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The Four Hemispheres
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The equator divides the Earth into a Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere.
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The prime meridian divides the Earth into an Eastern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere.
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Southern and Eastern/Western
Continents Hemispheres North America Northern and Western South America Southern and Western Africa Northern and Eastern Antarctica Southern and Eastern/Western Australia Southern and Eastern Asia Europe
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Vocabulary Words
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cartographer - mapmaker
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equator – an imaginary line that runs around the center of Earth, halfway between the North and South Poles at 0° latitude.
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Prime Meridian – an imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole of Earth at 0° longitude
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Hemispheres – half of the Earth
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North Pole – the point on Earth located at 90° north latitude, where the lines of longitude meet.
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South Pole – the point on the Earth located at 90°south latitude, where the lines of longitude meet.
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Answers
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1. Northern and Southern Hemispheres
MONDAY 1. Northern and Southern Hemispheres 2. Eastern and Western Hemispheres
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1. Northern and Western Hemispheres
TUESDAY 1. Northern and Western Hemispheres 2. Southern and Eastern Hemispheres
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WEDNESDAY 1. North of the equator; east of the prime meridian; Northern and Eastern Hemispheres 2. Northern part; Southern and Western Hemispheres
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1. Northern Hemisphere; Arctic Ocean
THURSDAY 1. Northern Hemisphere; Arctic Ocean 2. Northern Hemisphere
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FRIDAY 1. Atlantic, Arctic, Indian, Pacific, and Southern Oceans; Southern Ocean 2. Most of the land of Africa is east of the prime meridian.
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