Spatial Orientation & Map Reading Flashcards
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A patrol officer is facing north and turns 90° to the right. What direction is the officer now facing?
Answer: East
Turning 90° to the right from north moves clockwise to east.
An officer starts at the intersection of 1st Street and Main Avenue, travels 3 blocks north, then 2 blocks east. Which intersection is the officer at?
Answer: 3rd Street and 2nd Avenue East
Three blocks north moves from 1st to 3rd Street, and two blocks east moves two avenues east of Main.
On a city map, the police station is directly north of the park, and the library is directly east of the police station. A suspect flees from the library to the park. In which general direction is the suspect traveling?
Answer: Southwest
The park is south of the police station and the library is east of it, so traveling from library to park means moving southwest.
Officer Davis is driving east on Oak Street and turns left at the intersection. What direction is he now traveling?
Answer: North
When facing east, a left turn rotates counterclockwise to face north.
A suspect fled south for two blocks, then east for three blocks, then south again for one block. In which direction from the starting point is the suspect most likely located?
Answer: Southeast
Moving south and east from a starting point places the suspect in the southeast quadrant.
On a grid map, a school is at coordinates (2, 4) and a bank is at coordinates (5, 4). In which direction is the bank from the school?
Answer: East
The y-coordinates are equal, and the bank's x-coordinate (5) is greater than the school's (2), meaning the bank is directly east.
An officer faces west and makes a 180° turn. What direction is the officer now facing?
Answer: East
A 180° turn reverses direction, so west becomes east.