Why is North up?

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Why is north up? Has north always been up? What used to be up before north was up? Does it matter if a direction other than north is up? And have you ever been on a year five geography trip where you got lost in the woods and wet yourself in front of Mr. Dugdale?

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JAY FOREMAN https://www.twitter.com/jayforeman
MARK COOPER-JONES https://www.twitter.com/markcooperjones

Director/DOP
JADE NAGI https://www.twitter.com/jade_nagi

Edited by
JAY FOREMAN

Runner
ABBY TIMMS

Additional camera
JOE MURPHY

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CHRIS WALKER https://www.artstation.com/zangrethordigital

Maps of Africa
NIKOLAJ JESPER CYON https://www.cyon.se

Upside down UK maps
ALASDAIR RAE https://www.twitter.com/undertheraedar
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Chinese read by
YINGRUI WANG
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