NTN Police Map Reading and Spatial Orientation 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: An officer is facing east and makes two right turns. Which direction is the officer now facing?
- North
- South
- East
- West (Correct answer)
Correct answer: West
From east, one right turn faces south; a second right turn faces west.
Question 2: A patrol beat map shows that Sector A is directly north of Sector C, and Sector B is directly east of Sector C. Which sector is in the southeast relative to Sector A?
- Sector A
- Sector B (Correct answer)
- Sector C
- Cannot be determined
Correct answer: Sector B
Sector C is south of A, and Sector B is east of C, making B southeast of A.
Question 3: On a map with north at the top, an officer needs to travel from Point X to Point Y. Point Y is in the upper-left corner of the map relative to Point X. In which compass direction is the officer traveling?
- Northeast
- Southwest
- Northwest (Correct answer)
- Southeast
Correct answer: Northwest
Upper on a north-up map is north, and left is west; upper-left is therefore northwest.
Question 4: An officer is given a grid reference of D-5 on a patrol map. The letter refers to columns and the number refers to rows. Where would D-5 be located?
- Fourth column, fifth row (Correct answer)
- Fifth column, fourth row
- Fourth row, fifth column
- Fifth row, fourth column
Correct answer: Fourth column, fifth row
D is the fourth letter of the alphabet and indicates the fourth column; 5 indicates the fifth row.
Question 5: A witness states a vehicle fled northbound and then turned right. Another witness says the vehicle was last seen heading toward the river, which lies to the east of town. Are these two accounts consistent?
- Yes, because turning right from northbound leads east (Correct answer)
- No, because turning right from northbound leads west
- Yes, because north and east are the same direction
- No, because the witness accounts cannot be compared
Correct answer: Yes, because turning right from northbound leads east
Turning right while traveling north results in traveling east, which is consistent with the vehicle heading toward the eastern river.
Question 6: On a city block map, odd-numbered addresses are on the north side of the street and even-numbered addresses are on the south side. An officer is looking for 742 Maple St. On which side of the street should the officer look?
- North side
- South side (Correct answer)
- Either side
- Cannot be determined from the information given
Correct answer: South side
742 is an even number, so the address is on the south side of the street per the given numbering convention.
Question 7: During a pursuit, a suspect vehicle is described as traveling eastbound on Grove Ave, crossing Main St, then turning north. The officer is currently on Main St heading south. What maneuver should the officer make to intercept the suspect?
- Continue south, then turn east on Grove Ave
- Turn east immediately, then turn north
- Turn west, then turn north to intercept
- Make a U-turn and head north, then turn east (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Make a U-turn and head north, then turn east
The suspect turned north after crossing Main St; making a U-turn to go north and then turning east will allow the officer to intercept the suspect's northbound path.
NTN Police Map Reading and Spatial Orientation 2
An officer is facing east and makes two right turns.
Which direction is the officer now facing?