CritiCall Dispatcher Test Map Reading and Directions 5

Question 1

A unit heads west, turns left, then turns left again. Which direction is it now traveling?

Accepted Answer

East

Answer

West to left is south, left again from south is east.

Question 2

If a scale shows 1 inch equals 4 miles, a distance measuring 2.5 inches on the map equals how many miles?

Accepted Answer

10 miles

Answer

2.5 inches times 4 miles per inch equals 10 miles.

Question 3

A caller is located due east of a fire station. An engine leaves heading east and the road curves so it ends up heading north when it arrives. Relative to the caller's final position, the engine approached from which side overall starting point?

Accepted Answer

The west

Answer

Since the caller was east of the station, the station and starting approach lay to the caller's west.

Question 4

A unit travels south, then turns right, then turns right, then turns right. Which direction is it now heading?

Accepted Answer

East

Answer

South-right-west, then north, then east after three right turns.

Question 5

On a map, a destination is one grid square up and two grid squares to the left of the current position. The destination is in which general direction?

Accepted Answer

Northwest

Answer

Up is north and left is west, placing the destination northwest.

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CritiCall Dispatcher Test Map Reading and Directions 5