Notes: Hemispheres
Name ____________________________
Period _________
Hemispheres
What is a Hemisphere?
 A globe, much like the Earth is in the shape of a ball or _______________.
 Looking at a globe from any direction, you can only see __________ of it.
 Hemi is a Greek word for “____________.”
 Hemisphere means “____________ _____ _____________.”
…What is a Hemisphere?
 Geographers divide the Earth into
_______ hemispheres:
 Northern
 _______________
 Eastern
 _______________
Northern and Southern Hemispheres
 An imaginary line dividing the world into the
Northern and Southern Hemispheres is called
the _________________.
 It lies halfway between the North and
South Poles, _______° latitude.
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
 An imaginary line dividing the world into the Eastern
and Western Hemispheres is called the ____________ ______________.
 Located at _____° longitude.
 Eastern Hemisphere:
1°E - 180°
 Western Hemisphere:
1°W - 180°
Notes: Hemispheres
Name ____________________________
Period _________
Steps to Complete Your Hemisphere Maps:
 Label the 7 continents on BOTH maps.
 North America
 South America
 Africa
 Asia
 Australia
 Europe
 Antarctica
 Label the 4 oceans on BOTH maps.
 Atlantic Ocean
 Pacific Ocean (west of the Americas AND east of Asia)
 Indian Ocean
 Arctic Ocean
 Label the Prime Meridian BOTH maps
 Label the Equator on BOTH maps
 Label the Tropic of Cancer AND Tropic of Capricorn on BOTH maps
 Label the Arctic Circle AND Antarctic Circle on BOTH maps
 Label one map “Northern and Southern Hemispheres,” on the other map
“Eastern and Western Hemispheres.”
 Color each hemisphere
 Northern: green
•Eastern: red
 Southern: yellow
•Western: orange
Notes: Hemispheres
Name ____________________________
Period _________