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North, South, East, and West are the Cardinal Directions
The definition is one of the four principal compass points north, south, east, and west; also called cardinal point
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∙ 9y agoCardinal directions are north, south, east, and west. Intermediate directions are northwest, northeast, southwest, and southeast
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∙ 7y agoCardinal directions are the four main points of a compass: north, south, east, and west which are also known by the first letters: N,S,E, and W.
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∙ 6y agothe four points of a compass
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They are the direct directions such as North, East, South and West.
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What is a standard map show cardinal direction?
Maps have a compass rose that shows the 4 cardinal directions.
Are east west south and north cardinal directions or ordinal directions?
they are cardinal directions.
What kinds of directions are north south east and west?
They are the four cardinal points. (cardinal directions)
Why are the cardinal directions called 'cardinal directions'?
The four cardinal directions are referred to as cardinal because they are the four main origin directions. if you look up the word cardinal in the dictionary one of the definitions is as follows...1. of prime importance; chief; principal: of cardinal significance.
What is the difference between cardinal directions and ordinal directions?
Cardinal directions refer to the four cardinal points; north, west, south and east. On the contrary, ordinal directions are points that are located in between the cardinal points.
What shows the cardinal directions or the intermediate directions on a map?
The compass. It usually shows both the intermediate and cardinal directions. Sometimes it will only show the cardinal directions.
Where are the cardinal and intermediate directions on a map?
Cardinal directions are the four regular directions such as north south east and west. Intermediate are the directions in between the cardinal directions such as NW, SW, NE, SE.
What do you call north east south and west?
They are known as the four cardinal directions.
Indicate the cardinal directions?
I uderstand the cardinal directions to be North, East, South and West
How do you use a question with cardinal directions?
Why aren't there more than 4 cardinal directions?
What is a drawing that indicates directions on a map especially cardinal and intermediate directions?
what is a drawing that indicates directions on a map especially cardinal and intermediate directions
What is the different from cardinal directions and intermedite directions?
The different between cardinal and intermediate directions is cardinal is North , South , East, and west.Intermediate is Northeast,Southeast,Southwest,and Northwest.
