Chapter 1, Lesson 1: Hemispheres

Halves of the Earth

• Continent

• Gulf

• Hemispheres

• Laditude

An imaginary line that divides Earth into the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere

• Equator

• Relative Location

• Longitude

• Hemisphere

An imaginary line that is used to divide Earth into the Western Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere.

• Gulf

• Northwestern

• Latitude

• Prime Meridian

One of the seven largest land areas on Earth.

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Continent

• Line

A part of the ocean or sea that extends into the land.  

• Ocean

• Africa

• Continent

• Gulf

Lines that measure distance on the Earth horizontally east to west.

• Lines of Latitude

• Lines of Longitude

• Continent

• Equator

The position of a place compared to another landmark. Telling where you are by not giving the specific address is called

• Gulf

• GPS

• Relative Location

• Alexa

Lines that measure distance on the Earth vertically north to south.  

• Lines of Latitude

• Lines of Longitude

• Equator

• Line Graph

Which two Hemispheres is North America located? We live here!

• Southeastern

• Northwestern

• Northeastern

• Southwestern

Which is the only continent in ALL 4 Hemispheres?

• South America

• Asia

• Europe

• Africa