This 11-plus Maths quiz will introduce you to the compass and it will give you some practice in finding your bearings if you are feeling a bit lost.
Before you start, here's a tip: North (N) is at the top of a map; East (E) is on the right hand side (RHS) of a map; South is at the bottom of a map; West is on the left hand side (LHS) of a map. There are 90° between N and E, E and S, S and W, W and N: so a complete circle is 360°. These four points are called the cardinal points of the compass.
This section of quizzes is the easiest of our ones on position, so you should be able to get all ten questions correct. Make sure you do before moving onto the next quiz. It's always a good idea to read the comments after you've answered a question - these are there to give you more information and help you learn. Good luck!
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'Anticlockwise' means that you turn (rotate) in the opposite direction to which the hands of the clock turn: the hands of the clock turn 'clockwise'. 180° = two lots of 90° or a half turn
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'Anticlockwise' means that you turn (rotate) in the opposite direction to which the hands of the clock turn: the hands of the clock turn 'clockwise' 270° = three lots of 90° or three-quarters of a turn
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If you turn through 360°, you will ALWAYS end up facing the same direction no matter which way you turn
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'Anticlockwise' means that you turn (rotate) in the opposite direction to which the hands of the clock turn: the hands of the clock turn 'clockwise'. 540° = six lots of 90°
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Make a little drawing and you will see that it is South
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Make a little drawing and you will see that it is West
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Learn this fact
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It must rotate in the opposite direction to the sun
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'Anticlockwise' means that you turn (rotate) in the opposite direction to which the hands of the clock turn: the hands of the clock turn 'clockwise'. Karen turns through 180° (= two lots of 90° or half a turn) and ends up facing south. Susan will have to turn clockwise through 90° (quarter of a turn)
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Susan must turn in the opposite direction until she faces south again as in question 9. This shows that for every anticlockwise rotation there is also a clockwise rotation that brings you facing in the same direction. Did you notice that Karen turned anticlockwise through 180° this time? She ended up facing the same direction as in question 9: this happened because in both cases she performed a half turn. Note: the anticlockwise angle turned through + the clockwise angle turned through = 360°. This is a good check if you want to make sure that you haven't made a mistake
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