Question

What is Bearing ?in geography

Answer 1

In navigation bearing may refer, depending on the context, to any of: (A) the direction or course of motion itself[citation needed]; (B) the direction of a distant object relative to the current course (or the "change" in course that would be needed to get to that distant object); or (C), the angle away from North of a distant point as observed at the current point.[citation needed]

Absolute bearing refers to the angle between the magnetic North (magnetic bearing) or true North (true bearing) and an object. For example, an object to the East would have an absolute bearing of 90 degrees. Relative bearing refers to the angle between the craft's forward direction, and the location of another object. For example, an object relative bearing of 0 degrees would be dead ahead; an object relative bearing 180 degrees would be behind.[1] Bearings can be measured in mils or degrees.