Grid north is defined as the direction indicated by what?

Grid north is defined as the direction indicated by what?

• A. The map's grid
• B. True north
• C. Magnetic north
• D. Geographic north

Answer: (D)

Grid north is the direction indicated by the grid on the map—the vertical grid lines point toward grid north. This reference is tied to how the map is laid out and used for reading coordinates on that map. It’s different from geographic (true) north, which is the actual direction toward the North Pole on the globe, and from magnetic north, which is where a compass points. In practical map navigation, you follow the grid north along the map’s grid lines, acknowledging that the grid’s orientation is set by the map’s projection.

Grid north is the direction indicated by the grid on the map—the vertical grid lines point toward grid north. This reference is tied to how the map is laid out and used for reading coordinates on that map. It’s different from geographic (true) north, which is the actual direction toward the North Pole on the globe, and from magnetic north, which is where a compass points. In practical map navigation, you follow the grid north along the map’s grid lines, acknowledging that the grid’s orientation is set by the map’s projection.