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Geometry, NAP-L3-CA39 SA

Two sailing boats set sail from an island.

The direction that each boat sailed is shown in the diagram below.

The angle between the direction of the two boats has been shaded.
 


 

What is the size of the shaded angle?

 °
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`69°`

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`text(Shaded angle)` `= 360 – (229 + 62)`
  `= 360 – 291`
  `= 69°`

Filed Under: Maps and Directions, Maps and Directions Tagged With: Band 8, smc-3164-10-Compass directions, smc-667-10-Compass directions

Geometry, NAP-K3-CA17

Cameron is camping with 4 friends.

They have individual tents shown on the diagram below.
 

 
Brandon's tent is north-west of Cameron and Dan's tent is to Cameron's north.

What is Cameron's position?

B2 B6 D4 F2 F6
 
 
 
 
 
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`text(F2)`

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`text(Cameron’s tent is located at F2.)`

Filed Under: Maps and Directions, Maps and Directions Tagged With: Band 7, smc-3164-10-Compass directions, smc-3164-30-Grid locations, smc-667-10-Compass directions, smc-667-30-Grid locations

Geometry, NAP-A3-CA25

This is a map of mountains in a national park.
 

 
Tony is at the Hillary Lodge facing East. He turns 225° in a clockwise direction.

Which mountain is Tony now facing?

`text(Mt Black Dog)` `text(Mt Ellis)` `text(Mt Blart)` `text(Mt Can Can)`
 
 
 
 
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`text(Mt Blart)`

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`text(Mt Blart)`

Filed Under: Maps and Directions, Maps and Directions Tagged With: Band 9, smc-3164-10-Compass directions, smc-667-10-Compass directions

Geometry, NAP-A3-NC01

This map shows the location of different animal enclosures at a zoo.
 

 
Which animal enclosure is West of the Giraffes and North of the Monkeys?

Reptiles Bears Tigers Crocodiles
 
 
 
 
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`text(Crocodiles)`

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`text(Crocodiles)`

Filed Under: Maps and Directions Tagged With: Band 4, smc-667-10-Compass directions

Geometry, NAP-J3-CA13

A map of the huts in Ghengis Khan's camp is drawn below. 
 

 
In what direction is Ghengis' hut from Batu's hut?

 
north-west
 
north-east
 
north
 
south-west
 
south-east
 
south
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`text(south-west)`

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`text(south-west)`

Filed Under: Maps and Directions, Maps and Directions Tagged With: Band 6, smc-3164-10-Compass directions, smc-667-10-Compass directions

Geometry, NAP-B3-CA14

 
Sanjeev is travelling along Dogwood Drive towards Alex Street.

What direction is Sanjeev travelling?

`text(South-west)` `text(East)` `text(West)` `text(North-east)`
 
 
 
 
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`text(East)`

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`text(East)`

Filed Under: Maps and Directions, Maps and Directions Tagged With: Band 7, smc-3164-10-Compass directions, smc-667-10-Compass directions

Geometry, NAP-D3-CA32 SA

Blair was walking in bush trails. He started walking due north and then made three direction changes:

    1. 25° right turn
    2. 70° left turn
    3. a final right turn until he was walking in a due east direction.

How many degrees did Blair turn on his final right turn?

   degrees
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`135°`

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`text(Blair’s final right turn)` `= 45 + 90`
  `= 135°`

Filed Under: Maps and Directions, Maps and Directions Tagged With: Band 10, smc-3164-10-Compass directions, smc-667-10-Compass directions

Geometry, NAP-F3-CA21

Brian enters a park at one of the entries shown below.

The map is drawn to scale but no scale is given.
 

 
He moves 60 metres in a north-east direction and then turns and walks 30 metres in a south-east direction.

Which point on the map shows where Brian ended up?

`A`   `B`  `C`  `D`
 
 
 
 
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`text(Point B)`

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`text(If Brian enters the park travelling in a north-east)`

`text(direction, he enters through Entry 2 or Entry 3.`

`text(Once he turns in a south-east direction, point B or C)`

`text(are possible although point D is too short a distance.)`

 `:. text(Brian ends up at Point B)`

Filed Under: Maps and Directions, Maps and Directions Tagged With: Band 8, smc-3164-10-Compass directions, smc-667-10-Compass directions

Geometry, NAP-G3-NC22

 
Prudence walked south along Bond Street and then turned left on to Bridge Street.

What was the first street she passed on her left?

Ivy Lane Kemp Street King Street Crown Street
 
 
 
 
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`text(Kemp Street)`

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`text(Kemp Street)`

Filed Under: Maps and Directions, Maps and Directions Tagged With: Band 8, smc-3164-10-Compass directions, smc-667-10-Compass directions

Geometry, NAP-G3-CA10


 

Daniel is at the Racoon Ridge Inn.

Which of these directions should Daniel follow to get to Darlington?

 
Go north-east to York, then turn left.
 
Go north-west to York, then turn left.
 
Go north-east to York, then turn right.
 
Go north-west to York, then turn right.
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`text(Go north-east to York, then turn right.)`

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`text(Go north-east to York, then turn right.)`

Filed Under: Maps and Directions Tagged With: Band 6, smc-667-10-Compass directions

Geometry, NAP-H3-NC17

Christopher is walking in south-east direction and makes a quarter turn to his right.

Which direction is he walking after he turns?

south east north-east south-west
 
 
 
 
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`text(south-west)`

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`text(south-west)`

Filed Under: Maps and Directions Tagged With: Band 7, smc-667-10-Compass directions

Geometry, NAP-H3-CA26

Charles is facing south. He then turns 225° anticlockwise.

Charles then turns clockwise until he faces west.

By how many degrees did Charles turn clockwise?

`45°` `135°` `180°` `315°`
 
 
 
 
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`315^@`

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`:.\ text(Charles turns 315° clockwise.)`

Filed Under: Maps and Directions, Maps and Directions Tagged With: Band 9, smc-3164-10-Compass directions, smc-667-10-Compass directions

Geometry, NAP-I3-NC01

Richard is at the starting line of an orienteering course, as shown on the grid diagram below.
 

 
Richard jogs 300 metres north and 400 metres west from the starting line to reach Checkpoint 1.

In which cell is Checkpoint 1?

`text(E6)` `text(H5)` `text(B6)` `text(A5)`
 
 
 
 
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`text(A5)`

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`text(A5)`

Filed Under: Maps and Directions Tagged With: Band 5, smc-667-10-Compass directions, smc-667-20-Map scales

Geometry, NAP-C3-NC14

A car is travelling  south-west on Chappell Street.

The car is about to turn onto Second Street.
 

 

 
In which direction will the car be travelling after it turns right?

 
south-west
 
north-west
 
south-east
 
north-east
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`text(north-west)`

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`text(Readjusting the directions to the compass below:)`

`:.\ text(After turning right, the car is travelling north-west.)`

Filed Under: Maps and Directions, Maps and Directions Tagged With: Band 7, smc-3164-10-Compass directions, smc-667-10-Compass directions

Geometry, NAP-C3-NC23

Harry lives on a street that runs directly east-west.
 

 
Harry's house is east of town hall and north of the pool.

What street does Harry live in?

`text(Right St)` `text(Bourke St)` `text(Anne St)` `text(Cube St)`
 
 
 
 
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`text(Cube St)`

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`text(Cube St)`

Filed Under: Maps and Directions, Maps and Directions Tagged With: Band 8, smc-3164-10-Compass directions, smc-667-10-Compass directions

Geometry, NAP-C3-CA20

David visits his favourite coffee shop by travelling 6 km south then 4 km east.

He records his trip as 6S, 4E.
 

 
Which of these trips takes David home again?

 
`text(3S, 2E, 3S, 2E)`
 
`text(2S, 2E, 4S, 6E)`
 
`text(3N, 2W, 3N, 4W)`
 
`text(2N, 2E, 4N, 6W)`
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 `text(2N, 2E, 4N, 6W)`

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`text(2N, 2E, 4N, 6W gets David back home.)`

Filed Under: Maps and Directions, Maps and Directions Tagged With: Band 8, smc-3164-10-Compass directions, smc-3164-40-Other map problems, smc-667-10-Compass directions, smc-667-40-Other map problems

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