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Compass and Map Navigation

Help Isla, Hamish and Hudson navigate a history museum. The museum uses a grid: columns run from A to E west to east, and rows run from 1 to 4 south to north. Bearings are measured clockwise from north; grid references are read across first, then up. Each grid square represents 50 metres.

Compass bearings and directions

Columns run west to east, and rows run south to north. A bearing starts at north and turns clockwise.

1.Which direction is a bearing of 135°?
  • North-east
  • South-east
  • South-west
  • North-west
2.The group leaves the Entrance at A1 and walks to the Fossil Hall at B2. In which general compass direction do they travel?
3.The group walks from the Fossil Hall (B2) to the Ship Gallery (D2). What is the direction and how many grid squares do they travel?
4.A museum guide stands at the Ship Gallery (D2), facing north. Which direction is on the guide’s right?
  • West
  • East
  • South
  • North
5.The group is at the Gold Rush Room (C4). The Café is at E4. Give the bearing from the Gold Rush Room to the Café.
6.True or false: a bearing of 270° points due west.
TrueFalse

Plan a museum route

Each grid square represents 50 metres. Use the grid coordinates and directions given in the questions to solve the route challenges.

7.From the Entrance at A1, Isla walks 2 squares east and 3 squares north to the Gold Rush Room at C4. How far does she walk altogether?
8.Hamish needs to walk from the Ship Gallery (D2) to the Café (E4). Describe the route using compass directions and grid-square distances.
9.Hudson is at the Gold Rush Room and must return to the Entrance. Give the direction of each leg along the grid if he walks first west to column A, then south to row 1.
10.Explain why a compass should be held flat and away from metal objects when checking a direction.
11.You need to guide a visitor from the Entrance (A1) to the Café (E4). Write one route using only north, south, east or west, then calculate its total distance in metres.

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  • Compass and Map Navigation, page 1 of 2: Compass bearings and directions

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  • Compass and Map Navigation, page 2 of 2: Plan a museum route

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