5th Grade Hemispheres Quiz

How many hemispheres does the earth have?

• One

• Two

• Three

• Four

What two hemispheres are created by a vertical (up and down) line from the North Pole and the South Pole?

• Northern and Southern Hemispheres

• Eastern and Western Hemispheres

• Eastern and Southern Hemispheres

• Northern and Western Hemispheres

Which hemisphere is called the "New World"? Why?

• Northern Hemisphere

• Eastern Hemisphere

• Western Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

Match the following

• equatior

• half of a sphere

• United States

• this is located in both the Northern and Western Hemispheres

• Eastern Hemisphere

• the horizontal line that separates the Northern and Southern hemispheres

• hemisphere

• the hemisphere that is known as the Old World

Match the following

• continents

• the Earth's largest land areas

• Northern Hemisphere

• this hemisphere is known as the "New World"

• Western Hemisphere

• the Hemisphere that contains most of the continents

• Southern Hemisphere

• The hemisphere that contains most of the Earth's water

Why is the "New world" called the "New world"?

• because its the best

• because it was discovered by European Explorers

• because it was discovered most recently

• because they didn't know what else to call it