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Wilderness Survival

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudy sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
Iron in rocks
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Wash your dishes in a stream
Equidistant

2. ___________ does not degrade quickly in water sources such as lakes and streams.
Severe
Increases
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Biodegradable soap

3. Name the four category plants fall into
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Internal temperature
Mild

4. It's not acceptable within the LNT philosophy to _____________ with biodegradable soap.
Mild
Power lines
Wash your dishes in a stream
Cooling systems

5. Generally speaking - a lightning bolt will hit the...
Highest thing around
The county sheriff
Brain
1:2

6. The ______ of the compass needle points towards magnetic north.
Increases
Iodine water purification tablets
Red end
Brain

7. List - in order - the treatment for mild hypothermia.
Mild
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
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.

8. Loss of fine motor control in hands. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Mild
Sterilizing
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
2 degrees

9. S.U.R.V.I.V.A.L
Wet - rainy conditions
Sense of direction
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
Brain

10. Name the three parts of the fire triangle.
1:24000
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Equidistant

11. If you set up camp in a pristine area - you should move camp every day to...
South of west
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Minimize impact
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate

12. Fine shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
4 maps
Convection
Highest thing around
Mild

13. What four parts of your body should you keep clean?
In the extremities
Shadows
Wet - rainy conditions
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth

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.

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15. A hot shower can relieve the itching common to...
Cooling systems
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Poison oak rash

16. Name some plants that can provide nourishment in the wild
Rise or be lifted
Brain cells
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs

17. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudless sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Level of dehydration
200 feet
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth

18. The kind of air space that exists between fibers and is responsible for trapping body heat is called ___ air space.
Dead
Poison oak rash
15
Cooling systems

19. Humans have very efficient...
Cooling systems
Poison oak rash
Power lines
Moderate

20. If the separation between the flash of lightning and the clap of thunder is 20 seconds - the lightning is how far away?
Moderate
A 7.5-minute map
4 miles
Moderate hypothermia

21. As you gain elevation - the percentage of O2 in the air...
Increases
Iodine water purification tablets
12 hours
Wash your dishes in a stream

22. What county agency organizes - and is responsible for search and rescue operations in Oregon?
In the extremities
Mild
Cloudless= 5 degrees
The county sheriff

23. The most common map scale for a 7.5-minute map is...
Red end
1:24000
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Biodegradable soap

24. The color black on the map represents what kind of features?
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Geographic north
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Mild

25. The earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees from vertical.
Cotton
Moderate
23.5
Power lines

26. Loss of body heat to circulating wind is called ___.
4 maps
Convection
Fresh water fish
Help - a distress call

27. The umbles. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Moderate
Equinoxes
A 7.5-minute map
4 maps

28. Uncontrollable shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
1:2
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Moderate
Heat injury

29. A contour line is a line that connects points of ___ ____.
Equal elevation
200 feet
Heat production
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate

30. Dehydration results from inadequate replacement of lost body fluids.A 5-percent loss results in...
Polaris
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Moderate
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin

31. The sun is approximately due south at what time of day during the month of August?
Head region
1:00pm
Heat production
In the extremities

32. Down is a good choice as an insulator for...
Wet - rainy conditions
4 maps
A 7.5-minute map
Rise or be lifted

33. Clouds do not block...
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
Severe
12 hours
UV radiation

34. ________ is a naturally occurring mineral that can deflect the compass needle.
4 maps
Shadows
Brain
Iron in rocks

35. __________ can cause deviation of the compass needle.
Mild
Power lines
Lean to - A frame - Dome
15

36. When the sun is at a bearing of 240 degrees in the sky - the shadows point to __.
Level of dehydration
60 minutes
60 degrees
4 maps

37. The mechanism of heat loss that is the most common when the body is at rest is ___
Wet - rainy conditions
Radiation
Internal temperature
In the extremities

38. _________ pack more energy per gram than carbohydrates.
Sense of direction
Mountain
Fat
60 degrees

39. On the spring and fall ____ the sun rises exactly east and sets exactly west.
Biodegradable soap
1:00pm
Mild
Equinoxes

40. Exposure of an area to cool - wet conditions for approximately __ hours is necessary to produce trench foot.
12 hours
23.5
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)

41. The three forces of nature that work to decompose solid waste are ___ - ___ - and ___.
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.
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
2 degrees
Moderate

42. Can't perform complex mental tasks. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Dizzyness - headache - inability to walk - tingly sensation in limbs
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Severe
Mild

43. Name the three types of shelter designs
In the extremities
1:2
Lean to - A frame - Dome
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.

44. __________ kill cryptosporidium as well as Giardia
Poison oak rash
Shadows
Iodine water purification tablets
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle

45. _________ is not an effective insulator in wet - cold conditions.
4 maps
2 degrees
Cotton
17 degrees

46. _______ are shorter in the summer than they are in the winter.
Fresh water fish
Shadows
In the extremities
Wet - rainy conditions

47. B.L.I.S.S
UV radiation
Mild
Power lines
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location

48. The boiling point of water decreases __ degrees for every 1000 feet of elevation gain.
Mild
1:2
In the extremities
2 degrees

49. Lines of latitude run __________ from each other.
Moderate hypothermia
Equidistant
Moderate
Cloudless= 5 degrees

50. A majority of the energy derived from the food we eat goes into...
Heat production
Equidistant
Minimize impact
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)