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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.
The county sheriff
Cotton
Shadows
Internal temperature

2. The sun is approximately due south at what time of day during the month of August?
Severe
1:00pm
Highest thing around
Dead

3. A 15-percent loss of body fluids results in...
Rise or be lifted
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Oxygen - fuel - heat

4. The name of the north star is ___.
Polaris
4 miles
Iron in rocks
South of west

5. __________ can cause deviation of the compass needle.
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Shadows
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Power lines

6. As you gain elevation - the percentage of O2 in the air...
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.
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Increases
Biodegradable soap

7. What is the value of declination in the Eugene area?
Conduction
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
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
17 degrees

8. What is the ratio of shelter insulation on top to ground cover?
Slow jog
Radiation
Geographic north
1:2

9. The umbles. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Mild
Moderate
Biodegradable soap
Brain

10. What four parts of your body should you keep clean?
Increases
25 times faster
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth

11. On the spring and fall ____ the sun rises exactly east and sets exactly west.
Increases
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
A 7.5-minute map
Equinoxes

12. The average apparent motion of the sun across the sky is ____ degrees per hour.
Wet - rainy conditions
Dead
15
Help - a distress call

13. A small cave - Beneath a lone tree
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Biodegradable soap
The county sheriff
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm

14. Loss of body heat to circulating wind is called ___.
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Equinoxes
Convection
The county sheriff

15. To protect the riparian area - select a campsite location at least ___ feet away from lakes - streams - etc.
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Increases
200 feet
Oxygen - fuel - heat

16. High altitude begins at what elevation?
Slow jog
8000 feet
Mountain
17 degrees

17. The locations of the ______ is not fixed.
Magnetic north pole
Mountain
Biodegradable soap
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles

18. The boiling point of water decreases __ degrees for every 1000 feet of elevation gain.
Cloudless= 5 degrees
2 degrees
Iodine water purification tablets
Not adequately hydrated

19. When the sun is at a bearing of 240 degrees in the sky - the shadows point to __.
Level of dehydration
25 times faster
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
60 degrees

20. The three forces of nature that work to decompose solid waste are ___ - ___ - and ___.
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Brain
Shadows
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW

21. Humans do not inherently acquire a...
Sense of direction
2 degrees
Power lines
Geographic north

22. Name the three types of shelter designs
Mild
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Red end
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth

23. Giardia lamblia is a ____
15
8000 feet
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Protozoa

24. 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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25. Heat loss due to physical contact with a cooler object is called ___
Increases
Equal elevation
Conduction
Internal temperature

26. ________ is a naturally occurring mineral that can deflect the compass needle.
Conduction
Iron in rocks
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
Internal temperature

27. Humans have very efficient...
Radiation
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Cooling systems
Level of dehydration

28. Loss of fine motor control in hands. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Slow jog
Mild
Not adequately hydrated
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.

29. An initial reaction of the body when it attempts to cool itself is to dilate the blood vessels...
Mild
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
In the extremities
Highest thing around

30. Generally speaking - a lightning bolt will hit the...
Highest thing around
Conduction
Polaris
Moderate

31. R.I.C.E
Equinoxes
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Help - a distress call
60 minutes

32. Lines of latitude run __________ from each other.
The county sheriff
Equidistant
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Exercise

33. For significant precipitation to form - air must...
Help - a distress call
Rise or be lifted
Evaporation
Severe

34. Person feels cold/lags behind. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Mild
UV radiation
Index
Moderate

35. Exposure of an area to cool - wet conditions for approximately __ hours is necessary to produce trench foot.
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Polaris
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.
12 hours

36. A majority of the energy derived from the food we eat goes into...
Mild
Heat production
Mild
In the extremities

37. What is the first step you should take when you become lost?
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
4 maps
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Heat production

38. Water conducts heat away from the body approximately __ times faster than air at the same temperature.
25 times faster
Cooling systems
In the extremities
Poison oak rash

39. Name the five parts of the bow drill.
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
25 times faster
Equinoxes
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle

40. The mechanism of heat loss that is the most common when the body is at rest is ___
Radiation
12 hours
4 miles
Power lines

41. Uncontrollable shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Brain cells
Not adequately hydrated
Mild
Moderate

42. Shivering stops. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Cotton
Oxygen - fuel - heat
12 hours
Severe

43. Three blasts of a whistle means ____.
Help - a distress call
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Dead
North-south

44. Clouds do not block...
8000 feet
Iodine water purification tablets
A 7.5-minute map
UV radiation

45. How many 7.5-minute maps are required to represent the same area as one 15-minute map?
Cooling systems
Protozoa
4 maps
Increases

46. A person with ____________ has lost the ability to rewarm on her/his own.
Moderate hypothermia
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Minimize impact
60 minutes

47. Name the four category plants fall into
Fresh water fish
Shadows
Sterilizing
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous

48. Describe the difference between filtering water and purifying water.
Mild
1:2
Heat production
Sterilizing

49. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudy sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
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.
North-south
Moderate
Cloudy = 3 degrees

50. Heat cramps will occur if a person is...
Biodegradable soap
Not adequately hydrated
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Brain cells