FBAT Map Reading and Spatial Orientation 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: On a standard map, which direction is typically represented by the top of the map?
- South
- East
- North (Correct answer)
- West
Correct answer: North
By cartographic convention, the top of a standard map represents north.
Question 2: An officer is traveling east and turns right at an intersection. What direction are they now traveling?
- North
- South (Correct answer)
- East
- West
Correct answer: South
Turning right while traveling east puts the officer heading south.
Question 3: 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?
- 5 miles
- 6 miles
- 7 miles (Correct answer)
- 8 miles
Correct answer: 7 miles
3.5 inches × 2 miles per inch = 7 miles actual distance.
Question 4: An officer is heading north and makes a U-turn. What direction are they now traveling?
- East
- West
- North
- South (Correct answer)
Correct answer: South
A U-turn reverses direction, so heading north then making a U-turn results in heading south.
Question 5: 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?
- One block north and two blocks east
- Two blocks north and one block east (Correct answer)
- Two blocks south and one block west
- One block south and two blocks west
Correct 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.
Question 6: 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?
- 12 miles
- 14 miles (Correct answer)
- 16 miles
- 18 miles
Correct answer: 14 miles
Perimeter = 2(4 + 3) = 2 × 7 = 14 miles.
FBAT Map Reading and Spatial Orientation 1
On a standard map, which direction is typically represented by the top of the map?