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Wilderness Survival
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Humans do not inherently acquire a...
Sense of direction
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Dead
2. Describe the difference between filtering water and purifying water.
Fresh water fish
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
Stop moving - sit don - relax - think about how you got to where you are and think of a plan for further action.
Sterilizing
3. __________ can cause deviation of the compass needle.
Power lines
Geographic north
Protozoa
Equinoxes
4. 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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5. The umbles. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Internal temperature
Wash your dishes in a stream
Moderate
12 hours
6. Loss of fine motor control in hands. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Power lines
Geographic north
Mild
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
7. Name the three types of shelter designs
1:24000
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Moderate
8. Searchers usually begin their search for a lost person from what location?
Severe
Brain
The point the lost person was last seen
Not adequately hydrated
9. Fine shivering. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
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.
Mild
Index
Moderate hypothermia
10. What is the first core organ to exhibit signs of being affected by hypothermia?
The point the lost person was last seen
Brain
4 maps
Polaris
11. Person feels cold/lags behind. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Protozoa
Mild
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.
Cotton
12. Water conducts heat away from the body approximately __ times faster than air at the same temperature.
200 feet
Iron in rocks
Moderate
25 times faster
13. Name the three parts of the fire triangle.
60 degrees
Oxygen - fuel - heat
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
Cotton
14. Shivering requires the energy of a...
Heat production
Slow jog
Cloudy = 3 degrees
Iron in rocks
15. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudy sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
17 degrees
Cloudy = 3 degrees
1:2
Biodegradable soap
16. Loss of body heat to circulating wind is called ___.
Convection
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
The point the lost person was last seen
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
17. Heat cramps will occur if a person is...
Lean to - A frame - Dome
Not adequately hydrated
North-south
Iron in rocks
18. Lines of latitude run east-west and lines of longitude run...
Increases
23.5
North-south
17 degrees
19. The boiling point of water decreases __ degrees for every 1000 feet of elevation gain.
2 degrees
Index
5 seconds
South of west
20. Name some plants that can provide nourishment in the wild
Dead
4 miles
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
In the extremities
21. Heat loss due to physical contact with a cooler object is called ___
Conduction
Fire board - socket - string - bow - spindle
South of west
Oxygen - fuel - heat
22. Ataxia. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Evaporation
Moderate
4 miles
Sterilizing
23. Can't perform complex mental tasks. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Examples of bad places of escape from the weather during a lightning storm
Mild
1:24000
Equinoxes
24. Orographic lifting is the lifting of air over a _____ barrier.
Mountain
Increases
A 7.5-minute map
Amaranth - Cattail - Dandelion - nettle - quercus - juniper - Pinus species - Prickly pear cactus
25. It is not always ok to use ________ as a treatment modality for someone experiencing mild or moderate hypothermia.
Exercise
Head region
Dead
Biodegradable soap
26. ___________ does not degrade quickly in water sources such as lakes and streams.
Biodegradable soap
Sense of direction
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
27. How many minutes are there are there in one degree of latitude or longitude?
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
60 minutes
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Equal elevation
28. The earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees from vertical.
23.5
15
5 seconds
Sense of direction
29. A 15-percent loss of body fluids results in...
Red end
Convection
Dim vision - painful urination - swollen tongue -deafness - numb feeling in the skin
Poison oak rash
30. To protect the riparian area - select a campsite location at least ___ feet away from lakes - streams - etc.
200 feet
Cloudless= 5 degrees
The county sheriff
2 degrees
31. _________ pack more energy per gram than carbohydrates.
Medicinal - edible - useful - poisonous
Mountain
In the extremities
Fat
32. _________ is not an effective insulator in wet - cold conditions.
Sense of direction
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Cotton
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
33. The most common map scale for a 7.5-minute map is...
Moderate hypothermia
Magnetic north pole
1:24000
15 minutes
34. The locations of the ______ is not fixed.
Cotton
North to South? 8 miles - East to West? 6 miles
Power lines
Magnetic north pole
35. Lines of latitude run __________ from each other.
A 7.5-minute map
The point the lost person was last seen
Cotton
Equidistant
36. When the sun is at a bearing of 240 degrees in the sky - the shadows point to __.
Magnetic north pole
8000 feet
Cloudy = 3 degrees
60 degrees
37. R.I.C.E
5 seconds
Increases
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Equal elevation
38. Giardia lamblia is a ____
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Protozoa
15
Head region
39. For significant precipitation to form - air must...
Help - a distress call
Wash your dishes in a stream
Rise or be lifted
B- blend in with surroundings l- low silouette i- irregular shape s- small shelter s- secluded location
40. Down is a good choice as an insulator for...
Wet - rainy conditions
Mild
Dead
Brain
41. Your thirst mechanism is not a very good indicator of your...
Red end
Level of dehydration
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
Dead
42. What is the value of declination in the Eugene area?
Mountain
17 degrees
Slow jog
Moderate
43. Dehydration results from inadequate replacement of lost body fluids.A 5-percent loss results in...
N - E - S - W NE - SE - NW - SW
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.
Thrist - irritability - weakness -dark urine - nausea
44. A person with ____________ has lost the ability to rewarm on her/his own.
Slow jog
Brain
Biodegradable soap
Moderate hypothermia
45. The three forces of nature that work to decompose solid waste are ___ - ___ - and ___.
5 seconds
Red end
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
Mild
46. At rest - the majority of heat production does not occur in the...
Wash your dishes in a stream
Head region
Geographic north
R- rest i- ice c-compression e- elevate
47. All others factors being equal - when air rises in a cloudless sky it cools at the rate of __degrees/1000ft.
Heat injury
Cloudless= 5 degrees
Hand - feet - hair - clothing - teeth
Soil bacteria - heat from the sun - water
48. Shivering stops. Mild - Moderate - or Server Hypothermia?
Human made (roads - trails - buildings)
Cotton
Severe
Mild
49. Magnetic north and __________ are not the same.
60 degrees
Moderate
Brain cells
Geographic north
50. It's not acceptable within the LNT philosophy to _____________ with biodegradable soap.
Mild
Wash your dishes in a stream
Convection
8000 feet