Map Reading and Spatial Orientation Flashcards
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An officer is at Point A and needs to reach Point C. The only route goes from A north 2 blocks to Point B, then east 4 blocks to Point C. What is the straight-line (diagonal) relationship between A and C?
Answer: A is southwest of C
Since C is north and east of A, Point A is to the southwest of Point C.
A dispatcher describes a pursuit: the vehicle started at the corner of Oak and Main, went 3 blocks east, then 2 blocks north, then 1 block west. How far east of Oak Street is the vehicle's final location?
Answer: 2 blocks
The vehicle went 3 blocks east and then 1 block west, leaving it 2 blocks east of Oak Street.
Which compass direction lies between north and east?
Answer: Northeast
Northeast is the intermediate compass direction between north and east.
A police helicopter spots a suspect 4 blocks north and 3 blocks east of the station. The dispatcher needs to redirect a ground unit currently 1 block north and 1 block east of the station. How many total blocks must the ground unit travel to reach the suspect (moving only north/south and east/west)?
Answer: 5 blocks
The ground unit must travel 3 more blocks north (4−1) and 2 more blocks east (3−1), totaling 5 blocks.
On a map where north is up, a bank is shown to the left of the police station. In which direction is the bank relative to the police station?
Answer: West
On a standard map with north at the top, left corresponds to west.
An officer reports a fire at the building directly opposite the police station across the street. The police station faces east. Which direction does the building on fire face?
Answer: West
If the police station faces east, the building directly across the street is to the east, and it faces west back toward the station.