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Constanza Romero Stefanoni
GEOGRAPHY SKILLS 4
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Date September 2nd 2019
Designating Hemispheres
The study of the earth does not always involve the entire planet at once. Mapmakers often deal with large sections of the earth called hemispheres. The word hemisphere combines sphere— meaning anything round, like a ball—with the prefix hemi—meaning “half.” The world can be divid-
ed into any of four hemispheres—Northern, Southern, Western, and Eastern. They are illustrated below by both bird’s-eye and profile views. Hemispheres are further dramatized by the cutting of the globe horizontally and vertically. Study the globes below.
Northern Hemisphere
Northern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
North Pole
Equator
North Pole
South Pole
South Pole
Southern Hemisphere
North Pole
North Pole
Western Hemisphere
Equator
Eastern Hemisphere South Pole
South Pole
Western Hemisphere
Eastern Hemisphere
1. Why do you think the word hemisphere accurately describes the six globes shown above?
Because the word hemisphere is divided in 2 : "sphre" means round and "hemi" half, so, the hemispheres that ____________________________________________________________________________ are above, are round and are marked or separated in 2. 2. The vertically cut globe creates what two hemispheres? ______________________________ Western and Eastern. 3. Name the continents found all or mostly in the Northern Hemisphere. __________________ Alaska, United States, Canada and a little bit of Greenland. ____________________________________________________________________________
4. Look at the globes for the northern and southern hemispheres. What is the main difference between
In the Northern Hemisphere there is a lot more land. And in the the North and South poles? ______________________________________________________ Southern Hemisphere there is more water.
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