Well, you don't really have to follow North on a compass. A compass indicates North because it is influenced by the Earth's magnetic field. Now if you know exactly the direction of North, you can deduce the directions of South, East and West.
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The Earth's magnetic field causes a compass needle to align with the magnetic North Pole, which is located near the geographic North Pole. This makes the compass point to the north direction consistently.
A compass has a magnetized needle that can spin freely.
North Star points at True North, you can use a compass and north star to see how far off magnetic north is from your location. .
Most likely N x E - or "North by East" - it means one point (or 11.25 degrees) east of North on a Compass Rose. Directly between North and NNE ("North Northeast").
If you follow a compass going north, you reach close to the North Pole.
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A compass is the instrument that always shows magnetic North. A compass is used to show which way you are traveling.
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the compass would point north because it Always points north unless you are at the north pole. :)
The point to which a compass always points is the magnetic North Pole. This is because the compass needle aligns itself with the Earth's magnetic field, which is directed towards the magnetic North Pole.
If you point the north side of the compass away from you the compass will point south. Because the needle always points north (magnetism).