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  1. When do you finish gathering background information about the lost subject?


  2. Name 4 different types of instruments used to help navigate for ground SAR.


  3. Can you use a South American compass in North America?




  4. Is a GPS effective in a canyon?




  5. What is a search cube?


  6. What additional considerations are involved in a night search?




  7. When performing a Widely-Spaced Sound Sweep, how far apart are the searchers?




  8. What are the 5 basic categories of clues? Give an example of each.




  9. What is a sound sweep?




  10. What are the 3 heights for search zones?




  11. Can pacing be practical when measuring distance?


  12. Why is it important for SAR workers to be in good physical and mental condition?


  13. The ability to critically self-reflect is an important element of survival? True or False.




  14. Does cotton work well for cold wet weather?


  15. What is a disadvantage of waterproof clothing?




  16. What is the minimum distance a latrine should be set up from a base camp?


  17. Should you drink water straight out of a stream?




  18. If a strange dog approaches you, what would be the correct first reaction?


  19. What is a SPOT?


  20. What direction should you point your antenna?




  21. What are some basic pieces of equipment used by SAR responders in a water search?


  22. What do you do to your pack before crossing a stream or river?




  23. What does PLB stand for? What does it do?


  24. Name some items of SAR technology.




  25. Name two hazards in sewers.


  26. Name some hazards in an urban SAR setting.




  27. Name the 3 degrees of freezing injuries.


  28. Many things in your first aid kit can be improvised using other materials. Name something that can't be improvised.