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then write Southeast (SE);

(d) draw a straight line between the South and West sides, then
write Southwest (SW); and

(e) draw another straight line between the North and West sides,
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then write Northwest (NW).
After drawing the diagram, you will have eight directions. Those are
intercardinal directions.

Note: When locating or reading the intercardinal directions, you

should start with North or South. This is because these directions
are the basic points on a compass used for finding directions, and
they help you identify all other directions. Also, these direction are
the basic guidance for identifying the intercardinal directions, as

shown in Figure 5.

Figure 5: The intercardinal directions

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