Geography Vocab #1-4

Front

hemisphere

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half of the Earth

Front

When using the equator to divide the Earth into halves, what hemispheres do we have?

Back

the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere

Front

Northern Hemisphere

Back

The half of Earth north of the equator

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Southern Hemisphere

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The half of Earth south of the equator

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Western Hemisphere

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The half of Earth west of the Prime Meridian

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Equator

Back

Divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres

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latitude

Back

horizontal lines that measure the distance north or south from the equator.

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longitude

Back

vertical lines that measure the distance east or west from the Prime Meridian

Front

What line divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemisphere?

Back

the equator

Front

What line divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres?

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the Prime Meridian