Induced orientations on manifolds - explanation and example

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I learned about orientations on manifolds and induced orientation on the surface and I don't get the idea. When I search online I find explanations with different definitions.

Here is how we defined orientaion: orientation definition

The induced orientation was defined using compostion of the orientation with the containment function multiplied with $(-1)^m$ where m is the dimension of the manifold.

What is the $(-1)^m$ for? I would be glad to get an intuitive explanation and an example of induced orientation on a simple manifold (preferably one from odd dimension).