Compass direction

Use the 8-point compass and three-figure bearings to name, read, and calculate directions -- including opposite/turned directions, converting between compass points and bearings, reverse bearings, and the angle turned between two bearings.

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Terminology

  • Compass point
  • Three-figure bearing
  • Clockwise
  • Anticlockwise
  • Reverse bearing
  • North line

Task goals

  • Name compass directions that are opposite, halfway between, or reached by a stated turn from a given direction.
  • Convert between an 8-point compass direction and its three-figure bearing, in both directions.
  • Read a three-figure bearing from a bearing diagram (North line, ray, and clockwise angle).
  • Calculate the reverse bearing of a given bearing, and the number of degrees turned clockwise between two bearings.
  • Reason informally about direction and bearing in multi-step or wrap-around (past 000/360 degrees) situations.

Key skills

  • Compass directions
  • Bearings basic
  • Navigation

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  • 3 difficulty levels
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