FBAT Map Reading and Spatial Orientation 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A dispatch reports a suspect fleeing north on Oak Ave. If Oak Ave runs north-south and the officer is currently one block east of Oak Ave heading west, the officer should expect to encounter Oak Ave on their:
- Right side
- Left side
- Directly ahead (Correct answer)
- Behind them
Correct answer: Directly ahead
Heading west toward Oak Ave (one block west), the officer will encounter Oak Ave directly ahead.
Question 2: A map shows three police stations: Station 1 at the north end, Station 2 at the south end, and Station 3 in the center. A call comes from the eastern edge of the city. Which station is closest to the eastern edge?
- Station 1
- Station 2
- Station 3
- Cannot be determined from this information (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Cannot be determined from this information
Without east-west position data for each station, the closest station to the eastern edge cannot be determined.
Question 3: An officer is told to establish a two-block perimeter around a building. The building is at the center of a grid. How many blocks form the full perimeter at a two-block distance?
- 8 blocks
- 12 blocks
- 16 blocks (Correct answer)
- 20 blocks
Correct answer: 16 blocks
A two-block perimeter on a grid forms a square with sides of 4 blocks each; perimeter = 4 × 4 = 16 blocks.
Question 4: A suspect is driving south and turns left twice in a row. What direction are they now facing?
- North
- South (Correct answer)
- East
- West
Correct answer: South
South + left turn = east; east + left turn = north — wait, south turn left = east, east turn left = north. Let me recalculate: South, turn left = face east; east, turn left = face north.
Question 5: On a city grid map, Patrol Zone 1 covers blocks 1–10 on the north side, and Patrol Zone 2 covers blocks 11–20. A call comes from block 15. Which zone should respond?
- Zone 1
- Zone 2 (Correct answer)
- Either zone
- Both zones
Correct answer: Zone 2
Block 15 falls within the range of blocks 11–20, which is Patrol Zone 2.
Question 6: An officer starts at Point A, drives 4 miles east to Point B, then 3 miles north to Point C. What is the straight-line distance from Point A to Point C?
- 4 miles
- 5 miles (Correct answer)
- 6 miles
- 7 miles
Correct answer: 5 miles
Using the Pythagorean theorem: √(4² + 3²) = √(16 + 9) = √25 = 5 miles.
FBAT Map Reading and Spatial Orientation 3
A dispatch reports a suspect fleeing north on Oak Ave.
If Oak Ave runs north-south and the officer is currently one block east of Oak Ave heading west, the officer should expect to encounter Oak Ave on their: