Trying to understand how a map relates to what’s on the ground can be tricky. It requires the brain to do a lot of stuff that ...

You’ll need to line up your direction with the map. To do that, put your compass on top of the map and rotate the grid lines ...

The magnetic needle on a compass points to magnetic north, ... Put the compass on your map with one corner touching the landmark. ... The direction of travel arrow now points where you want to go. 5.

To get familiar with how a compass works, hold it flat in the palm of your hand and turn your body in various directions. Watch as the floating needle moves.

For example, if the direction you wish to travel lies north of your starting point, place the map so that the top, or northern end, is away from you with the red end of the magnetic needle facing ...

Monarch butterflies have a keen sense of direction, even on cloudy days. This is because they have a magnetic compass to direct their migration in addition to navigating by the position of the sun ...

The Chinese invented the technology that underpins the magnetic compass as long ago as 200 BC, although back then it was used as a way of divining godly direction, rather than a tool for travelling.

Our rating: False. Based on our research, we rate FALSE the claim that a compass wouldn't work if Earth is spherical. Compasses orient themselves to the Earth's magnetic field lines.

This map and an internal magnetic ‘compass’ rely on distinct mechanisms, ... As a group, they chose to swim west, a direction that would help them to progress on their migratory route (left).

We call this “map and compass navigation”, as it mirrors human orienteering strategies: we locate our position on a map, then use a compass to head in the right direction.