<span>the true statement about compasses is: B. Compass magnets can be deflected by earths magnetic field or other permanent magnets. Im pretty sure thats something that happens to a magnet
This very same characteristic make a compass unable to function if it got close to another source of magnetic force, in most case the compass' needle will spin uncontrollably</span>
This is false, as the equator does not run north-south. The equators is the line that goes all around the planet in equal distance from the two poles: so it runs west-east.
It is true however that it runs roughly through the middle of the continent of Africa, but rather on the west-east axis.
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It is true, countries like Kosovo and Bosnia-Herzegovina can be put under this category despite not having a coastline on the Mediterranean.
