Locating Places on a Map

The saying used to help remember the cardinal directions is ________

Answer explanation

There are several sayings that people use to remember it, but this one is my favorite.

What is the name of this object, found on most maps?

• Direction star

• Cardinal direction

• Locator

• Compass Rose

Answer explanation

The compass rose is an important tool for reading a map.

What direction is highlighted blue on the compass rose?

• Southwest

• East

• Southeast

• West

Answer explanation

Southeast! Knowing directions even without a labeled compass rose helps build great map reading skills

What building is west of the library?

• Supermarket

• School

• David's House

• Alex's House

Answer explanation

Using the compass rose, you can see that Alex's House is west of the library.

Dan is at home and he is hungry. Which direction does Dan need to go to get to the restaurant?

• Northeast

• East

• West

• Southwest

Answer explanation

Using the compass rose, we can see that he needs to travel East to get to the restaurant.

Alex has to travel which direction to get to school?

• Northwest

• Southeast

• Southwest

• Northeast

Answer explanation

Looking at the compass rose, Alex has to go southeast in order to get to school.

In order to visit his Friend Viv at her house, Kai needs to travel______ from his house.

Answer explanation

In order for Kai to visit his friend Viv, he needs to go Southwest!

The shoe store is _____ of the furniture store.

Answer explanation

Using the compass rose, we can see that the shoe store is North of the Furniture store.

Our school faces North. If you were to leave school and travel in any direction, which direction would you choose and why?

Answer explanation

People can choose any direction they like. Maybe one person wants to go to the park, someone else wants to go home, ad yet another person would rather go ot to eat.

Why is it important to understand cardinal and intermediate directions when using a map?

Answer explanation

It is important to have aset way of describing relative direction. The cardinal and intermediate directions makes navigating efficent and effective.