Why Does a Compass Point North?

The inside of the earth acts like a strong magnet. One end of the magnet is near the North Pole. The other end is near the South Pole. A compass has a needle that's a magnet. The earth's magnet attracts the needle so it always points north and south. The entire earth acts like a big magnet. The North Pole acts as the S pole and the South Pole as the N pole. A compass needle points to the north because it is the N pole of the compass and is attracted by the S pole of the earth. This does not mean that there is actually a magnet as such inside the earth. Rather, an electric current in the earth generates a magnetic field. If we hold a compass when we are near the North Pole, the N needle of the compass will try to point straight to the ground.