What piece of information do you need to accurately use a compass in a new area, and why?
You need to know the magnetic declination, the angular difference between magnetic north and true geographic north for a location. Having this is necessary because the magnetic north pole and the geographic North Pole are not in exactly the same place.
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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a. True b. False