Direction

In order to find where you are going and how far away it is, you need to know what direction you are going and need to be able to figure the distance between the place you are and the place you are going. One important device that can help you with that is a compass. A compass, as pictured below, is a device that helps the user know what direction one is headed.

There are four major or cardinal directions on a compass- north, south, east & west. In between are the directions northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest.

Below is a model of a compass and the cardinal directions indicated.

Northwest (NW)	North (N)	Northeast (NE)
West(W)		East (E)
Southwest (SW)	South (S)	Southeast (SE)

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