Globes and Hemispheres

What divides a globe into Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

• Equator

• a line of longitude

• Prime Meridian

• International Date Line

What divides a globe into Eastern and Western Hemispheres?

• a line of latitude

• equator

• Prime Meridian

• Tropic of Capricorn

Name two continents through which the equator passes.

• Africa and Europe

• Africa and South America

• Australia and Asia

• North America and South America

The Prime Meridian passes through which two continents?

• North America and South America

• Asia and Australia

• Europe and Africa

• Africa and Asia

The Indian Ocean is entirely in which hemisphere?

• Eastern

• Northern

• Southern

• Western

Which ocean is entirely in the Northern Hemisphere?

• Pacific Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Arctic Ocean

Which one of the seven continents was not shown on either of the two diagrams?

• Antarctica

• Australia

• Asia

• Europe

Which two imaginary lines meet at the North Pole? (Select two answers.)

• Equator

• International Date Line

• Prime Meridian

• Tropic of Capricorn

Which continents are entirely in the Northern Hemisphere? (Select two answers)

• Europe

• Africa

• Antarctica

• North America

As you travel to the North Pole from anywhere on Earth, in which direction are you going?

• East

• North

• South

• West