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North is usually straight up in terms of a scale drawing or map drawn on a piece of paper and should be shown somewhere on the diagram
They are measured clockwise (from North)
If you get muddled up look at a clock on the wall
The angle should always be written (said) with 3 figures
So angles under 100° should have zero(es) to fill in the missing figures, eg 059, 008
Notice also that the degree symbols are not usually included when talking about bearings
A ship sets sail from the point P, as shown on the map below.
It sails on a bearing of 105 until it reaches the point Q, 70 km away. The ship then changes path and sails on a bearing of 065 for a further 35km, where its journey finishes.
Show on the map below the point Q and the final position of the ship.
Draw in a north line at the point P.
Measure an angle of 105° clockwise from the north line.
Make sure you are accurate, carefully make a small but visible mark on the map.
Draw a line from P through the mark you have made. Make this line longer than you expect to need it to be so that you can easily measure along it accurately.
Use the scale given on the map (1 cm = 10 km) to work out the number of cm that would represent 70 km.
70 km = 70 ÷ 10 = 7 cm
Accurately measure 7 cm from the point P along the line and make a clear mark on the line.
This is the point Q.
A bearing of 065 means 65° clockwise from the North.
First, draw a north line at the point Q, then carefully measure an angle of 65° clockwise from this line. Make a mark and then draw a line from Q through this mark.
Using the scale, find the distance in cm along the line you will need to measure.
35 km = 35 ÷ 10 = 3.5 cm
Accurately measure 3.5 cm from the point Q along this new line and make a clear mark on the line.
This is the final position of the ship.
