what does south facing mountain mean? is it actually the north side facing sout or is it the south side of a m
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If it is a south facing mountain, then that is the south side of the mountain.  In other words, if you were to be standing on that mountain, and had your back to it, you would be looking toward the south.
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It all depends on whose point of view you are going from.  If you go from the person digging the hole, then they would say they are digging down.  If you go from someone at the North Pole, then they would say that the digger is going up.  Someone on the equator would say that the digger is goibng across.\n\nIt's all relative.
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up, down, and upside down are relative.  You consider up to be away from the pull of gravity (away from the center of the earth), and down to be the opposite.  No, they are not "upside down", but their head is pointed in the opposite direction of yours (assuming you are standing normally, they are too, and you are on opposite sides of the world).
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That would be the edge of town in Sydney!  If you stood at the northern edge, and headed away from sydney, and traversed all terrain from there regardless of element, weather, or government status, you would finally end up back in Sydney at the southern end.  Therfore, the southern edge is the furthest from the northern and so on for all opposing directions!
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Horizontal is sideways. Think of the horizon. It goes sideways (not up and down) across the sky.
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according to my source it is a volcanic remnant being... um, harvested (for lack of a better word) for lava rock.  Just a note, most active or recently (in geological history, not ours) active volcanos can be told by thier names, generally being called Mount ______, instead of ________ Mountain.  try it :)
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Northern? Southern? The distinction is difficult to make for many states because they are generally categorized by their affiliations during the Civil War, not so much as to their geographical location. That makes it tough.\nGenerally being a southern state meant being located south of the Mason-Dixon line (which Maryland is). The Mason-Dixon line is actually the common east to west border of Pennsylvania and Maryland. Interestingly, if one were to extend the line to the east it would go through the southern part of NewJersey. Hm? We should all be glad, northern or southern, that we live in the \nUNITED STATES OF AMERICA!
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There is a bulge of water on the side of the earth facing the moon because of lunar gravity. The previous explinations for the second bulge (on the opposite side of the moon) are incorrect.  The mass of the earth is constantly accelerating toward the moon, as they orbit eachother.  The smaller second bulge is a result of the earth accelerating away from the water, toward the moon
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The usage of the language is quite different according to the part of Italy you're in. In the North it means I love you - man to woman -, as you go down South it shifts the meaning to I am fond of you  - brother to sister, father to son.
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The geometric orientation of any planar geological feature (e.g., bedding planes, joints, or faults) is described in terms of the feature's strike and dip.  The strike is the compass direction of the line formed by the intersection of the planar feature with the Earth's surface, and the dip is the angle that the plane makes with respect to the surface.  \n\nIf you are making measurements in the field, one uses a compass and "clinometer" (a device that measures angles) to determine the strike and dip, respectively.  (by taking a compass bearing and measuring the dip angle).\n\nIf you are looking at a geologic map and trying to determine the strinke and dip of a feature, then this is indicated on the map by a special symbol that looks like a short line with another, shorter line on one side of the line at right angles to the first (i.e., a "tick mark").  There will be a number next to the shorter line.  The strike direction is given by the orientation of the longer line, and the dip direction by the shorter "tick mark".  The dip angle is given by the number next to the short "tick mark".\n\nSee sources.
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A mountain is a landmass that has a prominence of over 1,000 feet above surrounding terrain.  Anything less than that would be a hill.
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In every MLB park, except for the White Sox park (whatever it's called now) the pitcher faces in a south-west direction, they are all this direction, the exception in Chicago where the pitcher faces north-east (180 degrees from the others or "opposite") so it minimizes the 'sun factor' being in the players' (and umpires')eyes (especially the pitcher and catcher) for both during the day, and while the sun is setting at night; therefore putting his left arm "facing south", hence the south in southpaw, (obviously paw meaning hand).
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They see the exact same side at a different angle.  Right now I'm in china and the angle is really weird to me for some reason, but it's still the same side.
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I don't understand the question. Are you asking about a South wind, North wind, East wind and West wind?
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Up and down are defined by where you feel gravity pulling. Usually all you see will be pulled into the same direction as yourself, so everything will appear right side up.\n\nHowever, unless you live on the north pole, your "up" won't be identical to "north". The angle by which your "up" direction is different from north is called latitude. My guess is that you live at roughly 45° latitude, that half sideways. Still feels like upright, doesn't it?
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The North pole is over sea, South is over land.\n\n\nPolar bears in the North, Penguins in the South.
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Landscape.\n\nThink of it like this... if the long part goes left to right, like the horizon of the LAND, then it's landscape.\n\nIf the long edge goes up and down, like a family portriat, it's a portrait. (You've ever seen a family portrait that's wider then it is long?  I don't think so.)