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Wilderness Survival

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Exposure of an area to cool - wet conditions for approximately __ hours is necessary to produce trench foot.
12 hours
Heat injury
4 miles
Cooling systems

2. Searchers usually begin their search for a lost person from what location?
In the extremities
North-south
The point the lost person was last seen
Not adequately hydrated

3. What is the first core organ to exhibit signs of being affected by hypothermia?
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Index
Brain
Biodegradable soap

4. The average apparent motion of the sun across the sky is ____ degrees per hour.
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
15
Level of dehydration
The county sheriff

5. Three blasts of a whistle means ____.
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
The county sheriff
Help - a distress call
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles

6. It's not acceptable within the LNT philosophy to _____________ with biodegradable soap.
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Severe
Wash your dishes in a stream
Magnetic north pole

7. Which map provides more detail - a 7.5-minute map or a 15-minute map?
Cooling systems
A 7.5-minute map
Radiation
17 degrees

8. ________ is a naturally occurring mineral that can deflect the compass needle.
Equinoxes
Iron in rocks
Severe
Geographic north

9. Name the three parts of the fire triangle.
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Mild
Sense of direction
Oxygen - fuel - heat

10. Glucose (blood sugar) is the only fuel normally used by...
Sterilizing
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Brain cells
12 hours

11. Magnetic north and __________ are not the same.
Sense of direction
Mild
Geographic north
Moderate

12. What are the four cardinal points and inter cardinal points of the compass?
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Geographic north
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW

13. Water conducts heat away from the body approximately __ times faster than air at the same temperature.
25 times faster
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Mild
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.

14. The locations of the ______ is not fixed.
Slow jog
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
60 minutes
Magnetic north pole

15. How many 7.5-minute maps are required to represent the same area as one 15-minute map?
The county sheriff
Slow jog
Mountain
4 maps

16. Can't perform complex mental tasks. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
1:2
5 seconds
Mild

17. The color black on the map represents what kind of features?
15 minutes
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Sterilizing
Rise or be lifted

18. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudy sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
Wet - rainy conditions
Minimize impact
Shadows
Cloudy = 3 degrees

19. Every 5th contour line is darker in color. This line is called an __ contour line.
Index
2 degrees
5 seconds
Evaporation

20. It is not always ok to use ________ as a treatment modality for someone experiencing mild or moderate hypothermia.
Moderate
Heat injury
Fresh water fish
Exercise

21. B.L.I.S.S
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Minimize impact
Brain cells

22. ___________ does not degrade quickly in water sources such as lakes and streams.
Cotton
15
Biodegradable soap
Iodine water purification tablets

23. Heat stroke is a life-threatening...
Heat injury
Geographic north
Wet - rainy conditions
Lean to - A frame - Dome

24. Name the three types of shelter designs
Mild
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
Lean to - A frame - Dome
North-south

25. A contour line is a line that connects points of ___ ____.
Sense of direction
Equal elevation
Slow jog
Level of dehydration

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

27. What is the value of declination in the Eugene area?
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
17 degrees
60 minutes
Lean to - A frame - Dome

28. On the spring and fall ____ the sun rises exactly east and sets exactly west.
Head region
Mild
Equinoxes
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin

29. __________ can cause deviation of the compass needle.
Fat
Mountain
Power lines
A 7.5-minute map

30. Your thirst mechanism is not a very good indicator of your...
Level of dehydration
Highest thing around
1:00pm
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate

31. Clouds do not block...
Moderate
Level of dehydration
UV radiation
Cotton

32. _________ pack more energy per gram than carbohydrates.
Fat
Equal elevation
Protozoa
15 minutes

33. When the sun is at a bearing of 240 degrees in the sky - the shadows point to __.
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Dead
Cotton
60 degrees

34. High altitude begins at what elevation?
Severe
Moderate
8000 feet
Help - a distress call

35. A 15-percent loss of body fluids results in...
Fat
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Geographic north
Cotton

36. As you gain elevation - the percentage of O2 in the air...
Head region
Increases
Index
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate

37. How many minutes are there are there in one degree of latitude or longitude?
12 hours
Conduction
60 minutes
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin

38. Down is a good choice as an insulator for...
Convection
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Wet - rainy conditions
Help - a distress call

39. Humans have very efficient...
Brain
In the extremities
Cooling systems
Fat

40. All _____________ are non-poisonous
A 7.5-minute map
Lean to - A frame - Dome
23.5
Fresh water fish

41. Heat loss due to physical contact with a cooler object is called ___
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Rise or be lifted
Conduction
Head region

42. S.U.R.V.I.V.A.L
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
Level of dehydration
Polaris
60 degrees

43. To protect the riparian area - select a campsite location at least ___ feet away from lakes - streams - etc.
Cooling systems
Oxygen - fuel - heat
12 hours
200 feet

44. Lines of latitude run __________ from each other.
Equidistant
4 miles
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Cloudy = 3 degrees

45. Humans do not inherently acquire a...
Sense of direction
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Slow jog

46. A 10-percent loss of body fluids results in...
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Equal elevation
Moderate
Fresh water fish

47. What is the first step you should take when you become lost?
12 hours
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Mountain
Equidistant

48. A majority of the energy derived from the food we eat goes into...
Evaporation
Heat production
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea

49. Name some plants that can provide nourishment in the wild
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
Magnetic north pole
Heat production
Sense of direction

50. What four parts of your body should you keep clean?
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Wet - rainy conditions
25 times faster
Conduction