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This Math quiz will test you on the compass and 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.
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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 counterclockwise rotation there is also a clockwise rotation that brings you facing in the same direction. Did you notice that Karen turned counterclockwise 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 counterclockwise 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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