The West’s rise to power directly coincides with per capita income in the West surpassing that in the East. This change can be attributed largely to the mass transit technologies, such as railroads and steamboats, that the West developed in the 19th century.

Western culture is commonly said to include: Australia and New Zealand, Canada, all European member countries of the EFTA and EU, the European microstates, the NATO military alliance, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Now everyone agrees that the Americas lie in the western hemisphere because it was decided a long time ago that Asia is East, and Europe and Americas are the West. The eastern Roman Empire, Eastern Europe, the Near East, the East Indies, the Far East, etc. The New World is WEST of Europe so it wasn’t in the east.

The West, region, western U.S., mostly west of the Great Plains and including, by federal government definition, Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. As with other sections of the United States, regional boundaries are somewhat imprecise.

The western United States (also called the American West, the Far West, and the West) is the region comprising the westernmost states of the United States….

Definition of west (Entry 3 of 7) 1a : the general direction of sunset : the direction to the left of one facing north. b : the compass point directly opposite to east. 2 capitalized. a : regions or countries lying to the west of a specified or implied point of orientation.

Most maps show North at the top and South at the bottom. To the left is West and to the right is East.

In Judaism, west is seen to be toward the Shekinah (presence) of God, as in Jewish history the Tabernacle and subsequent Jerusalem Temple faced east, with God’s Presence in the Holy of Holies up the steps to the west. According to the Bible, the Israelites crossed the Jordan River westward into the Promised Land.

: from east to west : from or along a line of geographic latitude the first east-west railroad.

The Royal Observatory

East and west are perpendicular (at right angles) to north and south, with east being in the clockwise direction of rotation from north and west being directly opposite east. Points between the cardinal directions form the points of the compass.

When you are facing north, east is on your right and west is on your left. When you are facing south, east is on your left and west is on your right.

To understand where north, south, east, and west are, first point your left arm towards the sun in the morning. Image: Caitlin Dempsey. Now, take your right hand and point it towards the west. You are now facing south and your back is towards the north.

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The mnemonic is “Never Eat Soggy Waffles.” The first letter of each word is the same as the cardinal direction that it represents. The order of the words mimics the order in which the cardinal directions appear on a compass: North, South, East, and West.

By remembering these strategies, you’ll avoid getting stuck in this situation.

1. Map It. Draw a picture map in your brain of where you’re going.
2. Actualize It. Before going somewhere, plan your activity ahead by studying a map.
3. Make It Real.
4. Repeat It.
5. Acrostics.
6. Link It.
7. Sing It.

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Say it is two o’clock, draw an imaginary line between the hour hand and twelve o’clock to create the north-south line. You know the sun rises in the east and sets in the west so this will tell you which way is north and which way south. If you are in the Southern Hemisphere then it will be the other way round.

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But if you don’t have a compass, there are a few other ways to make sure you stay on course:

1. Know that the sun rises in the east. Or at least very close to true east.
2. Know that the North Star is in the north.
3. Drive a stick into the ground about 12 inches high.
4. Make your own compass.
5. Look for moss on (certain) trees.

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