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Wilderness Survival

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An initial reaction of the body when it attempts to cool itself is to dilate the blood vessels...
15
In the extremities
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
North-south

2. What is the first step you should take when you become lost?
Poison oak rash
Iron in rocks
Equal elevation
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.

3. Uncontrollable shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Highest thing around
North-south
Moderate

4. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudless sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
12 hours
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus

5. _________ pack more energy per gram than carbohydrates.
1:00pm
Fat
A 7.5-minute map
Radiation

6. The boiling point of water decreases __ degrees for every 1000 feet of elevation gain.
2 degrees
Equinoxes
Mild
UV radiation

7. Generally speaking - a lightning bolt will hit the...
Internal temperature
Red end
Highest thing around
Exercise

8. Magnetic north and __________ are not the same.
5 seconds
60 degrees
Geographic north
Internal temperature

9. Name the three types of shelter designs
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Equal elevation
15 minutes
Dead

10. The color black on the map represents what kind of features?
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
North-south
200 feet
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate

11. B.L.I.S.S
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.
Level of dehydration
Mild
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location

12. A majority of the energy derived from the food we eat goes into...
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Heat production
60 degrees
23.5

13. List - in order - the treatment for mild hypothermia.
Polaris
Power lines
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.
Cooling systems

14. The locations of the ______ is not fixed.
Head region
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Magnetic north pole
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location

15. Shivering requires the energy of a...
Slow jog
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
South of west
4 miles

16. Heat cramps will occur if a person is...
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Cotton
The county sheriff
Not adequately hydrated

17. Name the five parts of the bow drill.
Mild
Highest thing around
Equal elevation
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle

18. Person feels cold/lags behind. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Mild
Mountain

19. Exposure of an area to cool - wet conditions for approximately __ hours is necessary to produce trench foot.
Not adequately hydrated
Geographic north
12 hours
Rise or be lifted

20. Heat stroke is a life-threatening...
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Wet - rainy conditions
The county sheriff
Heat injury

21. The earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees from vertical.
15 minutes
23.5
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

22. On the spring and fall ____ the sun rises exactly east and sets exactly west.
Mild
Moderate
Equinoxes
Minimize impact

23. When the sun is at a bearing of 240 degrees in the sky - the shadows point to __.
Evaporation
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Fresh water fish
60 degrees

24. Giardia lamblia is a ____
Cotton
4 maps
Iron in rocks
Protozoa

25. What are the four cardinal points and inter cardinal points of the compass?
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Help - a distress call
8000 feet
Lean to - A frame - Dome

26. Dehydration results from inadequate replacement of lost body fluids.A 5-percent loss results in...
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
60 degrees
Sterilizing
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate

27. If the separation between the flash of lightning and the clap of thunder is 20 seconds - the lightning is how far away?
4 miles
Minimize impact
Poison oak rash
Polaris

28. It's not acceptable within the LNT philosophy to _____________ with biodegradable soap.
Level of dehydration
Wash your dishes in a stream
2 degrees
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

29. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudy sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
Geographic north
Cloudy = 3 degrees
1:00pm
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous

30. S.U.R.V.I.V.A.L
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
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
Mild

31. Can't perform complex mental tasks. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Mild
Fresh water fish
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water

32. _________ is not an effective insulator in wet - cold conditions.
Index
Mild
Cotton
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous

33. Loss of fine motor control in hands. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Mild
Severe
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Equinoxes

34. Lines of latitude run east-west and lines of longitude run...
Not adequately hydrated
North-south
Conduction
UV radiation

35. Orographic lifting is the lifting of air over a _____ barrier.
Wet - rainy conditions
Fat
Mountain
The point the lost person was last seen

36. What is the ratio of shelter insulation on top to ground cover?
12 hours
5 seconds
Exercise
1:2

37. The kind of air space that exists between fibers and is responsible for trapping body heat is called ___ air space.
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Polaris
Dead

38. Humans do not inherently acquire a...
25 times faster
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
15 minutes
Sense of direction

39. 7.5-minute maps made by the USGS generally span how many miles north to south? East to west?
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Mild
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Magnetic north pole

40. To protect the riparian area - select a campsite location at least ___ feet away from lakes - streams - etc.
1:24000
Cloudy = 3 degrees
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
200 feet

41. At northern altitudes in December - the sun rises south of east and sets...
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
South of west
Mild

42. A 15-percent loss of body fluids results in...
North-south
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Iodine water purification tablets
Moderate

43. Sweating is a form of ___ heat loss.
Protozoa
Evaporation
Mountain
25 times faster

44. Sound - including thunder - travels about a mile in __ seconds near the ground.
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.
Mild
5 seconds
Severe

45. Down is a good choice as an insulator for...
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
Wet - rainy conditions
Fresh water fish
Power lines

46. Ataxia. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Equinoxes
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Moderate
Fat

47. The most common map scale for a 7.5-minute map is...
Severe
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
1:24000
4 maps

48. Your thirst mechanism is not a very good indicator of your...
North-south
Minimize impact
Level of dehydration
Magnetic north pole

49. A small cave - Beneath a lone tree
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
The point the lost person was last seen
4 miles
Iodine water purification tablets

50. Heat loss due to physical contact with a cooler object is called ___
12 hours
8000 feet
Red end
Conduction