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Wilderness Survival

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. For maximum benefit - it's best to drink water at a rate of 1/4 liter every ___ minutes.
15
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
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.
15 minutes

2. The boiling point of water decreases __ degrees for every 1000 feet of elevation gain.
2 degrees
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
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.
Help - a distress call

3. How many 7.5-minute maps are required to represent the same area as one 15-minute map?
5 seconds
Head region
4 maps
Cooling systems

4. What is the first core organ to exhibit signs of being affected by hypothermia?
Fat
2 degrees
Brain
Fresh water fish

5. Loss of body heat to circulating wind is called ___.
Mild
Convection
Power lines
15

6. Humans have very efficient...
North-south
60 minutes
Power lines
Cooling systems

7. _________ pack more energy per gram than carbohydrates.
Fresh water fish
5 seconds
Sense of direction
Fat

8. It's not acceptable within the LNT philosophy to _____________ with biodegradable soap.
Moderate
Heat injury
The point the lost person was last seen
Wash your dishes in a stream

9. The ______ of the compass needle points towards magnetic north.
Help - a distress call
Brain cells
Red end
Level of dehydration

10. When the sun is at a bearing of 240 degrees in the sky - the shadows point to __.
Red end
60 degrees
17 degrees
Not adequately hydrated

11. ________ is a naturally occurring mineral that can deflect the compass needle.
A 7.5-minute map
Heat production
Protozoa
Iron in rocks

12. A contour line is a line that connects points of ___ ____.
Index
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
60 degrees
Equal elevation

13. Water conducts heat away from the body approximately __ times faster than air at the same temperature.
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
25 times faster
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Evaporation

14. The name of the north star is ___.
Polaris
Moderate
Increases
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)

15. Three blasts of a whistle means ____.
Help - a distress call
A 7.5-minute map
Highest thing around
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea

16. Heat stroke is a life-threatening...
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Biodegradable soap
Polaris
Heat injury

17. A majority of the energy derived from the food we eat goes into...
Heat production
UV radiation
Shadows
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous

18. If you set up camp in a pristine area - you should move camp every day to...
25 times faster
Poison oak rash
UV radiation
Minimize impact

19. At northern altitudes in December - the sun rises south of east and sets...
23.5
A 7.5-minute map
Help - a distress call
South of west

20. A person with ____________ has lost the ability to rewarm on her/his own.
Moderate hypothermia
Cotton
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus

21. An initial reaction of the body when it attempts to cool itself is to dilate the blood vessels...
In the extremities
Cloudless= 5 degrees
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
8000 feet

22. Searchers usually begin their search for a lost person from what location?
Radiation
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
The point the lost person was last seen
Iron in rocks

23. To protect the riparian area - select a campsite location at least ___ feet away from lakes - streams - etc.
Minimize impact
200 feet
Head region
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea

24. Heat loss due to physical contact with a cooler object is called ___
Conduction
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
A 7.5-minute map
Equidistant

25. The color black on the map represents what kind of features?
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Protozoa
The point the lost person was last seen
The county sheriff

26. Ataxia. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Moderate
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)

27. Uncontrollable shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
4 miles
Moderate
Red end
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin

28. Shivering requires the energy of a...
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
In the extremities
Slow jog
Equal elevation

29. A 15-percent loss of body fluids results in...
Poison oak rash
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Mild

30. Which map provides more detail - a 7.5-minute map or a 15-minute map?
Moderate
The point the lost person was last seen
The county sheriff
A 7.5-minute map

31. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudy sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Poison oak rash
Power lines
Cloudy = 3 degrees

32. What four parts of your body should you keep clean?
Wash your dishes in a stream
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Severe

33. On the spring and fall ____ the sun rises exactly east and sets exactly west.
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Equinoxes
15
5 seconds

34. __________ kill cryptosporidium as well as Giardia
Rise or be lifted
Iodine water purification tablets
Poison oak rash
Conduction

35. At rest - the majority of heat production does not occur in the...
Moderate hypothermia
Head region
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
2 degrees

36. Loss of fine motor control in hands. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Mild
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
In the extremities

37. _________ is not an effective insulator in wet - cold conditions.
Moderate
Moderate
Cotton
Cloudy = 3 degrees

38. Heat cramps will occur if a person is...
Increases
23.5
Fat
Not adequately hydrated

39. A 10-percent loss of body fluids results in...
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Not adequately hydrated
Cotton

40. The kind of air space that exists between fibers and is responsible for trapping body heat is called ___ air space.
Brain
Not adequately hydrated
Dead
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.

41. Name the three parts of the fire triangle.
Red end
5 seconds
Polaris
Oxygen - fuel - heat

42. The earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees from vertical.
North-south
Brain cells
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
23.5

43. Name the five parts of the bow drill.
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
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Increases
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea

44. 7.5-minute maps made by the USGS generally span how many miles north to south? East to west?
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Heat production
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Red end

45. __________ can cause deviation of the compass needle.
Biodegradable soap
Wet - rainy conditions
Internal temperature
Power lines

46. A small cave - Beneath a lone tree
Mild
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
17 degrees
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)

47. _______ are shorter in the summer than they are in the winter.
Sense of direction
Shadows
Radiation
Evaporation

48. Name some plants that can provide nourishment in the wild
Internal temperature
Radiation
2 degrees
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus

49. High altitude begins at what elevation?
8000 feet
23.5
Mild
Sense of direction

50. For significant precipitation to form - air must...
Rise or be lifted
Heat production
Fat
Mild