Steroids and other medications. Long-term use of oral or injected corticosteroid medications, such as prednisone and cortisone, interferes with the bone-rebuilding process. Osteoporosis has also been associated with medications used to combat or prevent: Seizures; Gastric reflux; Cancer; Transplant rejection; Medical conditions
The main functions of using a compass are: 1  tell which direction you are traveling - your heading. 2  tell which direction an object is from you - its bearing. 3  keep you following a straight line of travel. 4  orient a map - aligning a map with the actual land.  triangulation - determining your location with a map.
A thumb compass is a type of compass commonly used in orienteering, a sport in which map reading and terrain association are paramount. Consequently, most thumb compasses have minimal or no degree markings at all, and are normally used only to orient the map to magnetic north.he magnetic compass was first invented as a device for divination as early as the Chinese Han Dynasty (since about 206 BC), and later adopted for navigation by the Song Dynasty Chinese during the 11th century. The use of a compass is recorded in Western Europe and in Persia around the early 13th century.