There are usually 8 directions shown:
North, Northeast, East, Southeast, South, Southwest, West, Northwest.
compass rose
You use a compass rose, in case you get lost. A compass rose, gives you all the cardinal directions.
Compass Rose
A compass rose shows cardinal directions like (N, S, E, and W) and it shows intermediate directions like (NE, NW, SE and SW).Another example of a compass rose is that it is a circle showing the principal directions printed on a map or chart.
The four cardinal directions on a compass rose are:NorthEastSouthWestThere are four intermediate directions, one between each pair of cardinal directions. They are:NortheastSoutheastSouthwestNorthwest
compass rose
One name for the symbol is a compass rose.
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So you know which direction North is. You can use the compass rose to give or follow directions.
A compass Rose is important because we need the directions to locate the way we go
Compass Rose
by the cardinal directions