NYPD NYPD Spatial Orientation 3

Question 1

Officer Rivera is at Point X. Point Y is directly northeast of Point X. If Officer Rivera walks toward Point Y, which two cardinal directions is she simultaneously moving toward?

Accepted Answer

North and East

Answer

Northeast is the direction midway between north and east, so movement toward it has both a northward and an eastward component.

Question 2

A street map shows River Road running diagonally from the southwest corner to the northeast corner of the map. An officer driving from southwest to northeast on River Road is generally heading in which direction?

Accepted Answer

Northeast

Answer

Traveling from a southwest point to a northeast point means the general direction of travel is northeast.

Question 3

A complainant states the fire escape is on the south side of the building on Park Place. The building's front entrance faces north. Which side of the building has the fire escape?

Accepted Answer

The rear of the building

Answer

If the front faces north, the rear faces south, so the fire escape on the south side is at the rear.

Question 4

Officers are setting up a perimeter around a block bounded by 1st St to the north, 2nd St to the south, A Ave to the west, and B Ave to the east. An officer on the east side of the block is standing on which street or avenue?

Accepted Answer

B Ave

Answer

B Ave forms the eastern boundary of the block, so an officer on the east side stands on B Ave.

Question 5

A robbery suspect is hiding at the northwest corner of Grant St and Lewis Ave. An officer approaching from the south along Lewis Ave will reach which corner of the intersection first?

Accepted Answer

Southeast corner

Answer

Traveling north on Lewis Ave, the officer enters the southern end of the intersection, reaching the southeast corner first (before crossing to the northwest).

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NYPD NYPD Spatial Orientation 3