FORESTRY
GENERAL FORESTRY
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Question
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A compass needle points to magnetic north, which is the same as:
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1, 300 miles from true north
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13, 000 miles from true north
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true north
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the North Pole
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Some places, like anywhere near the Mississippi River, which coincidentally runs the same direction as a magnetic-field line, are currently at about zero degrees declination. True north in Anchorage is now 15 degrees west of magnetic north, Juneau is 18 degrees west, and in Nome is 3 degrees west.
Detailed explanation-2: -As it turns out, true north is more important than magnetic north. The biggest reason for this is that magnetic north changes over time due to changes in Earth’s core and is, therefore, never a fixed point.
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