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Wilderness Survival

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A hot shower can relieve the itching common to...
Mild
Dead
Poison oak rash
Cloudless= 5 degrees

2. The three forces of nature that work to decompose solid waste are ___ - ___ - and ___.
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Moderate hypothermia

3. The boiling point of water decreases __ degrees for every 1000 feet of elevation gain.
2 degrees
Wash your dishes in a stream
Cotton
1:00pm

4. Heat loss due to physical contact with a cooler object is called ___
Head region
23.5
Conduction
Mild

5. It's not acceptable within the LNT philosophy to _____________ with biodegradable soap.
Cotton
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Wash your dishes in a stream
Mild

6. What is the first core organ to exhibit signs of being affected by hypothermia?
Brain
Heat production
Shadows
A 7.5-minute map

7. Loss of fine motor control in hands. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Shadows
Fat
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Mild

8. What is the first step you should take when you become lost?
25 times faster
1:2
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Increases

9. S.U.R.V.I.V.A.L
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
15
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Fresh water fish

10. The average apparent motion of the sun across the sky is ____ degrees per hour.
Mild
Heat production
Exercise
15

11. Hypothermia is a lowering of the body's ___.
Red end
4 miles
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

12. __________ kill cryptosporidium as well as Giardia
Dead
Convection
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.

13. Heat stroke is a life-threatening...
Increases
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Heat injury
Mild

14. Sound - including thunder - travels about a mile in __ seconds near the ground.
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Geographic north
5 seconds
Equal elevation

15. Name the five parts of the bow drill.
Head region
15
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Mild

16. The umbles. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Moderate
25 times faster
60 degrees
Slow jog

17. What county agency organizes - and is responsible for search and rescue operations in Oregon?
Head region
Brain
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

18. Exposure of an area to cool - wet conditions for approximately __ hours is necessary to produce trench foot.
Heat injury
12 hours
Moderate hypothermia
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location

19. Humans have very efficient...
The point the lost person was last seen
Cotton
Cooling systems
Exercise

20. An initial reaction of the body when it attempts to cool itself is to dilate the blood vessels...
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
The county sheriff
Power lines
In the extremities

21. To protect the riparian area - select a campsite location at least ___ feet away from lakes - streams - etc.
Index
Heat production
200 feet
Moderate hypothermia

22. Which map provides more detail - a 7.5-minute map or a 15-minute map?
A 7.5-minute map
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Severe
Wet - rainy conditions

23. What is the value of declination in the Eugene area?
17 degrees
Heat injury
North-south
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus

24. For maximum benefit - it's best to drink water at a rate of 1/4 liter every ___ minutes.
15 minutes
Power lines
Protozoa
Cloudy = 3 degrees

25. All _____________ are non-poisonous
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
The county sheriff
Fresh water fish
Internal temperature

26. A contour line is a line that connects points of ___ ____.
Head region
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Equal elevation
Lean to - A frame - Dome

27. _______ are shorter in the summer than they are in the winter.
Poison oak rash
A 7.5-minute map
Head region
Shadows

28. What are the four cardinal points and inter cardinal points of the compass?
Fat
Help - a distress call
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
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

29. _________ pack more energy per gram than carbohydrates.
Moderate
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Fat
Level of dehydration

30. Three blasts of a whistle means ____.
Biodegradable soap
2 degrees
Help - a distress call
60 degrees

31. Lines of latitude run __________ from each other.
Equidistant
Evaporation
5 seconds
Head region

32. Fine shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Moderate
Mild
Equidistant

33. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudy sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Sterilizing
1:00pm

34. Dehydration results from inadequate replacement of lost body fluids.A 5-percent loss results in...
Mild
Brain
Power lines
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea

35. Orographic lifting is the lifting of air over a _____ barrier.
Internal temperature
Power lines
Sense of direction
Mountain

36. Water conducts heat away from the body approximately __ times faster than air at the same temperature.
25 times faster
Convection
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Highest thing around

37. The name of the north star is ___.
Fresh water fish
Polaris
Radiation
Mild

38. Clouds do not block...
UV radiation
Moderate hypothermia
4 miles
Polaris

39. Ataxia. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Equal elevation
Moderate
The point the lost person was last seen
Moderate hypothermia

40. A person with ____________ has lost the ability to rewarm on her/his own.
Biodegradable soap
Cooling systems
Moderate hypothermia
Radiation

41. If you set up camp in a pristine area - you should move camp every day to...
Brain
Radiation
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Minimize impact

42. Searchers usually begin their search for a lost person from what location?
8000 feet
The point the lost person was last seen
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.
Exercise

43. 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
Wash your dishes in a stream
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.

44. Down is a good choice as an insulator for...
Wash your dishes in a stream
Wet - rainy conditions
Geographic north
1:00pm

45. What is the ratio of shelter insulation on top to ground cover?
Wash your dishes in a stream
Fat
1:2
South of west

46. A 15-percent loss of body fluids results in...
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
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.
Heat production
Severe

47. How many minutes are there are there in one degree of latitude or longitude?
60 minutes
60 degrees
Heat injury
Cloudy = 3 degrees

48. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudless sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Mild
Moderate hypothermia
Red end

49. On the spring and fall ____ the sun rises exactly east and sets exactly west.
Equinoxes
Convection
Brain cells
A 7.5-minute map

50. Name the three parts of the fire triangle.
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Oxygen - fuel - heat
4 maps