Hunter-Ed Certification Practice Exam

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If you get lost and find yourself in survival mode, your priorities are shelter, fire, and:

Water
Food
Signal
Navigation

The correct answer is: Signal

When you find yourself in a survival situation, the primary focus should be on securing shelter, starting a fire, and obtaining a reliable source of water. Water is essential for survival, as humans can only survive for a few days without it. This prioritization stems from the body's need for hydration to maintain basic physiological functions, whereas food is not as immediately critical, since a person can typically go without food for several weeks. Next, while signaling for rescue is immensely important and can be part of your overall survival strategy, the act of actually signaling comes after ensuring shelter and obtaining water. In a survival context, creating a way for rescuers to identify and reach you is valuable, but it relies on being in a safe, comfortable position first. Therefore, while signaling may be a crucial skill to have ready, it is a follow-up step after addressing more pressing survival needs like finding water.