SSC
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
Question
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rotation
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direction
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orientation
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scale
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Detailed explanation-1: -A compass rose, sometimes called a wind rose, rose of the winds or compass star, is a figure on a compass, map, nautical chart, or monument used to display the orientation of the cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west) and their intermediate points.
Detailed explanation-2: -A compass is an instrument used for navigation and orientation that shows direction relative to the geographic cardinal directions.
Detailed explanation-3: -A compass rose is primarily composed of four cardinal directions-north, east, south, and west-each separated by 90 degrees, and secondarily divided by four ordinal (intercardinal) directions-northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest-each located halfway between two cardinal directions.