The Earth and Hemispheres

The Earth and Hemispheres

Answer these questions to show your knowledge of the Earth's hemispheres and latitude and longitude.

Multiple Choice

Use the Map. What hemispheres is the Pacific Ocean in?

• Northern

• Northern & Eastern

• Northern & Eastern & Southern

• All 4 Hemispheres

Multiple Choice

Use the map. What hemispheres is North America in?

• Northern & Southern

• Northern & Western

• Southern

• Eastern & Western

Multiple Choice

Use the map. What two hemispheres is Australia in?

• Southern & Eastern

• Southern & Western

• Northern & Southern

• Eastern & Western

Multiple Choice

What line divides the earth into the Eastern and Western hemispheres?

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

Multiple Choice

What line divides the earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres?

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

Multiple Choice

How many hemispheres does earth have?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Multiple Choice

One half of the earth is called a...

• Quartersphere

• Sphere

• Half

• Hemisphere

Multiple Choice

Use the compass rose. Where would you find Northwest?

• Between A and B

• Between C and B

• Between C and D

• Between A and D

Multiple Choice

Use the compass rose. Where would you find Southwest?

• Between A and B

• Between C and B

• Between C and D

• Between A and D

Multiple Choice

Use the map. If you fly to Africa from Europe what direction did you go?

• North

• East

• South

• West

Multiple Choice

Use the map. If you fly from Australia to South America what direction did you fly?

• North

• East

• South

• West

Multiple Choice

Use the compass rose. What letter is East?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Multiple Choice

Use the compass rose. What letter is North?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Multiple Choice

Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, Northwest are what kind of directions

• Cardinal Directions

• Intermediate Directions

Multiple Choice

North, East, South, West are what kind of directions?

• Cardinal Directions

• Intermediate Directions

Multiple Choice

The half of the Earth that is south of the equator is in this hemisphere.

• Northern Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

Multiple Choice

Antarctica is in this hemisphere.

• Northern Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

Multiple Choice

The half of the Earth that is north of the equator.

• Northern Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

Multiple Choice

Which hemisphere is this?

• Northern

• Southern

• Eastern

• Western

Multiple Choice

Which hemisphere is this?

• Northern

• Southern

• Eastern

• Western

Multiple Choice

Which hemisphere is this?

• Northern

• Southern

• Eastern

• Western

Multiple Choice

What is half of a sphere called?

• Halfsphere

• Semisphere

• Hemisphere

• Half circle

Multiple Choice

The United States of America is in which two hemispheres?

• North and West

• South and East

• North and South

• East and South

Multiple Choice

What is the Equator?

• An imaginary line that runs around the center of the Earth, halfway between the North and South Poles at 0 degrees latitude.

• An imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole of Earth at 0 degrees longitude.

Multiple Choice

Is the Arctic Ocean located in the Northern Hemisphere or Southern Hemisphere?

• Northern Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

Multiple Choice

Is South America located in the Western Hemisphere or Eastern Hemisphere?

• Western Hemisphere

• Eastern Hemisphere

Multiple Choice

Which two meridians together divide the eastern and western hemispheres?

• The equator and the prime meridian

• The equator and the north pole

• The international date line and the equator

• The international date line and the prime meridian

Multiple Choice

What is important about the Tropic of Cancer and Capricorn?

• They are parallels where the sun is directly overhead at the solstices.

• They are the meridians that help to divide time zones.

• They are the parallels where there is 6 months of sun and 6 months of dark.

• They are both measured at 0 °

Multiple Choice

What is important about the Arctic and Antarctic circles?

• These are the parallels that both measure 0°

• These are the meridians that separate the eastern and western hemispheres.

• These are the parallels where the sun does not rise on the winter solstice or set on the summer solstice.

• These are the meridians that divide the northern and southern hemisphere.