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This is a northern hemisphere notion that considers south and bottom to be synonymous. It may also be encouraged by the layout of geography on world globes, with text being most easily read with the north pole as superior on the orb.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 6y agoTo make maps easier to read mapmakers BITD decided on an orientation, which happens to put Antarctica at the bottom.
There's no "real" reason, only convenience. Like reading and writing from left to right.
Your question is based on map perception. People who learn geography from maps that are more southern-hemisphere centric do not share your perception.
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∙ 9y agoAntarctica occupies 10% of the earth's surface, and all of it happens to be located in the Southern Hemisphere.
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∙ 11y agoThe antarctic is at the bottm of the earth. The Arctic is at the top of the earth.
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Is Antarctica on the top of the Earth or on the bottom?
Antarctica is located at the southern most point on the earth and encompasses the South Pole. Basically, it's at the bottom of the earth.
Is Antarctica located at the top of the world?
Antarctica is located at the bottom of the earth but the northpole is at the top of the earth
What continet is Antarctica on?
Antarctica is a continent... It's at the bottom of the earth. Check it.
Is Antarctica on top of earth?
Antarctica is located at the southern-most point of the earth.
Is Antarctica at the top or the bottom of the world?
People normally put North at the top of maps and South at the bottom. Since Antarctica is the southernmost thing in the world, it would be at the bottom.it is the bottom
Is the magnetic field of earth stronger near a he middle of earth(in Mexico) or at the bottom of the earth(in Antarctica)?
Stronger near the poles, thus Antarctica.
Does the earth have a top and a bottom?
The Earth doesn't have a top or a bottom because it spins on its axis always changing the top or the bottom
What do Inuits eat in Antarctica?
Antactica is on the bottom of the globe...The Inuit are around the top...
Why is Antarctica colder than Austaralia?
Because Antarctica is way over the bottom of the earth far away from the equator. and because Antarctica is surrounded by the southern ocean
What are the flat bits at the top and the bottom of the earth called?
The earth is round, due to gravity, so there are no flat bits at the top and bottom.
What is hemisphere's?
Top or bottom half of the earth
Is the southern hemisphere the bottom part of the Earth?
No, the top.
