Question

The hemispheres of earth are the:

1. parallels and meridians
2. latitude and longitude
3. northern, southern, eastern, and western
4. none of the above

Answer 1

Any circle drawn around the Earth divides it into two equal halves calledhemispheres. There are generally considered to be four hemispheres: Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western. The Equator, or line of 0 degrees latitude, divides theEarth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres.