NPOST Spatial Orientation and Map Reading 3

Question 1

A suspect fled in the direction of 270 degrees on a standard compass. Which cardinal direction does this represent?

Accepted Answer

West

Answer

On a standard compass, 0°=North, 90°=East, 180°=South, and 270°=West.

Question 2

An officer must cross a rectangular patrol district from the southwest corner to the northeast corner. The district is 4 blocks tall (north-south) and 6 blocks wide (east-west). What is the shortest grid-route distance?

Accepted Answer

10 blocks

Answer

The shortest grid route requires 4 blocks north plus 6 blocks east, totaling 10 blocks.

Question 3

A location is described as '1 block north of the park' and also '2 blocks south of the library.' How far apart are the park and the library?

Accepted Answer

3 blocks

Answer

The location is 1 block above the park and 2 blocks below the library, so the library is 1 + 2 = 3 blocks north of the park.

Question 4

Officer Kim is facing north, makes a right turn, drives 2 blocks, then makes another right turn. What direction is she now facing?

Accepted Answer

South

Answer

Facing north → right turn faces east → another right turn faces south.

Question 5

A witness describes a vehicle traveling 'from the lower-left corner to the upper-right corner' of an intersection. Based on standard map orientation (north at top), which direction was the vehicle heading?

Accepted Answer

Northeast

Answer

On a standard map, lower-left is southwest and upper-right is northeast, so the vehicle traveled from southwest to northeast.

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NPOST Spatial Orientation and Map Reading 3