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Wilderness Survival

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Name some plants that can provide nourishment in the wild
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Equinoxes
Highest thing around

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

3. Loss of fine motor control in hands. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Mild
Cooling systems
Biodegradable soap
Sense of direction

4. The locations of the ______ is not fixed.
Magnetic north pole
Sterilizing
Equinoxes
23.5

5. Name the three parts of the fire triangle.
The county sheriff
Iron in rocks
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Wet - rainy conditions

6. Person feels cold/lags behind. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Evaporation
Power lines
200 feet
Mild

7. What are the four cardinal points and inter cardinal points of the compass?
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Wet - rainy conditions
Not adequately hydrated

8. Heat loss due to physical contact with a cooler object is called ___
Iodine water purification tablets
Conduction
15
Cotton

9. For significant precipitation to form - air must...
Minimize impact
Rise or be lifted
Help - a distress call
23.5

10. When the sun is at a bearing of 240 degrees in the sky - the shadows point to __.
4 miles
60 degrees
12 hours
Mild

11. Magnetic north and __________ are not the same.
Geographic north
Mild
4 miles
Mild

12. Giardia lamblia is a ____
Help - a distress call
Polaris
15 minutes
Protozoa

13. _________ pack more energy per gram than carbohydrates.
Fat
Geographic north
North-south
Equinoxes

14. __________ can cause deviation of the compass needle.
Moderate
North-south
Power lines
Exercise

15. What county agency organizes - and is responsible for search and rescue operations in Oregon?
The county sheriff
Power lines
Radiation
Mountain

16. If the separation between the flash of lightning and the clap of thunder is 20 seconds - the lightning is how far away?
4 miles
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Shadows
17 degrees

17. The color black on the map represents what kind of features?
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Mountain
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
23.5

18. 7.5-minute maps made by the USGS generally span how many miles north to south? East to west?
Moderate
Fat
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Dead

19. Shivering stops. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Sense of direction
A 7.5-minute map
In the extremities
Severe

20. Shivering requires the energy of a...
Help - a distress call
Slow jog
Increases
1:24000

21. Can't perform complex mental tasks. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Mild
Heat production
Sense of direction

22. Describe the difference between filtering water and purifying water.
Cooling systems
Brain cells
Sterilizing
Not adequately hydrated

23. Your thirst mechanism is not a very good indicator of your...
Heat injury
Level of dehydration
Mountain
Rise or be lifted

24. Humans have very efficient...
Moderate
Cooling systems
15 minutes
South of west

25. The umbles. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Moderate
Heat production
Moderate hypothermia
Not adequately hydrated

26. A 15-percent loss of body fluids results in...
8000 feet
Equidistant
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
The county sheriff

27. A majority of the energy derived from the food we eat goes into...
Minimize impact
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Shadows
Heat production

28. To protect the riparian area - select a campsite location at least ___ feet away from lakes - streams - etc.
Moderate
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Heat production
200 feet

29. High altitude begins at what elevation?
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Heat production
Exercise
8000 feet

30. The three forces of nature that work to decompose solid waste are ___ - ___ - and ___.
Moderate
Increases
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Sense of direction

31. The sun is approximately due south at what time of day during the month of August?
200 feet
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.
1:00pm
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.

32. Dehydration results from inadequate replacement of lost body fluids.A 5-percent loss results in...
17 degrees
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.
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea

33. S.U.R.V.I.V.A.L
5 seconds
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
Index
Slow jog

34. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudy sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
Severe
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Iron in rocks
Fresh water fish

35. Which map provides more detail - a 7.5-minute map or a 15-minute map?
A 7.5-minute map
Moderate
Protozoa
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle

36. How many minutes are there are there in one degree of latitude or longitude?
UV radiation
60 minutes
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Slow jog

37. A hot shower can relieve the itching common to...
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Poison oak rash
Fat
1:24000

38. Sound - including thunder - travels about a mile in __ seconds near the ground.
5 seconds
Internal temperature
The point the lost person was last seen
Fresh water fish

39. At northern altitudes in December - the sun rises south of east and sets...
South of west
Highest thing around
15
Moderate

40. What four parts of your body should you keep clean?
Cooling systems
Heat production
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
60 degrees

41. Down is a good choice as an insulator for...
Not adequately hydrated
23.5
Wet - rainy conditions
Cloudy = 3 degrees

42. The most common map scale for a 7.5-minute map is...
1:24000
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
23.5
Wash your dishes in a stream

43. Clouds do not block...
UV radiation
Mild
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW

44. Three blasts of a whistle means ____.
Help - a distress call
The point the lost person was last seen
Severe
Dead

45. Heat cramps will occur if a person is...
Help - a distress call
Biodegradable soap
25 times faster
Not adequately hydrated

46. 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.

47. Uncontrollable shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Rise or be lifted
Moderate
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Moderate hypothermia

48. Exposure of an area to cool - wet conditions for approximately __ hours is necessary to produce trench foot.
12 hours
Cooling systems
1:00pm
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.

49. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudless sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
200 feet
25 times faster
1:00pm
Cloudless= 5 degrees

50. Name the five parts of the bow drill.
Highest thing around
1:24000
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.
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle