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Wilderness Survival

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. __________ kill cryptosporidium as well as Giardia
Moderate
Iodine water purification tablets
UV radiation
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

2. All _____________ are non-poisonous
17 degrees
200 feet
Fresh water fish
1:2

3. Dehydration results from inadequate replacement of lost body fluids.A 5-percent loss results in...
Poison oak rash
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Power lines

4. At northern altitudes in December - the sun rises south of east and sets...
Mild
South of west
Index
Head region

5. Fine shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
1:00pm
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Mild

6. Heat cramps will occur if a person is...
Power lines
Poison oak rash
Not adequately hydrated
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus

7. Humans have very efficient...
Cooling systems
Highest thing around
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW

8. Describe the difference between filtering water and purifying water.
Poison oak rash
Sterilizing
2 degrees
200 feet

9. The color black on the map represents what kind of features?
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Red end
Polaris
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)

10. Humans do not inherently acquire a...
Sense of direction
Increases
Head region
17 degrees

11. Lines of latitude run east-west and lines of longitude run...
Highest thing around
North-south
Biodegradable soap
Iodine water purification tablets

12. It is not always ok to use ________ as a treatment modality for someone experiencing mild or moderate hypothermia.
Exercise
Mild
Mountain
60 degrees

13. How many 7.5-minute maps are required to represent the same area as one 15-minute map?
4 maps
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Increases
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.

14. An initial reaction of the body when it attempts to cool itself is to dilate the blood vessels...
Equidistant
In the extremities
Fresh water fish
Mild

15. S.U.R.V.I.V.A.L
Heat injury
Evaporation
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
8000 feet

16. Your thirst mechanism is not a very good indicator of your...
Level of dehydration
Mild
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
5 seconds

17. A hot shower can relieve the itching common to...
Poison oak rash
Iodine water purification tablets
Mild
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle

18. The ______ of the compass needle points towards magnetic north.
Red end
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Dead
Minimize impact

19. What four parts of your body should you keep clean?
Fresh water fish
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
4 maps
Iodine water purification tablets

20. A majority of the energy derived from the food we eat goes into...
Heat production
Index
Brain cells
Iron in rocks

21. Searchers usually begin their search for a lost person from what location?
15
The point the lost person was last seen
Heat injury
Protozoa

22. Can't perform complex mental tasks. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
60 degrees
Wet - rainy conditions
Convection
Mild

23. What county agency organizes - and is responsible for search and rescue operations in Oregon?
The county sheriff
Protozoa
Index
UV radiation

24. If you set up camp in a pristine area - you should move camp every day to...
South of west
Evaporation
Minimize impact
Cloudy = 3 degrees

25. What is the value of declination in the Eugene area?
South of west
15 minutes
17 degrees
Mild

26. The locations of the ______ is not fixed.
Equinoxes
12 hours
Iron in rocks
Magnetic north pole

27. A small cave - Beneath a lone tree
Equinoxes
Fresh water fish
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Severe

28. Giardia lamblia is a ____
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.
Protozoa
Mild
200 feet

29. 7.5-minute maps made by the USGS generally span how many miles north to south? East to west?
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Fat
Mild
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles

30. For significant precipitation to form - air must...
Mild
Cotton
Rise or be lifted
15 minutes

31. Water conducts heat away from the body approximately __ times faster than air at the same temperature.
Moderate hypothermia
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
Cloudless= 5 degrees
25 times faster

32. What is the first step you should take when you become lost?
Evaporation
12 hours
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
1:24000

33. Shivering requires the energy of a...
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
60 minutes
UV radiation
Slow jog

34. Magnetic north and __________ are not the same.
The point the lost person was last seen
Geographic north
Highest thing around
4 miles

35. The sun is approximately due south at what time of day during the month of August?
Moderate
1:00pm
Equinoxes
Fresh water fish

36. Loss of body heat to circulating wind is called ___.
Convection
Fat
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs

37. List - in order - the treatment for mild hypothermia.
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.
Heat injury
Power lines
1:2

38. Name the five parts of the bow drill.
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle

39. Heat loss due to physical contact with a cooler object is called ___
1:2
Brain cells
Heat production
Conduction

40. Name some plants that can provide nourishment in the wild
Iodine water purification tablets
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
Magnetic north pole

41. What are the four cardinal points and inter cardinal points of the compass?
Mild
5 seconds
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Equal elevation

42. The name of the north star is ___.
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Exercise
The county sheriff
Polaris

43. The three forces of nature that work to decompose solid waste are ___ - ___ - and ___.
UV radiation
Heat injury
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
23.5

44. Three blasts of a whistle means ____.
Cloudy = 3 degrees
200 feet
Not adequately hydrated
Help - a distress call

45. Every 5th contour line is darker in color. This line is called an __ contour line.
Index
4 miles
8000 feet
Equal elevation

46. R.I.C.E
North-south
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Iodine water purification tablets

47. Uncontrollable shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
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
Equidistant
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Moderate

48. The boiling point of water decreases __ degrees for every 1000 feet of elevation gain.
4 miles
2 degrees
Evaporation
Brain cells

49. The umbles. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Mild
Moderate
North-south
Help - a distress call

50. ___________ does not degrade quickly in water sources such as lakes and streams.
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
2 degrees
South of west
Biodegradable soap