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Wilderness Survival

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Fine shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Equal elevation
Mountain
Sterilizing
Mild

2. Describe the difference between filtering water and purifying water.
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Equidistant
Sterilizing
Brain cells

3. To protect the riparian area - select a campsite location at least ___ feet away from lakes - streams - etc.
Red end
200 feet
Minimize impact
5 seconds

4. Hypothermia is a lowering of the body's ___.
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
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
South of west

5. Sweating is a form of ___ heat loss.
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
5 seconds
Evaporation
Mild

6. Shivering stops. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Brain cells
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Rise or be lifted
Severe

7. Uncontrollable shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Internal temperature
15
Moderate
Highest thing around

8. Loss of fine motor control in hands. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Polaris
Mild
Brain
8000 feet

9. As you gain elevation - the percentage of O2 in the air...
Increases
Poison oak rash
Not adequately hydrated
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles

10. Humans have very efficient...
Biodegradable soap
60 minutes
Cooling systems
Shadows

11. Water conducts heat away from the body approximately __ times faster than air at the same temperature.
UV radiation
Poison oak rash
Brain
25 times faster

12. A 10-percent loss of body fluids results in...
Moderate
1:2
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Equal elevation

13. B.L.I.S.S
Sterilizing
25 times faster
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus

14. Shivering requires the energy of a...
Slow jog
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.
1:2
Help - a distress call

15. For maximum benefit - it's best to drink water at a rate of 1/4 liter every ___ minutes.
The point the lost person was last seen
Wash your dishes in a stream
15 minutes
Moderate hypothermia

16. Lines of latitude run east-west and lines of longitude run...
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Evaporation
North-south
Wet - rainy conditions

17. Humans do not inherently acquire a...
Sense of direction
15 minutes
Cloudless= 5 degrees
12 hours

18. If you set up camp in a pristine area - you should move camp every day to...
Minimize impact
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Sterilizing
Cloudy = 3 degrees

19. The name of the north star is ___.
Polaris
5 seconds
Heat production
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

20. The earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees from vertical.
Moderate hypothermia
4 miles
23.5
Equal elevation

21. What are the four cardinal points and inter cardinal points of the compass?
Cloudless= 5 degrees
4 miles
Help - a distress call
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW

22. When the sun is at a bearing of 240 degrees in the sky - the shadows point to __.
60 degrees
Power lines
Exercise
Poison oak rash

23. Which map provides more detail - a 7.5-minute map or a 15-minute map?
A 7.5-minute map
In the extremities
Help - a distress call
Mild

24. At northern altitudes in December - the sun rises south of east and sets...
South of west
12 hours
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs

25. Lines of latitude run __________ from each other.
Equidistant
Wash your dishes in a stream
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth

26. Exposure of an area to cool - wet conditions for approximately __ hours is necessary to produce trench foot.
South of west
Shadows
Iron in rocks
12 hours

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

28. A majority of the energy derived from the food we eat goes into...
Heat production
23.5
Cooling systems
Brain

29. What is the first core organ to exhibit signs of being affected by hypothermia?
Minimize impact
Brain
15
Evaporation

30. If the separation between the flash of lightning and the clap of thunder is 20 seconds - the lightning is how far away?
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
4 miles
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
The county sheriff

31. For significant precipitation to form - air must...
Rise or be lifted
8000 feet
Heat production
200 feet

32. Can't perform complex mental tasks. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Mild
The county sheriff
Heat injury
4 maps

33. The three forces of nature that work to decompose solid waste are ___ - ___ - and ___.
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Help - a distress call
Brain cells
Polaris

34. _________ pack more energy per gram than carbohydrates.
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.
17 degrees
Sense of direction
Fat

35. ________ is a naturally occurring mineral that can deflect the compass needle.
Geographic north
Iron in rocks
15 minutes
Not adequately hydrated

36. _______ are shorter in the summer than they are in the winter.
Wet - rainy conditions
Shadows
1:2
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles

37. 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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38. Orographic lifting is the lifting of air over a _____ barrier.
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.
Polaris
Iron in rocks
Mountain

39. Searchers usually begin their search for a lost person from what location?
The point the lost person was last seen
Moderate
60 degrees
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs

40. The ______ of the compass needle points towards magnetic north.
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Increases
Red end
Mountain

41. The average apparent motion of the sun across the sky is ____ degrees per hour.
Help - a distress call
15
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Dead

42. All _____________ are non-poisonous
Sense of direction
Equinoxes
Power lines
Fresh water fish

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

44. Heat stroke is a life-threatening...
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
60 minutes
Heat injury
Index

45. _________ is not an effective insulator in wet - cold conditions.
Red end
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Cotton
Severe

46. It is not always ok to use ________ as a treatment modality for someone experiencing mild or moderate hypothermia.
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Wet - rainy conditions
Exercise
Red end

47. Down is a good choice as an insulator for...
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
Evaporation
Wet - rainy conditions

48. __________ can cause deviation of the compass needle.
15 minutes
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Sense of direction
Power lines

49. Your thirst mechanism is not a very good indicator of your...
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
17 degrees
Internal temperature
Level of dehydration

50. R.I.C.E
1:00pm
Equal elevation
Evaporation
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate