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Wilderness Survival

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Sweating is a form of ___ heat loss.
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Evaporation
Moderate
Fat

2. Heat cramps will occur if a person is...
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Polaris
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Not adequately hydrated

3. Shivering stops. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Red end
Moderate hypothermia
Severe
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea

4. The most common map scale for a 7.5-minute map is...
4 miles
Brain
1:24000
200 feet

5. Searchers usually begin their search for a lost person from what location?
The point the lost person was last seen
Mild
1:24000
15

6. Which map provides more detail - a 7.5-minute map or a 15-minute map?
Wash your dishes in a stream
A 7.5-minute map
Moderate
Shadows

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

8. High altitude begins at what elevation?
23.5
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
15
8000 feet

9. The name of the north star is ___.
Polaris
1:24000
Fat
Exercise

10. The mechanism of heat loss that is the most common when the body is at rest is ___
Index
Radiation
UV radiation
2 degrees

11. A contour line is a line that connects points of ___ ____.
Cotton
Equal elevation
Biodegradable soap
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles

12. What is the first step you should take when you become lost?
A 7.5-minute map
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
4 maps
Moderate hypothermia

13. Describe the difference between filtering water and purifying water.
Mild
A 7.5-minute map
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.
Sterilizing

14. On the spring and fall ____ the sun rises exactly east and sets exactly west.
Mild
Equinoxes
60 minutes
Mild

15. 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
Sterilizing
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
South of west

16. _________ pack more energy per gram than carbohydrates.
1:24000
Fat
A 7.5-minute map
In the extremities

17. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudy sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
Biodegradable soap
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Slow jog
Fat

18. How many 7.5-minute maps are required to represent the same area as one 15-minute map?
4 maps
Equidistant
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
Level of dehydration

19. What is the first core organ to exhibit signs of being affected by hypothermia?
Brain
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
1:2
Shadows

20. Heat stroke is a life-threatening...
Iodine water purification tablets
Heat injury
Level of dehydration
In the extremities

21. An initial reaction of the body when it attempts to cool itself is to dilate the blood vessels...
In the extremities
Radiation
Index
4 maps

22. Name the three types of shelter designs
Moderate
Mild
In the extremities
Lean to - A frame - Dome

23. What four parts of your body should you keep clean?
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
8000 feet
Mild

24. ___________ does not degrade quickly in water sources such as lakes and streams.
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Biodegradable soap
Severe
In the extremities

25. Glucose (blood sugar) is the only fuel normally used by...
Power lines
Help - a distress call
Brain cells
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs

26. Generally speaking - a lightning bolt will hit the...
Equal elevation
Highest thing around
Polaris
Red end

27. A 15-percent loss of body fluids results in...
Moderate
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Cloudless= 5 degrees

28. It's not acceptable within the LNT philosophy to _____________ with biodegradable soap.
Increases
4 maps
Polaris
Wash your dishes in a stream

29. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudless sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
Geographic north
Cloudless= 5 degrees
In the extremities
Moderate

30. Magnetic north and __________ are not the same.
Mild
Heat injury
Geographic north
The county sheriff

31. ________ is a naturally occurring mineral that can deflect the compass needle.
1:00pm
Iron in rocks
Mild
60 degrees

32. To protect the riparian area - select a campsite location at least ___ feet away from lakes - streams - etc.
1:00pm
UV radiation
Cloudless= 5 degrees
200 feet

33. Name the three parts of the fire triangle.
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Protozoa
Internal temperature

34. Exposure of an area to cool - wet conditions for approximately __ hours is necessary to produce trench foot.
Moderate hypothermia
Index
12 hours
Not adequately hydrated

35. __________ can cause deviation of the compass needle.
Shadows
Power lines
Mild
Level of dehydration

36. What is the ratio of shelter insulation on top to ground cover?
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Cooling systems
1:2
Mountain

37. The three forces of nature that work to decompose solid waste are ___ - ___ - and ___.
Wash your dishes in a stream
Minimize impact
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Red end

38. The boiling point of water decreases __ degrees for every 1000 feet of elevation gain.
2 degrees
1:00pm
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Not adequately hydrated

39. Every 5th contour line is darker in color. This line is called an __ contour line.
Index
In the extremities
North-south
Moderate

40. The ______ of the compass needle points towards magnetic north.
23.5
Sense of direction
Magnetic north pole
Red end

41. A 10-percent loss of body fluids results in...
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
North-south
Heat production

42. Lines of latitude run east-west and lines of longitude run...
Not adequately hydrated
North-south
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Sense of direction

43. For significant precipitation to form - air must...
15
Not adequately hydrated
Highest thing around
Rise or be lifted

44. _________ is not an effective insulator in wet - cold conditions.
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Cotton
Wash your dishes in a stream

45. Uncontrollable shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Shadows
Moderate
60 degrees

46. If the separation between the flash of lightning and the clap of thunder is 20 seconds - the lightning is how far away?
Wet - rainy conditions
Head region
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
4 miles

47. What county agency organizes - and is responsible for search and rescue operations in Oregon?
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Power lines
Moderate
The county sheriff

48. The kind of air space that exists between fibers and is responsible for trapping body heat is called ___ air space.
Dead
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Iodine water purification tablets
Cloudy = 3 degrees

49. The color black on the map represents what kind of features?
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Biodegradable soap

50. Loss of fine motor control in hands. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Poison oak rash
25 times faster
The point the lost person was last seen
Mild