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Wilderness Survival

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudy sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Mild
Internal temperature
60 minutes

2. _________ is not an effective insulator in wet - cold conditions.
Cotton
Convection
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
2 degrees

3. A person with ____________ has lost the ability to rewarm on her/his own.
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
Moderate hypothermia
Level of dehydration
Head region

4. What is the first step you should take when you become lost?
Not adequately hydrated
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
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

5. Down is a good choice as an insulator for...
Moderate
North-south
Wet - rainy conditions
Power lines

6. What is the ratio of shelter insulation on top to ground cover?
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Equinoxes
Brain
1:2

7. Person feels cold/lags behind. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Index
17 degrees
Mild
15

8. List - in order - the treatment for mild hypothermia.
Geographic north
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.
12 hours
Iodine water purification tablets

9. Your thirst mechanism is not a very good indicator of your...
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Conduction
Level of dehydration
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate

10. The kind of air space that exists between fibers and is responsible for trapping body heat is called ___ air space.
Dead
Wash your dishes in a stream
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Mild

11. High altitude begins at what elevation?
8000 feet
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
4 miles
Geographic north

12. Searchers usually begin their search for a lost person from what location?
Internal temperature
Minimize impact
Evaporation
The point the lost person was last seen

13. Shivering requires the energy of a...
Power lines
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.
Poison oak rash
Slow jog

14. The earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees from vertical.
12 hours
Internal temperature
23.5
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.

15. 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.

16. Name the four category plants fall into
60 minutes
17 degrees
Conduction
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous

17. Ataxia. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Moderate
Conduction
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Mountain

18. Heat loss due to physical contact with a cooler object is called ___
South of west
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
5 seconds
Conduction

19. How many minutes are there are there in one degree of latitude or longitude?
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Moderate
Not adequately hydrated
60 minutes

20. If you set up camp in a pristine area - you should move camp every day to...
Minimize impact
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Iron in rocks

21. Heat stroke is a life-threatening...
The point the lost person was last seen
Heat injury
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
5 seconds

22. Orographic lifting is the lifting of air over a _____ barrier.
Slow jog
Mountain
1:2
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles

23. Magnetic north and __________ are not the same.
Highest thing around
Geographic north
Not adequately hydrated
Polaris

24. At rest - the majority of heat production does not occur in the...
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Moderate hypothermia
Head region
Lean to - A frame - Dome

25. Which map provides more detail - a 7.5-minute map or a 15-minute map?
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Dead
A 7.5-minute map
Mild

26. The three forces of nature that work to decompose solid waste are ___ - ___ - and ___.
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Minimize impact
Mild
Mild

27. What county agency organizes - and is responsible for search and rescue operations in Oregon?
The county sheriff
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Cooling systems
Mild

28. Loss of fine motor control in hands. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Mild
Head region
Convection
15 minutes

29. When the sun is at a bearing of 240 degrees in the sky - the shadows point to __.
Magnetic north pole
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
60 degrees

30. The average apparent motion of the sun across the sky is ____ degrees per hour.
Cooling systems
Iodine water purification tablets
15
Polaris

31. Humans have very efficient...
Cooling systems
200 feet
Mountain
1:24000

32. Humans do not inherently acquire a...
Mild
Brain cells
Polaris
Sense of direction

33. Lines of latitude run east-west and lines of longitude run...
Mountain
Magnetic north pole
Radiation
North-south

34. Uncontrollable shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Not adequately hydrated
Moderate
Convection
Exercise

35. Generally speaking - a lightning bolt will hit the...
Rise or be lifted
Geographic north
Highest thing around
4 maps

36. Sweating is a form of ___ heat loss.
25 times faster
Evaporation
Red end
Internal temperature

37. A hot shower can relieve the itching common to...
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
A 7.5-minute map
Head region
Poison oak rash

38. Lines of latitude run __________ from each other.
Level of dehydration
Biodegradable soap
4 maps
Equidistant

39. How many 7.5-minute maps are required to represent the same area as one 15-minute map?
Not adequately hydrated
4 maps
Wet - rainy conditions
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water

40. _________ pack more energy per gram than carbohydrates.
Fat
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Magnetic north pole
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm

41. __________ can cause deviation of the compass needle.
Head region
Fat
Equidistant
Power lines

42. __________ kill cryptosporidium as well as Giardia
Iodine water purification tablets
Magnetic north pole
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Poison oak rash

43. Every 5th contour line is darker in color. This line is called an __ contour line.
South of west
Poison oak rash
Index
Heat injury

44. The locations of the ______ is not fixed.
Magnetic north pole
Sterilizing
15
Radiation

45. Water conducts heat away from the body approximately __ times faster than air at the same temperature.
25 times faster
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Mild
Cooling systems

46. For maximum benefit - it's best to drink water at a rate of 1/4 liter every ___ minutes.
15 minutes
Mountain
Power lines
15

47. The boiling point of water decreases __ degrees for every 1000 feet of elevation gain.
North-south
2 degrees
Magnetic north pole
Fat

48. 7.5-minute maps made by the USGS generally span how many miles north to south? East to west?
Sense of direction
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.
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles

49. The color black on the map represents what kind of features?
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Fat
Equinoxes
Index

50. Describe the difference between filtering water and purifying water.
Sterilizing
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Cotton
Highest thing around