The world around us
8
The cardinal points
A
compass
has a face that shows the cardinal points:
north
(N),
east
(E),
south
(S) and
west
(W).
Halfway between north and east is
north-east
(NE). Halfway between
south and east is
south-east
(SE).There’s also
north-west
(NW) and
south-west
(SW). These are called intermediate points.
A compass also has a
needle.
This needle is a
magnet
and the red end
always points north. We can use a compass, together with a map, to
find our way. What direction should the ship go in to get to the different
places on the map?
What does a
compass do?
1
Read and find out:
a)
how many cardinal points there are
b)
how many intermediate points there are
c)
how you can find the cardinal points
without a compass.
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