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.Which direction is opposite north?
2.A town is north-east of your village. In which direction is your village from the town?
3.Put the four main directions in the order you meet them going clockwise, starting at north.
- West
- North
- East
- South
4.Tap the north-west point of this compass rose.
Write the number of the part.
5.Match each direction to the direction opposite it.
- North
- East
- North-east
- North-west
- South-west
- West
- South
- South-east
6.The sun rises in the east. You stand outside in the early morning facing the rising sun. Which direction is behind you?
- a) West
- b) North
- c) East
- d) South
7.Which direction lies halfway between south and east?
8.You are walking east. You turn to your right. Which direction are you walking now?
- a) East
- b) West
- c) North
- d) South

Answer key — Year 6 Geography — Directions and the compass