RCMP Spatial Skills and Visualization 5

Question 1

A police helicopter observes a vehicle traveling counterclockwise around a circular track. At what point on the track is the vehicle traveling due south?

Accepted Answer

At the easternmost point

Answer

Traveling counterclockwise, a vehicle at the easternmost point is moving southward (downward on a standard map).

Question 2

A crime scene diagram is rotated 180 degrees before being handed to an officer. If the original diagram had north at the top, where is north on the rotated diagram?

Accepted Answer

At the bottom

Answer

A 180-degree rotation flips the diagram, placing the original top (north) at the bottom.

Question 3

A suspect is described as having a scar on their LEFT cheek when facing the officer. In a face-forward mug shot, on which side of the photo does the scar appear?

Accepted Answer

Left side of the photo

Answer

In a face-forward photo, the subject's left cheek appears on the LEFT side of the photo (viewer's left) because there is no mirror flip.

Question 4

Officers set up four roadblocks at the corners of a square with 1 km sides. One officer patrols the perimeter. If she walks at 5 km/h, how long does one full circuit take?

Accepted Answer

48 minutes

Answer

Perimeter = 4 × 1 km = 4 km; time = 4 km ÷ 5 km/h = 0.8 hours = 48 minutes.

Question 5

A building has five floors. The elevator shaft runs vertically through the center of the building. From a floor plan view, the shaft is a 2m × 2m square in the middle. Which spatial concept helps visualize the shaft's appearance from the side?

Accepted Answer

Elevation view

Answer

An elevation view shows a structure from the side, revealing the full vertical height of the elevator shaft.

RCMP - Royal Canadian Mounted Police Practice Test

RCMP - Royal Canadian Mounted Police Practice Test

RCMP Spatial Skills and Visualization 5