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Wilderness Survival

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Orographic lifting is the lifting of air over a _____ barrier.
Mountain
Highest thing around
23.5
Sterilizing

2. The umbles. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Not adequately hydrated
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Moderate
Mountain

3. 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.

4. For significant precipitation to form - air must...
25 times faster
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Rise or be lifted

5. Can't perform complex mental tasks. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Moderate hypothermia
Mild
200 feet
Magnetic north pole

6. If the separation between the flash of lightning and the clap of thunder is 20 seconds - the lightning is how far away?
UV radiation
4 miles
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm

7. What is the first core organ to exhibit signs of being affected by hypothermia?
Moderate
Brain
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Protozoa

8. Water conducts heat away from the body approximately __ times faster than air at the same temperature.
Equinoxes
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
North-south
25 times faster

9. Exposure of an area to cool - wet conditions for approximately __ hours is necessary to produce trench foot.
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
12 hours
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Shadows

10. It is not always ok to use ________ as a treatment modality for someone experiencing mild or moderate hypothermia.
Equidistant
Not adequately hydrated
Heat production
Exercise

11. Name the four category plants fall into
UV radiation
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Wash your dishes in a stream
Lean to - A frame - Dome

12. All _____________ are non-poisonous
Fresh water fish
Not adequately hydrated
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.
17 degrees

13. A person with ____________ has lost the ability to rewarm on her/his own.
Moderate hypothermia
200 feet
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
Protozoa

14. R.I.C.E
Index
Increases
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
8000 feet

15. The kind of air space that exists between fibers and is responsible for trapping body heat is called ___ air space.
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Iron in rocks
Dead

16. Dehydration results from inadequate replacement of lost body fluids.A 5-percent loss results in...
The county sheriff
1:00pm
17 degrees
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea

17. Which map provides more detail - a 7.5-minute map or a 15-minute map?
Iron in rocks
Brain cells
A 7.5-minute map
1:2

18. S.U.R.V.I.V.A.L
60 minutes
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
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

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

20. Searchers usually begin their search for a lost person from what location?
The point the lost person was last seen
1:00pm
Magnetic north pole
A 7.5-minute map

21. Heat cramps will occur if a person is...
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
Polaris
A 7.5-minute map
Not adequately hydrated

22. Humans have very efficient...
Cooling systems
Convection
UV radiation
Heat production

23. Loss of body heat to circulating wind is called ___.
Convection
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
15 minutes
Index

24. Lines of latitude run east-west and lines of longitude run...
North-south
Index
Cooling systems
Conduction

25. The boiling point of water decreases __ degrees for every 1000 feet of elevation gain.
1:24000
2 degrees
12 hours
Red end

26. Glucose (blood sugar) is the only fuel normally used by...
Iodine water purification tablets
Brain cells
Mild
Protozoa

27. What county agency organizes - and is responsible for search and rescue operations in Oregon?
Minimize impact
The county sheriff
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
23.5

28. Name some plants that can provide nourishment in the wild
Mountain
Convection
Geographic north
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus

29. Lines of latitude run __________ from each other.
Equidistant
A 7.5-minute map
5 seconds
Help - a distress call

30. Your thirst mechanism is not a very good indicator of your...
Iodine water purification tablets
Level of dehydration
1:00pm
Sense of direction

31. Clouds do not block...
Equal elevation
Mild
Polaris
UV radiation

32. Three blasts of a whistle means ____.
Help - a distress call
Fat
Cotton
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water

33. __________ can cause deviation of the compass needle.
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Radiation
Power lines
1:00pm

34. _______ are shorter in the summer than they are in the winter.
Shadows
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
15
Heat production

35. On the spring and fall ____ the sun rises exactly east and sets exactly west.
Heat injury
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
UV radiation
Equinoxes

36. The sun is approximately due south at what time of day during the month of August?
Fresh water fish
1:2
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
1:00pm

37. The color black on the map represents what kind of features?
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Equinoxes
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Red end

38. Describe the difference between filtering water and purifying water.
Mild
Cotton
Sterilizing
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth

39. High altitude begins at what elevation?
8000 feet
Not adequately hydrated
Fresh water fish
Equal elevation

40. Ataxia. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Moderate
Cooling systems
25 times faster
Protozoa

41. Name the five parts of the bow drill.
60 degrees
Help - a distress call
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Equinoxes

42. A 10-percent loss of body fluids results in...
Sense of direction
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
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

43. What are the four cardinal points and inter cardinal points of the compass?
UV radiation
Iodine water purification tablets
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Brain

44. Loss of fine motor control in hands. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
UV radiation
Mild
12 hours
Convection

45. _________ pack more energy per gram than carbohydrates.
Severe
1:24000
Fat
Equal elevation

46. If you set up camp in a pristine area - you should move camp every day to...
Fresh water fish
Moderate
15 minutes
Minimize impact

47. A contour line is a line that connects points of ___ ____.
200 feet
17 degrees
Protozoa
Equal elevation

48. What is the ratio of shelter insulation on top to ground cover?
8000 feet
1:2
Sense of direction
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.

49. A hot shower can relieve the itching common to...
Poison oak rash
South of west
12 hours
Conduction

50. Heat loss due to physical contact with a cooler object is called ___
Conduction
Shadows
Lean to - A frame - Dome
North-south