NPOST Spatial Orientation and Map Reading 2

Question 1

A suspect is running north. After one block he turns left, walks one block, then turns left again. What direction is the suspect now moving?

Accepted Answer

South

Answer

From north, a left turn faces west; another left turn from west faces south.

Question 2

You are facing southwest. If you turn 90 degrees clockwise, you are now facing which direction?

Accepted Answer

Northwest

Answer

Southwest is 225° on a compass; adding 90° clockwise yields 315°, which is northwest.

Question 3

An officer is 2 blocks north of City Hall. A dispatch call places an incident 3 blocks south of City Hall. How many blocks south must the officer travel to reach the scene?

Accepted Answer

5 blocks

Answer

The officer travels 2 blocks south to reach City Hall, then 3 more blocks south to the scene, totaling 5 blocks.

Question 4

On a map where 1 centimeter equals 0.5 kilometers, two locations appear 6 centimeters apart. What is the actual distance between them?

Accepted Answer

3 km

Answer

6 cm × 0.5 km/cm = 3 km actual distance between the two locations.

Question 5

An officer drives 3 blocks north, then 3 blocks east, then 3 blocks south, then 3 blocks west. Where does the officer end up relative to the starting point?

Accepted Answer

At the starting point

Answer

Equal distances in opposite directions cancel out: north/south cancel and east/west cancel, returning the officer to the origin.

NPOST Police Test Practice Test

NPOST Police Test Practice Test

NPOST Spatial Orientation and Map Reading 2