Presently the ability to be guided by areas and to define parts of the world perhaps will seem to someone unnecessary. But to any of us there can be a situation when correctly definition of the sides of the horizon is not just important skill, but also will help to save life.
Instruction
1. The easiest way of definition of parts of the world is orientation on a compass. The blue arrow of a compass is magnetized so that it always shows on the North. Having turned a compass correctly, you will be able to specify where the South and where the East. But the compass does not belong to objects of daily use therefore near at hand it it can not turn out therefore it is better to use other ways, such as definition of the parties by the sun, to stars, natural signs and the phenomena.
2. If you are in the northern hemisphere, at night to you the easiest will be to orient on the Pole star. The constellation of Big Dipper in the form of a big ladle knows everyone, it easily is found in the clear night sky. Draw a mental line through a front wall of a ladle up. The bright big star on the way of the line will also be the Pole star. The steep line from it to the earth will point north strictly.
3. For definition of parts of the world by the sun, thrust a long pole to the earth. Note the line the shadow cast by it. Continue to measure a shadow with a certain interval of time until when it becomes the shortest. It will mean that the sun was included into a zenith and if you turn to it a back, then before you there will be a North, behind the South, on the right the East and at the left respectively the West.
4. But clear cloudless days in our latitudes happen not always and to hope for a clear sky, stars or the sun especially are not necessary. However it is always possible to address for the hint the nature. She willingly will share the knowledge with everyone who will show to it interest. It is known that mosses and lichens grow mainly on North side of trees, and here in hot days at pines and fir-trees pitch is more intensively emitted, on the contrary, on South side of trunks. Mushrooms love North sides of trees more, and here with southern they in general are practically not. The South side of an ant hill always more flat, and the soil at big stones and boulders on North side will be more damp, than from southern. Migratory birds always fly in the spring to the North, and in the fall to the South. Berries of blueberry, cowberry and a cranberry begin to ripen with South side, and hang much longer on the party turned to the North. Snow lies on northern slopes of mountains and hills longer, and the southern slopes grow with herbs and trees much more densely. Where you were, any of these signs will be able to give you the necessary hint. Not to despair and remember the main thing that the sun always ascends in the east, and sets in the west.