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Wilderness Survival

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. _______ are shorter in the summer than they are in the winter.
1:00pm
Shadows
The point the lost person was last seen
8000 feet

2. The boiling point of water decreases __ degrees for every 1000 feet of elevation gain.
2 degrees
Help - a distress call
Mild
Convection

3. Your thirst mechanism is not a very good indicator of your...
Sterilizing
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
Convection
Level of dehydration

4. What is the ratio of shelter insulation on top to ground cover?
60 minutes
1:2
Poison oak rash
Oxygen - fuel - heat

5. The mechanism of heat loss that is the most common when the body is at rest is ___
Radiation
Exercise
1:2
Brain cells

6. The most common map scale for a 7.5-minute map is...
The point the lost person was last seen
Iron in rocks
1:24000
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle

7. S.U.R.V.I.V.A.L
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
1:2
Fresh water fish

8. A contour line is a line that connects points of ___ ____.
Equal elevation
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
15 minutes
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

9. Down is a good choice as an insulator for...
Equal elevation
Cooling systems
Red end
Wet - rainy conditions

10. The locations of the ______ is not fixed.
Magnetic north pole
Heat production
Red end
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location

11. B.L.I.S.S
Cooling systems
North-south
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location

12. What four parts of your body should you keep clean?
Conduction
South of west
Mild
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth

13. 7.5-minute maps made by the USGS generally span how many miles north to south? East to west?
Sterilizing
Rise or be lifted
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.

14. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudy sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
25 times faster
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
In the extremities

15. For maximum benefit - it's best to drink water at a rate of 1/4 liter every ___ minutes.
15 minutes
Minimize impact
Wet - rainy conditions
4 miles

16. What county agency organizes - and is responsible for search and rescue operations in Oregon?
Protozoa
The county sheriff
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
South of west

17. Loss of body heat to circulating wind is called ___.
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Mild
Convection

18. An initial reaction of the body when it attempts to cool itself is to dilate the blood vessels...
Iodine water purification tablets
1:00pm
In the extremities
4 maps

19. Hypothermia is a lowering of the body's ___.
Internal temperature
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Lean to - A frame - Dome
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW

20. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudless sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Evaporation
Moderate hypothermia

21. If the separation between the flash of lightning and the clap of thunder is 20 seconds - the lightning is how far away?
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Poison oak rash
Power lines
4 miles

22. What is the first core organ to exhibit signs of being affected by 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.
Head region
Poison oak rash
Brain

23. Name the three types of shelter designs
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Slow jog
Biodegradable soap
Lean to - A frame - Dome

24. The umbles. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Moderate
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.
Slow jog
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.

25. Which map provides more detail - a 7.5-minute map or a 15-minute map?
A 7.5-minute map
Moderate
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location

26. Dehydration results from inadequate replacement of lost body fluids.A 5-percent loss results in...
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Not adequately hydrated
Moderate
60 minutes

27. Uncontrollable shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
5 seconds
60 degrees
Cooling systems
Moderate

28. R.I.C.E
Radiation
Heat production
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Mild

29. A majority of the energy derived from the food we eat goes into...
Heat production
Dead
Sterilizing
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW

30. ________ is a naturally occurring mineral that can deflect the compass needle.
Geographic north
23.5
Iron in rocks
Evaporation

31. A hot shower can relieve the itching common to...
Poison oak rash
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Moderate
Mountain

32. All _____________ are non-poisonous
23.5
8000 feet
The point the lost person was last seen
Fresh water fish

33. Searchers usually begin their search for a lost person from what location?
Biodegradable soap
The point the lost person was last seen
Internal temperature
In the extremities

34. A small cave - Beneath a lone tree
Biodegradable soap
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
South of west
A 7.5-minute map

35. Three blasts of a whistle means ____.
Radiation
Help - a distress call
UV radiation
Cotton

36. The three forces of nature that work to decompose solid waste are ___ - ___ - and ___.
Geographic north
Brain cells
Convection
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water

37. It's not acceptable within the LNT philosophy to _____________ with biodegradable soap.
Wash your dishes in a stream
Highest thing around
Cotton
4 maps

38. Every 5th contour line is darker in color. This line is called an __ contour line.
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
Moderate hypothermia
Biodegradable soap
Index

39. Describe the difference between filtering water and purifying water.
1:2
Iron in rocks
Sterilizing
Moderate

40. ___________ does not degrade quickly in water sources such as lakes and streams.
Biodegradable soap
Shadows
Geographic north
Help - a distress call

41. The sun is approximately due south at what time of day during the month of August?
Oxygen - fuel - heat
UV radiation
The point the lost person was last seen
1:00pm

42. Name the three parts of the fire triangle.
Iodine water purification tablets
The point the lost person was last seen
Oxygen - fuel - heat
60 degrees

43. 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.

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44. Humans do not inherently acquire a...
Poison oak rash
Minimize impact
Mild
Sense of direction

45. How many 7.5-minute maps are required to represent the same area as one 15-minute map?
Rise or be lifted
Evaporation
Equinoxes
4 maps

46. The earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees from vertical.
23.5
Increases
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles

47. At northern altitudes in December - the sun rises south of east and sets...
Severe
South of west
2 degrees
Oxygen - fuel - heat

48. Exposure of an area to cool - wet conditions for approximately __ hours is necessary to produce trench foot.
15 minutes
12 hours
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Mild

49. What is the first step you should take when you become lost?
Heat production
Shadows
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.

50. _________ is not an effective insulator in wet - cold conditions.
Cotton
Moderate
15 minutes
Dead