What is the direction of lines of force of earth's magnetic field?

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Earth's magnetic field:
Earth acts as a bar magnet.
Like any other magnet it also forms magnetic field lines around it.
These magnetic line moves from the north pole to the o south pole.
These magnetic field lines are generally curved lines stretched like rubber bands.
Tangent at any point in the magnetic field gives the direction of the field at that particular point.
Diagram of earth's magnetism:

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