Map Reading and Spatial Orientation Flashcards
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On a standard map, which direction is typically represented by the top of the map?
Answer: North
By cartographic convention, the top of a standard map represents north.
An officer is traveling east and turns right at an intersection. What direction are they now traveling?
Answer: South
Turning right while traveling east puts the officer heading south.
A map scale reads 1 inch = 2 miles. Two locations are 3.5 inches apart on the map. What is the actual distance between them?
Answer: 7 miles
3.5 inches × 2 miles per inch = 7 miles actual distance.
An officer is heading north and makes a U-turn. What direction are they now traveling?
Answer: South
A U-turn reverses direction, so heading north then making a U-turn results in heading south.
On a map, a suspect fled from the intersection of 1st Ave and Oak St, traveling two blocks north then one block east. What is the suspect's general location relative to the starting point?
Answer: Two blocks north and one block east
Two blocks north then one block east places the suspect two blocks north and one block east of the starting intersection.
A patrol sector is shaped like a rectangle, 4 miles long (north-south) and 3 miles wide (east-west). What is the perimeter of the patrol sector?
Answer: 14 miles
Perimeter = 2(4 + 3) = 2 × 7 = 14 miles.