Hemispheres Name the ocean or continent where the Prime Meridian and Equator intersect. What Latitude line divides the earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres? What Longitude line divides the earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres? Atlantic Ocean The equator The Prime Meridian 1

The Earth is Broken into Halves??? Click on the globe guy to go to a website about hemispheres.

The Equator The equator is located at zero degrees latitude. The equator divides the planet into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. The Equator The equator is located at zero degrees latitude. The equator runs through Indonesia, Ecuador, northern Brazil, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Kenya, among other countries. It is 24,901.55 miles long. On the equator, the sun is directly overhead at noon on the two equinoxes - near March and September 21.

Yea!!Northern Hemisphere!!! Because the Northern Hemisphere has more land area than the Southern Hemisphere it should also be noted that the majority of Earth's population and its largest cities are also in its northern half. Some estimates say that the Northern Hemisphere is approximately 39.3% land, while the Southern half is only 19.1% land.

Is it day or night in your hemisphere???? Watch the sun rise and set all over the world on this real-time, computer-generated illustration of the earth's patterns of sunlight and darkness. The clouds are updated every 3 hours with current weather satellite imagery. Click picture for a link to this site!!! Cool! Is it day or night in your hemisphere????