1. COMPASS DIRECTIONS
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2. THE COMPASS

3. COMPASS DIRECTIONS North, South, East, West East – sun rises
West – sun sets
Other directional points:
North-east, North-west,
South-east, South-west.

4. LINES OF LATITUDE & LONGITUDE
Vertical and horizontal lines across the world
Lines of longitude = vertical lines (north to south)
Lines of latitude = horizontal lines (east to west)
Serve as reference points for a location on earth’s surface

5. Lines are measured by degrees according to how far they are from the centre of the earth

6. Makes the location point more accurate
CO-ORDINATES
Given in: degrees (°) minutes (‘) seconds (“) 1° = 60 minutes ½° = 30 minutes ¼° = 15 minutes
Makes the location point more accurate

7. COMPASS DIRECTIONS IN EVERYDAY LIFE
Navigation (airplanes, ships, hikers, travellers, road signs)
Weather (wind – golfers/surfers)
Construction industry (builders, architects, engineers, site plans or building layout maps)
Mathematics & Science