Intercardinal Directions
Combine vertical and horizontal displacement to identify northeast, southeast, southwest or northwest.
From map instruction to checked route
Read the task, anchor the endpoints, remove prohibited movements, compare direct valid options and review the plotted result.
Core concepts
Concept 1
northeast
Exam cue: Name the north-or-south component and then the east-or-west component.
Concept 2
southeast
Exam cue: Use a diagonal direction only when both components materially apply.
Concept 3
southwest
Concept 4
northwest
Risk pitfalls and guardrails
Choosing a cardinal direction when the displacement is clearly diagonal.
Guardrail: Do not rely on an old assessment count, atlas format or remembered London route when the current map and task supply the controlling evidence.
Swapping east and west while retaining the correct north or south component.
Guardrail: Do not rely on an old assessment count, atlas format or remembered London route when the current map and task supply the controlling evidence.
Memory anchors
Intercardinal Directions: scope
Combine vertical and horizontal displacement to identify northeast, southeast, southwest or northwest.
northeast
Name the north-or-south component and then the east-or-west component.
southeast
Use a diagonal direction only when both components materially apply.
southwest and northwest
Review these together when applying intercardinal directions.
Intercardinal Directions: avoid
Choosing a cardinal direction when the displacement is clearly diagonal. Also avoid swapping east and west while retaining the correct north or south component.
Checkpoint rule
Do the check-up only after you can summarize each concept in one sentence and identify one dangerous pitfall from memory.
Knowledge Check (after reading)
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