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

Turning left from a northbound direction results in traveling west.

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

Moving east two blocks from 3rd St brings you to 5th St, then one block south moves you one avenue south of Elm Ave to Oak 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

Multiply the map distance (6 inches) by the scale factor (0.5 miles per inch) to get 3 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

Being north and east of the destination means the officer must travel south and west to reach it.

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

A square with a cross on top is the conventional map symbol for a church or place of worship.

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NTN Police Map Reading and Spatial Orientation