NTN Police Map Reading and Spatial Orientation 2

Question 1

An officer is facing east and makes two right turns. Which direction is the officer now facing?

Accepted Answer

West

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

Sector B

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

Northwest

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

Fourth column, fifth row

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

Yes, because turning right from northbound leads east

Answer

Turning right while traveling north results in traveling east, which is consistent with the vehicle heading toward the eastern river.

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NTN Police Map Reading and Spatial Orientation 2