True North is the direction toward which geographic pole?

• A. Grid North
• B. Back azimuth
• C. True North is the geographic North Pole
• D. Magnetic North

Answer: (C)

True North points toward the geographic North Pole, the fixed point where Earth’s axis meets the surface. This provides the universal reference for navigation and map plotting. Magnetic North, the direction a compass points, is different because it follows the Earth's magnetic field and moves over time. Grid North refers to the north along a map’s grid lines, which may align with True North in some projections but is defined by the map’s coordinate system rather than the axis itself. Back azimuth is simply the reverse direction of a bearing, not a reference to the pole. So, the direction toward the geographic pole is True North.