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Q: What is the name of the thing that shows North South East and West?
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What do you call something that shows you north south east and west?

A compass.


What is the symbol shows direction on the map?

north south east and west


What is a symbol on a map that shows direction?

north south east and west


What is the symbol on a map that shows direction?

The symbol on a map that shows direction is called a compass rose. It indicates the cardinal directions (north, east, south, west) and sometimes intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, northwest).


Is there 16 directions i n a compass?

Going clockwise, the 16 directions are... North North North East North East East North East East East South East South East South South East South South South West South West West South West West West North West North West North North West ...and back to North again.


What does a Compass rose on a map show you?

it shows you north ,east ,south , and west on a map


Where do i put the compass rose on a map?

you use by nowing which element like north,north east,north west, east, west, south, south east, south west


What is a 8-point compass?

A 16 point compass is a compass with 16 points, it doesn't have a official name. The points/directions in Right-To-Left order is North (N), North-North-East (NNE), East-North-East (ENE), East (E), East-South-East (ESE), South-East (SE), South-South-East (SSE), South (S), South-South-West (SSW), South-West (SW), West-South-West (WSW), West (W), West-North-West (WNW), North-West (NW) and North-North-West (NNW).


What are the directions that lie between the four main directions?

Well, let's see. Starting at North and proceeding clockwise from there,you've got your-- north by east-- north-northeast-- northeast by north-- northeast-- northeast by east-- east-northeast-- east by north-- EAST-- east by south-- east-southeast-- southeast by east-- southeast-- southeast by south-- south-southeast-- south by east-- SOUTH-- south by west-- south-southwest-- southwest by south-- southwest-- southwest by west-- west-southwest-- west by south-- WEST-- west by north-- west-northwest-- northwest by west-- northwest-- northwest by north-- north-northwest, and-- north by west


What the definition for intermediate directions?

Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, Northwest.THE POINTS HALFWAY BETWEEN THE CARDINAL DIRECTIONS(North-South, North-East, North-West, ect.)what is the definition of intermediate directionsIntermediate Direction = a small drawing on a map that shows directions.


What is a compass north south east and west?

It is called a mariners compass, it is a instrument that shows the North, east, West and South, and is used by pilots and the sailors.


What are the eight specific direction?

North : north east : east : south east : south : south west : west : north west.