What does the SE quadrant indicate about the location of the 450 block of Broadway?

• A. It lies in the northwest portion of the grid
• B. It lies on Broadway but not within any quadrant
• C. It lies in the southeast portion of the grid on Broadway relative to the central reference point
• D. It lies on the northeast portion of the grid

Answer: (C)

Locating blocks with this grid uses a central reference point and four quadrants around it. The SE quadrant means the block is south of the center and east of the center. So a block that is on Broadway and described as being in the SE quadrant is on Broadway and in the southeast portion of the grid relative to that central point.

That’s why the correct interpretation is that the 450 block of Broadway lies in the southeast portion of the grid on Broadway, relative to the central reference point. It wouldn’t be in the northwest or northeast, which would place it north of the center, and it wouldn’t be “on Broadway but not within any quadrant” unless it lay exactly on a central dividing line.