Answer:
The lines of the magnetic field from a bar magnet form closed lines. By convention, the field direction is taken to be outward from the North pole and into the South pole of the magnet. Permanent magnets can be made from ferromagnetic materials.
As can be visualized with the magnetic field lines, the magnetic field is strongest inside the magnetic material. The strongest external magnetic fields are near the poles. A magnetic north pole will attract the south pole of another magnet, and repel a north pole.
