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Wilderness Survival

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. _______ are shorter in the summer than they are in the winter.
12 hours
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Shadows
Fresh water fish

2. Loss of fine motor control in hands. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Moderate
Equidistant
Mild
Oxygen - fuel - heat

3. Humans have very efficient...
Cooling systems
The county sheriff
Evaporation
200 feet

4. What is the first step you should take when you become lost?
2 degrees
Red end
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Equinoxes

5. Heat stroke is a life-threatening...
25 times faster
Heat injury
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
1:00pm

6. B.L.I.S.S
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Shadows
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

7. The color black on the map represents what kind of features?
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
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
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
South of west

8. A contour line is a line that connects points of ___ ____.
Equal elevation
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Cloudy = 3 degrees
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.

9. If the separation between the flash of lightning and the clap of thunder is 20 seconds - the lightning is how far away?
15
4 miles
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.
1:00pm

10. A 15-percent loss of body fluids results in...
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Mountain
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin

11. The boiling point of water decreases __ degrees for every 1000 feet of elevation gain.
Moderate
2 degrees
Evaporation
UV radiation

12. Orographic lifting is the lifting of air over a _____ barrier.
Mountain
1:00pm
Iron in rocks
23.5

13. R.I.C.E
Iron in rocks
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Moderate hypothermia
Slow jog

14. ___________ does not degrade quickly in water sources such as lakes and streams.
Lean to - A frame - Dome
17 degrees
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.
Biodegradable soap

15. Water conducts heat away from the body approximately __ times faster than air at the same temperature.
Moderate
25 times faster
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Brain

16. 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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17. Your thirst mechanism is not a very good indicator of your...
Level of dehydration
Evaporation
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Mild

18. At northern altitudes in December - the sun rises south of east and sets...
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.
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
The county sheriff
South of west

19. Uncontrollable shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Head region
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Moderate
Poison oak rash

20. __________ kill cryptosporidium as well as Giardia
Moderate
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Iodine water purification tablets
Increases

21. Lines of latitude run __________ from each other.
Equidistant
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
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 point the lost person was last seen

22. Lines of latitude run east-west and lines of longitude run...
Heat injury
Equidistant
Equal elevation
North-south

23. List - in order - the treatment for mild hypothermia.
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.
Mild
Evaporation

24. __________ can cause deviation of the compass needle.
Power lines
Severe
Mountain
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin

25. How many minutes are there are there in one degree of latitude or longitude?
Help - a distress call
Index
60 minutes
1:00pm

26. Clouds do not block...
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
17 degrees
Dead

27. The ______ of the compass needle points towards magnetic north.
Shadows
Severe
Red end
Sense of direction

28. Person feels cold/lags behind. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Fat
Conduction
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Mild

29. If you set up camp in a pristine area - you should move camp every day to...
UV radiation
Minimize impact
Moderate
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles

30. Shivering requires the energy of a...
Slow jog
Protozoa
Moderate
North-south

31. Heat loss due to physical contact with a cooler object is called ___
Conduction
200 feet
Cloudless= 5 degrees
The county sheriff

32. Heat cramps will occur if a person is...
Not adequately hydrated
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Evaporation
Heat injury

33. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudy sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Moderate
South of west
Cooling systems

34. For significant precipitation to form - air must...
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Wet - rainy conditions
Rise or be lifted
Iron in rocks

35. Generally speaking - a lightning bolt will hit the...
Cloudless= 5 degrees
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Highest thing around
Moderate hypothermia

36. What county agency organizes - and is responsible for search and rescue operations in Oregon?
The county sheriff
1:2
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Poison oak rash

37. How many 7.5-minute maps are required to represent the same area as one 15-minute map?
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Help - a distress call
Poison oak rash
4 maps

38. It is not always ok to use ________ as a treatment modality for someone experiencing mild or moderate hypothermia.
Mountain
Exercise
60 minutes
Oxygen - fuel - heat

39. What is the first core organ to exhibit signs of being affected by hypothermia?
Brain
Brain cells
17 degrees
The county sheriff

40. 7.5-minute maps made by the USGS generally span how many miles north to south? East to west?
Fat
17 degrees
Moderate hypothermia
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles

41. Dehydration results from inadequate replacement of lost body fluids.A 5-percent loss results in...
North-south
In the extremities
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
A 7.5-minute map

42. Three blasts of a whistle means ____.
The county sheriff
Wet - rainy conditions
Brain
Help - a distress call

43. Name the three types of shelter designs
Mountain
Mild
Lean to - A frame - Dome
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW

44. The name of the north star is ___.
Help - a distress call
Polaris
Shadows
Evaporation

45. As you gain elevation - the percentage of O2 in the air...
Power lines
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
60 minutes
Increases

46. Shivering stops. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Severe
Rise or be lifted
Fresh water fish
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth

47. The earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees from vertical.
Highest thing around
Magnetic north pole
23.5
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)

48. Can't perform complex mental tasks. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
8000 feet
Dead
Mild
Equinoxes

49. Name the four category plants fall into
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Cooling systems
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location

50. The average apparent motion of the sun across the sky is ____ degrees per hour.
15
Mild
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea