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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. It is not always ok to use ________ as a treatment modality for someone experiencing mild or moderate hypothermia.






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






3. List - in order - the treatment for mild hypothermia.






4. ___________ does not degrade quickly in water sources such as lakes and streams.






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






6. Down is a good choice as an insulator for...






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






8. The boiling point of water decreases __ degrees for every 1000 feet of elevation gain.






9. Magnetic north and __________ are not the same.






10. If the separation between the flash of lightning and the clap of thunder is 20 seconds - the lightning is how far away?






11. The three forces of nature that work to decompose solid waste are ___ - ___ - and ___.






12. Heat stroke is a life-threatening...






13. All _____________ are non-poisonous






14. A small cave - Beneath a lone tree






15. Humans have very efficient...






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






17. The name of the north star is ___.






18. Loss of fine motor control in hands. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?






19. An initial reaction of the body when it attempts to cool itself is to dilate the blood vessels...






20. Clouds do not block...






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






22. Hypothermia is a lowering of the body's ___.






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






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






25. ________ is a naturally occurring mineral that can deflect the compass needle.






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






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






28. __________ can cause deviation of the compass needle.






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






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






31. What county agency organizes - and is responsible for search and rescue operations in Oregon?






32. _________ pack more energy per gram than carbohydrates.






33. The kind of air space that exists between fibers and is responsible for trapping body heat is called ___ air space.






34. R.I.C.E






35. Person feels cold/lags behind. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?






36. A majority of the energy derived from the food we eat goes into...






37. Giardia lamblia is a ____






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






39. Heat cramps will occur if a person is...






40. Glucose (blood sugar) is the only fuel normally used by...






41. What is the first step you should take when you become lost?






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






43. B.L.I.S.S






44. What is the value of declination in the Eugene area?






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






46. Three blasts of a whistle means ____.






47. Sound - including thunder - travels about a mile in __ seconds near the ground.






48. To protect the riparian area - select a campsite location at least ___ feet away from lakes - streams - etc.






49. Name the five parts of the bow drill.






50. Humans do not inherently acquire a...