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What constellation do people in the southern hemisphere use to help tell which direction is south?
The Crux or the Southern Cross.
How does the compass help people?
The compass helps people find direction or locate direction. The compass is especially used in navigation and during flights.
How is the southern cross used to navigate?
The southern cross is a well known star configuration which can be seen from the southern hemisphere. The cross is used to navigate because it's angle is esilly identifiable by many. There are two bright stars just off from each other near the southern cross which are called the pointers. Theese are used to line up with the cross and determine the angle/direction.
What is the symbolism of a compass?
The symbolism of a compass implies location and direction.
Why is southern cross called southern cross?
The southern cross is called the southern cross is because it is a cross of stars to make a cross constellation that is more seen by the southern hemisphere.
Can you find direction in the southern cross?
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What shows the direction of North on a map?
A compass. The north, west, east, and south star thing.
Why does the compass point north in the southern hemisphere?
The direction of magnetic flux or lines of force is from north polarity to south polarity, and a compass needle will always align with that direction, wherever it is used. Since the magnetic polarity of the location we call Magnetic North is a south, a compass needle will point in that direction.
What direction is the southern cross in from Australia?
EAST or WEST or SOUTH or NORTH?
What constellation do people in the southern hemisphere use to help tell which direction is south?
The Crux or the Southern Cross.
How can you determine the direction on a map without a compass rose?
You can determine the direction on a map without a compass rose by using cardinal direction.
How does a compass determine the directions?
The term "compass direction" means a direction shown by a magnetic compass, one whose needle will be drawn to a north-south alignment. When at a location and facing a certain direction, the "compass direction" is the one at the top (front) of the moving compass rose. If a location is in that direction, it is the indicated compass direction from the current point.On a map, the direction from one point to another is indicated by the up-down and left-right line between the points, and the compass directions are indicated by a compass rose on the map.
Why it's it not why * diagram of a compass showing direction.?
its not why its just A diagram of a compass showing direction.
How does the compass help people?
The compass helps people find direction or locate direction. The compass is especially used in navigation and during flights.
How is the southern cross used to navigate?
The southern cross is a well known star configuration which can be seen from the southern hemisphere. The cross is used to navigate because it's angle is esilly identifiable by many. There are two bright stars just off from each other near the southern cross which are called the pointers. Theese are used to line up with the cross and determine the angle/direction.
How many constellations have only 7 stars?
A constellation is basically a general direction in the sky - you see a group of relatively bright stars, for example the Southern Cross in the shape of a cross, but any other stars in that direction are also said to be part of the Southern Cross - trillions of stars, most of them not visible with the naked eye.
Why do you need a compass?
We need compass to know the direction we are going.
