CritiCall Dispatcher Test Map Reading and Directions 3

Question 1

A dispatcher reads grid coordinates B-4. On a typical map grid, the letter usually refers to which axis?

Accepted Answer

The horizontal row label across the top

Answer

The vertical (column) position

Answer

The map scale

Answer

The legend

Question 2

A unit is heading north and the dispatcher says the suspect fled to the unit's left. Which direction did the suspect flee?

Accepted Answer

West

Answer

East

Answer

North

Answer

South

Question 3

If 1 inch on a map equals 2 miles, how many miles is a route measured at 3 inches?

Accepted Answer

6 miles

Answer

3 miles

Answer

5 miles

Answer

9 miles

Question 4

A vehicle traveling south turns right, drives one block, then turns left. Which direction is it now traveling?

Accepted Answer

South

Answer

West

Answer

East

Answer

North

Question 5

A caller is northeast of an officer's location. The officer travels northeast and arrives. The caller would have described the officer as approaching from which direction?

Accepted Answer

The southwest

Answer

The northeast

Answer

The north

Answer

The east

Question 6

On a map, a river runs straight from the bottom edge to the top edge. The river runs along which axis?

Accepted Answer

North-south

Answer

East-west

Answer

Northeast-southwest

Answer

Northwest-southeast

Question 7

An officer heading west needs to reach a scene to their immediate right. Which direction is the scene?

Accepted Answer

North

Answer

South

Answer

East

Answer

West