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Wilderness Survival

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is the first core organ to exhibit signs of being affected by hypothermia?
Internal temperature
Minimize impact
Brain
1:24000

2. The kind of air space that exists between fibers and is responsible for trapping body heat is called ___ air space.
Fresh water fish
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Dead

3. The umbles. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Moderate
Cotton
Heat injury
Heat production

4. The mechanism of heat loss that is the most common when the body is at rest is ___
Radiation
Exercise
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
4 miles

5. Heat stroke is a life-threatening...
Conduction
Equal elevation
Heat injury
Evaporation

6. Exposure of an area to cool - wet conditions for approximately __ hours is necessary to produce trench foot.
60 minutes
Exercise
12 hours
Internal temperature

7. Lines of latitude run __________ from each other.
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Equidistant
2 degrees
Mountain

8. What county agency organizes - and is responsible for search and rescue operations in Oregon?
UV radiation
Moderate
4 miles
The county sheriff

9. If you set up camp in a pristine area - you should move camp every day to...
A 7.5-minute map
The county sheriff
17 degrees
Minimize impact

10. A majority of the energy derived from the food we eat goes into...
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Evaporation
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Heat production

11. _______ are shorter in the summer than they are in the winter.
Shadows
Minimize impact
Level of dehydration
4 maps

12. Name the three parts of the fire triangle.
Mild
Evaporation
The point the lost person was last seen
Oxygen - fuel - heat

13. Name the five parts of the bow drill.
Increases
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
Moderate hypothermia
Fresh water fish

14. 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.

15. All _____________ are non-poisonous
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.
Radiation
Fresh water fish
12 hours

16. Lines of latitude run east-west and lines of longitude run...
Geographic north
Protozoa
Cotton
North-south

17. Ataxia. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Power lines
Moderate
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Biodegradable soap

18. Fine shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Convection
Moderate
Mild
Moderate

19. A contour line is a line that connects points of ___ ____.
Evaporation
Equal elevation
Moderate hypothermia
Iron in rocks

20. The boiling point of water decreases __ degrees for every 1000 feet of elevation gain.
2 degrees
Equal elevation
Sterilizing
Oxygen - fuel - heat

21. A 15-percent loss of body fluids results in...
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Equinoxes
A 7.5-minute map
1:00pm

22. The sun is approximately due south at what time of day during the month of August?
12 hours
Mild
1:00pm
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea

23. On the spring and fall ____ the sun rises exactly east and sets exactly west.
Convection
Equinoxes
Moderate hypothermia
North-south

24. Person feels cold/lags behind. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
UV radiation
Shadows
Mild
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.

25. Clouds do not block...
Magnetic north pole
UV radiation
4 miles
Convection

26. At rest - the majority of heat production does not occur in the...
1:00pm
Head region
1:24000
Lean to - A frame - Dome

27. _________ pack more energy per gram than carbohydrates.
8000 feet
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Fat
Equinoxes

28. As you gain elevation - the percentage of O2 in the air...
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Increases
Heat production
Power lines

29. The locations of the ______ is not fixed.
Magnetic north pole
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
15
60 degrees

30. Your thirst mechanism is not a very good indicator of your...
Brain cells
Level of dehydration
Wash your dishes in a stream
1:2

31. Can't perform complex mental tasks. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Brain
Cotton
The county sheriff
Mild

32. ___________ does not degrade quickly in water sources such as lakes and streams.
15
Poison oak rash
Biodegradable soap
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin

33. A small cave - Beneath a lone tree
Moderate
Convection
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate

34. Uncontrollable shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Moderate
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.
23.5

35. Sound - including thunder - travels about a mile in __ seconds near the ground.
5 seconds
The county sheriff
Evaporation
Red end

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

37. S.U.R.V.I.V.A.L
Level of dehydration
Moderate
15 minutes
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

38. High altitude begins at what elevation?
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
25 times faster
60 degrees
8000 feet

39. Name the three types of shelter designs
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Mild
Fresh water fish
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.

40. Humans have very efficient...
Moderate hypothermia
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Power lines
Cooling systems

41. Shivering stops. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Severe
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Not adequately hydrated
Increases

42. ________ is a naturally occurring mineral that can deflect the compass needle.
Power lines
Evaporation
Mild
Iron in rocks

43. Searchers usually begin their search for a lost person from what location?
15
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
Oxygen - fuel - heat
The point the lost person was last seen

44. What is the ratio of shelter insulation on top to ground cover?
Iron in rocks
Iodine water purification tablets
Exercise
1:2

45. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudy sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
Equinoxes
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Heat injury
Cloudy = 3 degrees

46. Every 5th contour line is darker in color. This line is called an __ contour line.
Dead
Moderate hypothermia
In the extremities
Index

47. Name the four category plants fall into
Increases
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Equidistant
Internal temperature

48. The color black on the map represents what kind of features?
Geographic north
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Index
1:24000

49. Glucose (blood sugar) is the only fuel normally used by...
Brain cells
Power lines
South of west
Dead

50. What are the four cardinal points and inter cardinal points of the compass?
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Fat
Iron in rocks