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Geography · Grades 2–4

Compass turns

Study guide for Grades 2 to 4: 2 worked examples and 2 practice questions. Picture yourself turning. A quarter turn to the right moves north to east, east to south, south to west and west to north.

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Rule and key idea

Picture yourself turning. A quarter turn to the right moves north to east, east to south, south to west and west to north.

right turn: N → E → S → W → N

Worked examples

You face south. You turn left, then right, then left. Each turn is a quarter turn. Which direction do you face now?

Start south and follow each turn: you end facing east.

east

You face north. You turn all the way around (a half turn). Which direction do you face now?

Start north and follow each turn: you end facing south.

south

Try two questions

  1. You face north. You turn left, then right, then right. Each turn is a quarter turn. Which direction do you face now?

    1. north
    2. south
    3. west
    4. east

  2. You face east. You turn left, then right, then left. Each turn is a quarter turn. Which direction do you face now?

    1. south
    2. north
    3. west
    4. east

Answers and reasoning

Answers and marking notes
  1. east

    Start north and follow each turn: you end facing east.

  2. north

    Start east and follow each turn: you end facing north.

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