Map Reading and Directions Flashcards
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A unit travels east for 3 blocks, then north for 2 blocks. To return to the start by the shortest straight-line path, which general direction must it head?
Answer: Southwest
Having gone east and north, the start lies to the southwest.
A dispatcher gives an address on the 400 block, even-numbered side. On many U.S. street grids, even house numbers are typically on which side?
Answer: It varies but is consistent within a city's numbering system
Even/odd sides are consistent within a city's scheme but vary between cities.
A vehicle heading north turns left, then left again, then right. Which direction is it now heading?
Answer: East
North to left is west, left again is south, then right from south is east.
Highway mile markers increase as you travel north. If a unit passes marker 50 then marker 48, which direction is it traveling?
Answer: South
Decreasing mile markers mean the unit is heading south.
A caller says the incident is two intersections west and one intersection south of City Hall. From City Hall, the incident is in which quadrant?
Answer: Southwest
West and south combine to place the incident in the southwest quadrant.
On a map legend, a symbol marked 'H' inside a square most commonly represents what?
Answer: A hospital
A boxed 'H' on maps conventionally marks a hospital.
An officer driving east must reach a location directly south. Which way should the officer turn at the next intersection?
Answer: Right
The right side of an eastbound vehicle faces south.