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Chapter 4 Review Questions

1.

Name four ways to plan for an outing.

2. Topographic maps are created from aerial photographs and reveal the of the land.
3. The orienteering is a critical piece of equipment for outdoor travel.
4.

A unit can determine your exact location (latitude and longitude) in any weather conditions, all over the world, 24 hours a day.

5.

If you get lost in a remote area, what are your first three priorities?

6.

If no natural shelter is available, you can build a .

7.

If there is snow on the ground, you can build a fire on a platform of or rocks.

8.

Even in cool weather, you need quarts of water a day.

a. one to two
b. two to three
c. two to four
d. three to six

9. The best way to purify water is by .
10. As a general rule, anything that and eat will be safe and will have some nutritional value.
11.

List three symptoms of hypothermia.

12.

When treating hypothermia, it’s important to warm the victim .

a. as quickly as possible
b. by rubbing vigorously
c. slowly
d. with whiskey

13.

List four symptoms of frostbite.

14. When warming a victim of frostbite, it’s important not to the affected area because it can damage tissue.
15. Heat stroke should be treated as a medical emergency because it can be .
16.

List three symptoms of heat stroke.

17. To treat heat stroke, wrap the victim in a sheet soaked with cool water or the victim.
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