How to determine the parties of the world

Compass is the most valuable invention, but only units of us are kept at hand. And if it was even fortunate enough to be in an unknown area with a wonder-device, he can show the direction of the magnetic north, and not exact. And then additional information from physics and natural science will be useful.

Watch over the sun throughout the day. It always gets up in the east, comes in the West. Accordingly, turning the face to the east, you will get the West behind your back, on the right hand - south, and on the left - north. With solar weather, stick to the ground is a smooth stick, preferably high. A few hours before noon and some time after it measure the length of the shadow, which the stick throws away. At the moment when the shadow is the shortest, the sun will turn out to be in the zenith and the shadow will indicate the exact direction of the south. So, on the back of the north, right - west, to the left - east. If you have a clock, turn the dial so that the short arrow indicate the sun. Spend an imaginary segment from the center of hours to the figure 12, then the resulting angle mentally divide in half. This line will indicate south. On the territory where in the summer time is translated to an hour ahead, the segment should be connected to the number 1, but only in the period of a real time to occur. At night, the starry sky will help in the space. Lay the bucket of a big bear. Two stars that form far from the handle side of the bucket, connect the direct. Set aside five more such distances toward the tail of a small bear - and get to the polar star. She shows the north. The compass function can perform a needle. Throw her about the magnet to transfer it a magnetic field. If there is no such subject near, but there are scissors, quickly cut the air, and then spend the needle about metal tips. Next, lubricate the needle with vegetable oil or put on it a piece of foam, lower the design into the water. It will accommodate exactly along the North-South line, but to determine which of the two sides is the north, will have to with the help of additional methods. Modern technologies will help find the right direction. There are special mobile applications for mobile phones, such as Smart Compass, where after simple settings information about light sides is displayed. When accessing the Internet, you can use the programs like Google Maps. Find your location here or refer to the nearest settlements, and the card will show the terrain in the usual format: at the top - the north, below - the south, right - east, left - west.

Indicate on the sides of the world, also some features of the surrounding nature:

• moss is well grown on the northern part of the slopes, stumps, stones;
• the anthill stands south of the nearest tree or bush;
• with sultry weather on coniferous trees, more resin from the south side;
• snow melts rather on the southern hillside;
• in the summer near the soil hill is woeful in the north;
• migratory birds in the spring fly to the north, and in the fall - in the opposite direction;
• mushrooms are more worse on the northern part of the tree;
• on the mountain in the southern region, the northern slope is covered with beech, fir, fir, and the southern - pine and oak.

If the sides of the light are required to determine especially accurately, take advantage of several methods from the above described. Be sure to need additional verification data obtained from nature observations.