<human>:  Why is the North pole at the top of the compass rose?
<bot>: The North pole is at the top because the North pole is at the top of the Earth. The Earth is spinning on its axis, which means that it is always spinning around the North pole. The Earth’s axis is tilted 23.5 degrees to the plane of the Earth’s orbit around the sun. This means that the Northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun.