Simplify the following text for a Grade 9 native English-speaking person.
Original: Since opposite poles ( north and south ) attract , whereas like poles ( north and north , or south and south ) repel , the Earth 's present geographic north pole is thus actually its magnetic south pole .
Simplified: However , the north side of the compass points to the north pole , this can only mean that the `` north pole '' is really the magnetic south , and the `` south pole '' is really the magnetic north .