NTN Police Map Reading and Spatial Orientation

Question 1

An officer is traveling north on Main Street and turns left onto Oak Avenue. The officer is now heading in which direction?

Accepted Answer

West

Answer

South

Answer

East

Answer

North

Question 2

On a city map, a suspect fled from the intersection of 3rd St and Elm Ave heading east for two blocks, then turned south for one block. What intersection is the suspect now at?

Accepted Answer

5th St and Oak Ave

Answer

5th St and Elm Ave

Answer

3rd St and Maple Ave

Answer

1st St and Elm Ave

Question 3

A map scale reads 1 inch = 0.5 miles. Two locations on the map are 6 inches apart. What is the actual distance between them?

Accepted Answer

3 miles

Answer

2 miles

Answer

6 miles

Answer

12 miles

Question 4

An officer receives a call at the corner of Pine St and 7th Ave. The officer's current location is three blocks north and two blocks east of that corner. Which direction should the officer travel first to reach the call?

Accepted Answer

South and then West

Answer

North and then East

Answer

East and then North

Answer

West and then South

Question 5

On a standard police patrol map, a symbol showing a small square with a cross on top typically represents which type of location?

Accepted Answer

Church

Answer

Hospital

Answer

School

Answer

Police Station

Question 6

Officer Chen is traveling westbound on Highway 40 and needs to take the exit heading to the city center located to the south. Which type of exit ramp should Officer Chen use?

Accepted Answer

A right-side exit ramp

Answer

A left-side exit ramp

Answer

Any exit ramp available

Answer

Officer should make a U-turn first

Question 7

A dispatcher tells an officer that the incident occurred two blocks south of City Hall and one block east of the library. The officer knows City Hall is at the corner of 5th Ave and Central St, and the library is one block west of City Hall. Where did the incident occur?

Accepted Answer

3rd Ave and Central St

Answer

3rd Ave and East St

Answer

7th Ave and Central St

Answer

5th Ave and East St