Survival & Fire 1
Fire, Shelter, Water, Food
The largest size of fire building material
Fuel (log)
The snow that collects on trees
Qali
Animals that can walk on the surface of the snow
"floaters" e.g. lynx, snowshoe hare, ruffed grouse, ptarmigan
Species that hibernates
chipmunk, skunk, ground hog, ground squirrels, (not bears)
The most important thing to do before you head out
tell someone your plan (where you're going, when you'll return, what to do if not back on time)
The smallest size of fire building material
Tinder
The crystalline snow later at the ground-snow interface
Pukak
Animals that walk through the snow
"waders" e.g. deer (who struggle), and moose (who post-hole)
mice, voles, shrews, lemmings
The most reliable fire starter in bad weather conditions
The medium size of fire building material
Kindling
Subnivean
Produced by animals like wood frogs and certain insects to survive over winter
Antifreeze
Animals that take advantage of the pukak layer to hunt prey
fox, coyote, weasel
The 3 sides of the Triangle of Fire
Heat, Oxygen, Fuel
A good strategy to signal for help
SOS spelled out, 3 blasts of a whistle etc., bright tarp, smoke signal, flare
When snow has the best ability to insulate
Light and fluffy
Happens with an animal's body during hibernation
enters state of low metabolic activity
(low body temperature, slowed heart rate and breathing rate)
The temperature the pukak level stays at during the coldest of winter days
-1 to -2 degrees C (regardless of air temperature)
The size of tinder
-pencil lead thickness
-thumb to pinky length
What does "Netsilik" mean in English?
People of the Seal
Animals that have adapted to snow and are limited to areas with long, cold winters
Chionophiles
Common strategy for insects to survive the winter
Adapt their lifecycle (larval stage over winter)
Classification of organism that can tolerate winter conditions, but also found elsewhere
Chioneuphores