WHICH ENDS OF A COMPASS NEEDLE CORRESPOND tO THE GEOGRAPHIC NORTH AND SOUTH?

Answer 1

Compass needle do not point to the geographic north or south, they align towards the MAGNETIC poles, which are several hundred kilometers away from the geometric ones.

Answer 2

By definition, the end of the needle that points towards Earth's north is called the North pole of the needle.

Which means that, in magnetism, Earth's North Magnetic Pole is a south pole (since it attracts the north end of magnets).

The magnetic poles of the Earth do not match the geographic poles (and that has been known for at least a thousand years, by the Chinese who invented the magnetic needle to travel over land). However, there are always positions on Earth where the compass points towards the geographic pole, simply because from those positions, the magnetic pole is in line with the geographic pole.

Answer 3

Confused is what you seem to be. The "ends" of a compass needle would be a reference to the poles of the magnet which the needle is. By convention the end that points in the direction of(also by convention) the North Magnetic Pole is called "North".
The North Magnetic Pole not being located at the Geographic North (or South) Pole, Neither end will point there.

Answer 4

The needle on the compass will consistently align itself with magnetic north/south. in spite of the incontrovertible fact that "real north/south" or what your calling geographic north/south will very almost on no account align itself with magnetic north/south, yet be off by employing some levels. There are additionally situations while the magnetic polarity on the poles can shift, or entering into magnetic fields i.e. Bermuda Triangle grants you fake readings or in basic terms a spinning needle.

Answer 5

Ends? There are only two and the one that points north is clearly marked

Answer 6

Neither. . . nice try though. Heh.