Basic 4Mathematics18 min

Cardinal Points and Grid Moves

Giving directions between labelled points on a school compound map.

Describe where one point is compared with another.

A school map has the library, gate, and classroom on a grid. Give directions using cardinal points and coordinate positions.

Cardinal Points and Grid Moves illustration

Giving directions between labelled points on a school compound map.

Point B is to the right of point A on the same row. What direction is B from A?

  1. On a map, right is east and left is west when north is at the top.
  2. Since B is to the right of A, B is east of A.