. A small cave - Beneath a lone tree






29. The average apparent motion of the sun across the sky is ____ degrees per hour.






30. Name the three types of shelter designs






31. All _____________ are non-poisonous






32. How many minutes are there are there in one degree of latitude or longitude?






33. _______ are shorter in the summer than they are in the winter.






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






35. Which map provides more detail - a 7.5-minute map or a 15-minute map?






36. For maximum benefit - it's best to drink water at a rate of 1/4 liter every ___ minutes.






37. The umbles. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?






38. Water conducts heat away from the body approximately __ times faster than air at the same temperature.






39. Name the three parts of the fire triangle.






40. Sweating is a form of ___ heat loss.






41. Name some plants that can provide nourishment in the wild






42. It's not acceptable within the LNT philosophy to _____________ with biodegradable soap.






43. As you gain elevation - the percentage of O2 in the air...






44. The most common map scale for a 7.5-minute map is...






45. R.I.C.E






46. __________ can cause deviation of the compass needle.






47. When the sun is at a bearing of 240 degrees in the sky - the shadows point to __.






48. Your thirst mechanism is not a very good indicator of your...






49. What four parts of your body should you keep clean?






50. On the spring and fall ____ the sun rises exactly east and sets exactly west.