Year 6 Geography — Directions and the compass

Use the four main directions and the four that lie between them to say where one place is from another, and read the direction arrow on a map.

Name: ________________________

1.You are walking east. You turn to your right. Which direction are you walking now?
- a) North
- b) East
- c) South
- d) West
2.Tap the north-west point of this compass rose.
Write the number of the part.
3.Match each direction to the direction opposite it.
- North
- East
- North-east
- North-west
- South-east
- West
- South
- South-west
4.Put the four main directions in the order you meet them going clockwise, starting at north.
- East
- West
- South
- North
5.Which direction is opposite north?
6.A road on a map runs straight from the top edge of the page to the bottom edge. The map's arrow shows north at the top. Which two directions does that road run between?
- a) North and south
- b) East and west
- c) North and east
- d) South and west
7.The sun rises in the east. You stand outside in the early morning facing the rising sun. Which direction is behind you?
- a) South
- b) East
- c) West
- d) North
8.On most maps, which direction is at the top of the page?

Answer key — Year 6 Geography — Directions and the compass