Map Reading and Navigation Flashcards

An officer is told to cover all exits of a building. The building has doors on the north, south, and east sides only. How many officers are needed if each exit requires one officer?

Answer: 3

Three exits (north, south, east) require three officers - one per exit. The west side has no door and requires no coverage.

On a city map, 1st Avenue is parallel to 2nd Avenue, and Oak Street is perpendicular to both avenues. Which statement is true?

Answer: Oak Street intersects both avenues at 90-degree angles

Perpendicular lines meet at exactly 90-degree angles. A street perpendicular to parallel avenues will cross each avenue at a right angle.

An officer is dispatched to three blocks north of the intersection of Broad and Center. The officer is currently at Broad and Center. Which direction must the officer travel?

Answer: North

The location is described as north of the current intersection, so the officer must travel north.

Which statement correctly describes the compass relationship between northwest and southeast?

Answer: Northwest and southeast are exact opposites - 180 degrees apart

Northwest and southeast are directly opposite each other on a compass, separated by exactly 180 degrees, just as north/south and east/west are opposites.

A vehicle started at Park Ave, turned east on Oak St, then turned north on Elm Ave. If a witness is facing north (the vehicle's starting direction), which direction did the vehicle turn onto Oak Street from the witness's perspective?

Answer: To the right

The vehicle turned east onto Oak St. Facing north, east is to the right. So from the witness's northward-facing perspective, the vehicle turned right.

A patrol sector is bounded by Route 1 to the north, the river to the south, the county line to the east, and Highway 9 to the west. Which location is OUTSIDE the sector?

Answer: A location south of the river

The sector is bounded on the south by the river. Any location south of the river falls outside the sector boundary.