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Wilderness Survival

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What county agency organizes - and is responsible for search and rescue operations in Oregon?
Moderate
Mild
The county sheriff
Radiation

2. Humans do not inherently acquire a...
1:00pm
2 degrees
Sense of direction
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)

3. Glucose (blood sugar) is the only fuel normally used by...
Brain cells
4 miles
60 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

4. Orographic lifting is the lifting of air over a _____ barrier.
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
60 minutes
Iron in rocks
Mountain

5. _________ is not an effective insulator in wet - cold conditions.
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.
Cotton
The county sheriff
Help - a distress call

6. A person with ____________ has lost the ability to rewarm on her/his own.
Iron in rocks
Heat injury
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Moderate hypothermia

7. Name the five parts of the bow drill.
Iodine water purification tablets
1:00pm
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)

8. Describe the difference between filtering water and purifying water.
Sterilizing
Moderate
12 hours
Geographic north

9. For significant precipitation to form - air must...
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Poison oak rash
5 seconds
Rise or be lifted

10. If you set up camp in a pristine area - you should move camp every day to...
Polaris
In the extremities
12 hours
Minimize impact

11. R.I.C.E
Wet - rainy conditions
Cooling systems
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Dead

12. Lines of latitude run east-west and lines of longitude run...
North-south
Heat production
Brain
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW

13. _______ are shorter in the summer than they are in the winter.
Shadows
Brain
Power lines
1:24000

14. What is the first step you should take when you become lost?
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
Sense of direction
Severe
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.

15. Name some plants that can provide nourishment in the wild
2 degrees
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Cooling systems
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus

16. Ataxia. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Heat injury
Cloudless= 5 degrees
25 times faster
Moderate

17. How many minutes are there are there in one degree of latitude or longitude?
Head region
Iodine water purification tablets
60 minutes
Radiation

18. Every 5th contour line is darker in color. This line is called an __ contour line.
Red end
1:24000
Index
Iron in rocks

19. On the spring and fall ____ the sun rises exactly east and sets exactly west.
Sterilizing
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Convection
Equinoxes

20. Name the three parts of the fire triangle.
Oxygen - fuel - heat
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Brain
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.

21. The name of the north star is ___.
4 miles
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Polaris
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus

22. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudy sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
Equidistant
1:24000
UV radiation
Cloudy = 3 degrees

23. List - in order - the treatment for mild hypothermia.
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Not adequately hydrated
Magnetic north pole
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.

24. The kind of air space that exists between fibers and is responsible for trapping body heat is called ___ air space.
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Convection
Moderate
Dead

25. Dehydration results from inadequate replacement of lost body fluids.A 5-percent loss results in...
The point the lost person was last seen
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Radiation
Brain cells

26. Three blasts of a whistle means ____.
1:2
23.5
Help - a distress call
5 seconds

27. Your thirst mechanism is not a very good indicator of your...
Level of dehydration
4 maps
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Mild

28. Which map provides more detail - a 7.5-minute map or a 15-minute map?
Brain cells
A 7.5-minute map
The county sheriff
Rise or be lifted

29. __________ kill cryptosporidium as well as Giardia
60 minutes
Iodine water purification tablets
Poison oak rash
17 degrees

30. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudless sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
Protozoa
1:24000
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.
Cloudless= 5 degrees

31. 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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32. Lines of latitude run __________ from each other.
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
UV radiation
Highest thing around
Equidistant

33. If the separation between the flash of lightning and the clap of thunder is 20 seconds - the lightning is how far away?
4 miles
Internal temperature
Help - a distress call
Poison oak rash

34. ________ is a naturally occurring mineral that can deflect the compass needle.
Iron in rocks
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
Slow jog
Power lines

35. Loss of fine motor control in hands. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Radiation
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Mild
Fat

36. Sweating is a form of ___ heat loss.
Evaporation
Cooling systems
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Mountain

37. What is the first core organ to exhibit signs of being affected by hypothermia?
12 hours
1:2
Protozoa
Brain

38. Heat cramps will occur if a person is...
Not adequately hydrated
17 degrees
Equinoxes
Heat injury

39. A hot shower can relieve the itching common to...
Poison oak rash
Mountain
Cotton
Iron in rocks

40. Fine shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Mild
Index
Dead
Sterilizing

41. __________ can cause deviation of the compass needle.
Convection
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Power lines
Severe

42. The mechanism of heat loss that is the most common when the body is at rest is ___
Moderate
Radiation
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)

43. The ______ of the compass needle points towards magnetic north.
23.5
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Red end

44. What is the ratio of shelter insulation on top to ground cover?
1:2
Sterilizing
Equidistant
4 maps

45. Person feels cold/lags behind. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Conduction
60 minutes
60 degrees
Mild

46. Down is a good choice as an insulator for...
Wet - rainy conditions
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
The point the lost person was last seen
Brain cells

47. Giardia lamblia is a ____
17 degrees
Protozoa
Brain cells
Not adequately hydrated

48. Hypothermia is a lowering of the body's ___.
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.
Internal temperature
Conduction

49. Sound - including thunder - travels about a mile in __ seconds near the ground.
Mountain
Moderate
5 seconds
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin

50. For maximum benefit - it's best to drink water at a rate of 1/4 liter every ___ minutes.
4 maps
15 minutes
17 degrees
Wash your dishes in a stream