Vaša košarica je prazna
Orientation in the world around you
Temporary traffic lights are controlling
traffic on the A47 due to roadworks.
traffic on the A47 due to roadworks.
Two sources of information help us find a given building in a city: the street name and the house number.
When you are travelling by car, the road numbers and the \latex{ kilometre } markers by the road help you to navigate.
On a chess board, columns are marked with letters and rows are marked with numbers. In this picture, the black rook is on square B\latex{ 3 } and the white king is on square G\latex{ 7 }.
46043
\latex{ G }
\latex{ A }
\latex{ B }
\latex{ C }
\latex{ D }
\latex{ E }
\latex{ H }
\latex{ F }
\latex{ H }
\latex{ 1 }
\latex{ B }
\latex{ C }
\latex{ D }
\latex{ E }
\latex{ F }
\latex{ G }
\latex{ A }
\latex{ 8 }
\latex{ 7 }
\latex{ 6 }
\latex{ 5 }
\latex{ 4 }
\latex{ 3 }
\latex{ 2 }
\latex{ 8 }
\latex{ 7 }
\latex{ 6 }
\latex{ 5 }
\latex{ 4 }
\latex{ 3 }
\latex{ 2 }
\latex{ 1 }
In a classroom, seats are identified by a two-digit number. The number \latex{ 43 } means that the seat is in the \latex{ 4 th} column and the \latex{ 3rd} row.
Orienteers use a map and a compass to navigate. To find their way, they need to be aware of directions and distances.
Staff table
\latex{ 15 }
\latex{ 25 }
\latex{ 35 }
\latex{ 45 }
\latex{ 55 }
\latex{ 65 }
\latex{ 64 }
\latex{ 54 }
\latex{ 44 }
\latex{ 34 }
\latex{ 24 }
\latex{ 14 }
\latex{ 13 }
\latex{ 23 }
\latex{ 33 }
\latex{ 43 }
\latex{ 53 }
\latex{ 63 }
\latex{ 62 }
\latex{ 52 }
\latex{ 42 }
\latex{ 32 }
\latex{ 22 }
\latex{ 12 }
\latex{ 11 }
\latex{ 21 }
\latex{ 31 }
\latex{ 41 }
\latex{ 51 }
\latex{ 61 }
To navigate the world with ease, you need clear points of reference for your positioning and accurate orientation.
Exercises
{{exercise_number}}. Make a seating plan for your own classroom based on the plan above.
a) What is the position of the following students in the class: students with glasses; the tallest student in the class; students who are absent from today's class?
b) Who sits in the following positions: \latex{ 13, 31, 24 } and \latex{ 42 }?
{{exercise_number}}. Identify the most important pieces of information on this ticket. (→)
Section
Row
Seat
Palace of Arts
1 Komor Marcell St, Budapest, H-1095
\latex{ 1 }st floor
\latex{B}
\latex{ 5 }
\latex{ 10}
121
{{exercise_number}}. Find the following towns on the map below.
a) Lviv
b) Munich
c) Prague
{{exercise_number}}. In which square are the following towns located?
a) Stuttgart
b) Vienna
c) Kraków
1
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
1
2
2
{{exercise_number}}. List the towns that start with a consonant and are in column B.
{{exercise_number}}. Which squares in the map above have bodies of water?
{{exercise_number}}. Which squares do the following pieces stand on?
a) dark bishop
b) light king
c) dark king
d) dark rook
e) light knight
f) dark queen (→)
b) light king
c) dark king
d) dark rook
e) light knight
f) dark queen (→)
\latex{ H }
\latex{ A }
\latex{ B }
\latex{ C }
\latex{ D }
\latex{ E }
\latex{ F }
\latex{ G }
\latex{ H }
\latex{ G }
\latex{ F }
\latex{ E }
\latex{ D }
\latex{ C }
\latex{ B }
\latex{ 1 }
\latex{ A }
\latex{ 8 }
\latex{ 7 }
\latex{ 6 }
\latex{ 5 }
\latex{ 4 }
\latex{ 3 }
\latex{ 2 }
\latex{ 1 }
\latex{ 2 }
\latex{ 3 }
\latex{ 4 }
\latex{ 5 }
\latex{ 6 }
\latex{ 5 }
\latex{ 7 }
\latex{ 8 }
{{exercise_number}}. Which chess pieces stand on the following squares?
a) a\latex{ 5 }
b) h\latex{ 2 }
c) b\latex{ 4 }
d) e\latex{ 7 }
e) a\latex{ 8 }
f) a\latex{ 2 }
g) e\latex{ 3 }
h) c\latex{ 2 } (→)
b) h\latex{ 2 }
c) b\latex{ 4 }
d) e\latex{ 7 }
e) a\latex{ 8 }
f) a\latex{ 2 }
g) e\latex{ 3 }
h) c\latex{ 2 } (→)
king
pawn
knight
bishop
rook
queen
Quiz
A traveller saw a huge bear \latex{ 500 } \latex{m} to the east. He started running north and ran \latex{ 500 } \latex{m}. He stopped, exhausted, and saw that the bear was standing in the same place, but now it was south of him. What colour was the bear?
