History and Geography
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History and Geography
Wind vane
Can you think of the use of the instrument shown in gure 5?
This instrument is used to show ______________________ of wind. It is a wind vane.
1. What does it mean if the arrow is pointing towards the North?
It means that the wind is blowing _________________________the North.
2. What does it mean if the arrow is pointing towards the South East?
It means that the wind is blowing _______________________________.
Figure 5
The arrow in the wind vane points to the direction from where the wind
is blowing.