SAR Fundamentals/Day 3 start up/Content Review

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  • Why is understanding and reading maps so important to a SAR member?

  • Name a feature of a topographic map that is likely to be out of date.

  • What does it mean when contour lines get closer together

  • What are the brown lines on a topo map called?



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

  • Besides a 24-hr ready pack, what could you bring to a search?

  • How many people should you pack your ready pack for?



  • How many digits of the abbreviated easting and northing do you give for a location on a topo map?

  • What are 3 ways that a map's scale may be shown on a map?

  • You have been called to help with a search. To whom do you first report when you arrive at the command post?

  • Are true north and magnetic north the same thing?

  • Which side is the left bank of a river?

  • How much time do you deduct from your trip for every 1000 ft (300m) that you go down?

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