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Primary and Secondary Directions

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the letter N mean?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

2.

What does the letter E mean?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

3.

What does the letter W mean?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

4.

What does the letter S mean?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

5.

North, South, East, and West are ________directions.

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

d)

Straight

6.

Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, and Southwest are ________directions.

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

d)

Straight

7.

What direction is between North and East?

a)

Northwest

b)

Southeast

c)

Northeast

d)

Southwest

8.

What direction is between South and East?

a)

Northwest

b)

Southeast

c)

Northeast

d)

Southwest

9.

What direction is between North and West?

a)

Northwest

b)

Southeast

c)

Northeast

d)

Southwest

10.

What direction is between South and West?

a)

Northwest

b)

Southeast

c)

Northeast

d)

Southwest

11.

What do we call the place on a map where we start? Knowing this helps us name what places are in the north, south, east, and west.

a)

Central compass

b)

Point of Reference

c)

Directional arrows

d)

Intersection

12.

It is a picture of a place that helps us to find where other places are located.

a)

Compass rose

b)

Point of Reference

c)

Map

d)

Landscape

13.

Point of reference: Person/Leprechaun

What direction is the GOLD?

a)

North

b)

East

c)

West

d)

South

14.

Point of reference: Person/Leprechaun

What direction are the CLOVER LEAVES?

a)

North

b)

East

c)

West

d)

South

15.

What do you call this symbol found on maps?

a)

Map pointer

b)

Compass

c)

Compass Rose

d)

Direction Arrows