What Are the Four Cardinal Directions?

1.All Children Are Playing in Front of the Building. According to Kid-1, the School Building Is Behind Him, and According to Kid-2, the School Building Is in Front of Him. How Is It Possible?

  • The direction of an object changes with respect to the position of a person.
  • Kids 1 and 2 must be standing opposite one another which changes the direction of the school for them.

2.Why Is India Situated Towards the East of Africa and the West of Thailand?

  • The north, south, east and west directions are related to your position on the Earth.
  • When one is facing north, the east is towards their right side and the west is towards their left side.
  • The position of India is such that Africa is on India’s left (west) side and Thailand is on India’s right (east) side.
  • So, with respect to Africa, India is in the east direction, and for Thailand, India is in the west.

3.How Are the Hands of a Clock Used to Show the Directions?

The digits of the clock—12, 3, 6, and 9 are used to denote the directions as follows—

Hour hand position Clock time Cardinal direction Normal direction
On 12 12 o clock North Forward
On 3 3 o clock East Right-hand side
On 6 6 o clock South Backwards
On 9 9 o clock West Left-hand side

4.What Is the Use of Lighthouse?

  • In the olden days, a lighthouse on the coast guided the sailors to get the correct directions toward the nearby port.
  • A lighthouse also warned the sailors about the rocks in the coastal region.
  • In those days, the lighthouse was the only thing that helped to direct the ships in the coastal areas.

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