The northern term is used to refer to everything relative or typical of the north.
While, the north or in more popular terms, the northis he cardinal point that indicates, on a meridian, the direction towards the North Pole. The north is one of the four cardinal points, which is located in a position diametrically opposite to that of the South point.
In the northern hemisphere, the north coincides with the point on the horizon whose perpendicular line passes through the North Star.
This direction, in addition to northern, can be called boreal.
The origin of the term Septentrión is found in the Latin language, deriving it from the word septentrión – onis, referring to septem, seven and onis ox. At the time of the Roman Empire, the Romans called the seven stars that make up the constellation popularly called The Chariot, known as the tail and legs of the Big Dipper, septentrium (seven oxen). This town decided to call it that because they believed that the seven oxen constantly pulled the celestial sphere, making it rotate on the axis that passes through the Polar star. Despite the centuries, there was not much variation and the concept is still used to refer to the same thing.
The location of the North orientation has been a very important discovery, especially for travelers, since it served as a location reference point to later find and determine the rest of the cardinal points.
The cartography places the north at the top of the maps. North America and North Korea are in the northern location.
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