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South is one of cardinal directions and is opposite to the northNorth

North is one of the four cardinal directions, specifically the direction that, in Western culture, is treated as the pri...
.

By WesternWestern world

The term Western World or "the West" can have multiple meanings depending on its context....
 conventionNorm (sociology)

In sociology, a norm, or social norm, is a rule that is socially enforced....
, the bottom side of a mapMap

A map is a simplified depiction of a space, a navigational aid which highlights relations between objects within that space....
 is south; the southern direction has azimuthAzimuth

Azimuth is the horizontal component of a direction , measured around the horizon usually from the north toward the East, i.e...
 or bearingBearing (navigation)

In navigation, a bearing is the clockwise angle between a reference direction and the direction to an object....
 of 180°.

True south is the direction towards the southern end of the axis about which the earthEarth

Earth is the third planet in the solar system in terms of distance from the Sun, and the fifth largest....
 rotates, called the South PoleSouth Pole

When not otherwise qualified, the term South Pole normally refers to the Geographic South Pole – the southernmost poin...
 and located in AntarcticaAntarctica Overview

Antarctica is the southernmost continent and encompasses the South Pole....
. Magnetic southMagnetic South

Magnetic South could refer to* South Pole...
 is the direction towards the south magnetic poleEarth's magnetic field

Earth's magnetic field is approximately a magnetic dipole, with one pole near the north pole and the other near the geograph...
, some distance away from the south geographic pole.

The etymologyEtymology Summary

Etymology is the study of the origins of words....
 of "south" comes the Old EnglishOld English language

Old English is an early form of the English language that was spoken in parts of what is now England and southern Scotland ...
 word suth, related to the Old High GermanOld High German

The term Old High German refers to the earliest stage of the German language and it conventionally covers the period from ar...
 word sund, and perhaps sunne in Old English, with the sense of "the region of the sunSun

|+ The Sun   |+|-| colspan="2" align="center" | |-...
" (sun culminates in the south in the northern hemisphere).

"The SouthThe South

The South typically refers to the southern area of a country or geographical region....
" usually refers to "regions or countries lying to the south of a specified or implied point of orientation, especially the southeastern part of the United States", i.






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South is one of cardinal directions and is opposite to the northNorth

North is one of the four cardinal directions, specifically the direction that, in Western culture, is treated as the pri...
.

By WesternWestern world

The term Western World or "the West" can have multiple meanings depending on its context....
 conventionNorm (sociology)

In sociology, a norm, or social norm, is a rule that is socially enforced....
, the bottom side of a mapMap

A map is a simplified depiction of a space, a navigational aid which highlights relations between objects within that space....
 is south; the southern direction has azimuthAzimuth

Azimuth is the horizontal component of a direction , measured around the horizon usually from the north toward the East, i.e...
 or bearingBearing (navigation)

In navigation, a bearing is the clockwise angle between a reference direction and the direction to an object....
 of 180°.

True south is the direction towards the southern end of the axis about which the earthEarth

Earth is the third planet in the solar system in terms of distance from the Sun, and the fifth largest....
 rotates, called the South PoleSouth Pole

When not otherwise qualified, the term South Pole normally refers to the Geographic South Pole – the southernmost poin...
 and located in AntarcticaAntarctica Overview

Antarctica is the southernmost continent and encompasses the South Pole....
. Magnetic southMagnetic South

Magnetic South could refer to* South Pole...
 is the direction towards the south magnetic poleEarth's magnetic field

Earth's magnetic field is approximately a magnetic dipole, with one pole near the north pole and the other near the geograph...
, some distance away from the south geographic pole.

The etymologyEtymology Summary

Etymology is the study of the origins of words....
 of "south" comes the Old EnglishOld English language

Old English is an early form of the English language that was spoken in parts of what is now England and southern Scotland ...
 word suth, related to the Old High GermanOld High German

The term Old High German refers to the earliest stage of the German language and it conventionally covers the period from ar...
 word sund, and perhaps sunne in Old English, with the sense of "the region of the sunSun

|+ The Sun   |+|-| colspan="2" align="center" | |-...
" (sun culminates in the south in the northern hemisphere).

"The SouthThe South

The South typically refers to the southern area of a country or geographical region....
" usually refers to "regions or countries lying to the south of a specified or implied point of orientation, especially the southeastern part of the United States", i. e. the Southern United StatesSouthern United States

The Southern United States or the South constitutes a distinctive region covering a large portion of the United States...
 and mainly the Deep SouthDeep South

The Deep South is a cultural and geographic subregion of the American South, differentiated from the "Old South" as being th...
, in a general historical context. The South is also used for "the developing nations of the world", i. e. the third worldThird World

The subjective terms First World, Second World, and Third World, can be used to divide the nations of Earth into three broad...
: see North-South divideNorth-South divide Overview

The North-South divide is the socio-economic and political division which exists between the wealthy developed countries, kn...
.