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History and Geography
You have observed that all maps show the North Point arrow which indicates the North.
You will now learn more about the four directions: North, East, South and West.
2. Cardinal points
Let’s nd out how to locate the East and the West.
To learn about the east and west directions, we need to look at the position of
the sun.
Every morning Alisha wakes up and observes the rising sun through the window.
In the morning, the sun
always rises on the same
side. It is the East.
Why does the sun always rise
on this side of my bedroom?
Why does the sun always rise
on this side?