Hemisphere half of the globe of half of the earth The four hemispheres are northern, southern, eastern, and western.

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hemisphere half of the globe of half of the earth The four hemispheres are northern, southern, eastern, and western

a natural feature of the earth's surface landform msfell.weebly.com a natural feature of the earth's surface

the half of the earth north of the Equator Northern Hemisphere the half of the earth north of the Equator

a large body of saltwater ocean a large body of saltwater

a broad geographic area region a broad geographic area

the entire Western Hemisphere continent south of Mesoamerica South America the entire Western Hemisphere continent south of Mesoamerica

the half of the earth south of the equator Southern Hemisphere the half of the earth south of the equator

Western Hemisphere the half of the earth comprising North and South America and their surrounding waters west of the Prime Meridian