East

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/east

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the cardinal direction?One of the four cardinal directions, 90 degrees clockwise from North
2. What is the opposite direction?West
3. What is the direction called East?East is one of the four main directions and is where the sun rises each day.
4. Why does the sun always rise in the East?The Earth turns from West to East, so the sun looks like it comes up from the East and goes down in the West.

Cardinal Directions: The four primary points of the compass: North, South, East, and West, used for orientation.
Earth's Rotation: The spinning motion of the Earth on its axis, causing the cycle of day and night.
Navigation: The science and practice of determining one's position and planning and following a route.
Geographical Orientation: The process of determining one's position and direction relative to the Earth's surface.