What Are the Four Cardinal Directions?

1.All Children Are Playing in Front of the Building. According to Kid-1, the School Building Is Behind Him, and According to Kid-2, the School Building Is in Front of Him. How Is It Possible?

• The direction of an object changes with respect to the position of a person.
• Kids 1 and 2 must be standing opposite one another which changes the direction of the school for them.

2.Why Is India Situated Towards the East of Africa and the West of Thailand?

• The north, south, east and west directions are related to your position on the Earth.
• When one is facing north, the east is towards their right side and the west is towards their left side.
• The position of India is such that Africa is on India’s left (west) side and Thailand is on India’s right (east) side.
• So, with respect to Africa, India is in the east direction, and for Thailand, India is in the west.

3.How Are the Hands of a Clock Used to Show the Directions?

The digits of the clock—12, 3, 6, and 9 are used to denote the directions as follows—

4.What Is the Use of Lighthouse?

• In the olden days, a lighthouse on the coast guided the sailors to get the correct directions toward the nearby port.
• A lighthouse also warned the sailors about the rocks in the coastal region.
• In those days, the lighthouse was the only thing that helped to direct the ships in the coastal areas.