It divides up the earth into different hemispheres even thought there aren't actual lines dividing it up.
The Prime Meridian and the Equator divide the Earth into four quadrants or hemispheres. The Prime Meridian divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres, while the Equator divides it into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
The equator and prime meridian
no the prime meridian separates the eastern and western hemisphere and the equator separates the northern and southern hemisphere
The Prime Meridian and the Equator divide the Earth into four hemispheres: Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, Eastern Hemisphere, and Western Hemisphere. The Prime Meridian separates the Eastern and Western Hemispheres, while the Equator divides the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
Both the equator and prime meridian are halfway points across the Earth. The equator splits the Earth's Northern and Southern Hemispheres horizontally (latitude). The prime meridian splits the Earth's Eastern and Western Hemispheres vertically (longitude).
The hemispheres of Earth are divided by the Equator into Northern and Southern Hemispheres, and by the Prime Meridian and the 180th meridian into Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
The prime meridian is a line of longitude. It divides the Earth into two hemispheres, known as the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
the prime meridian divides the earth into wich 2 hemispheres
The prime meridian divides the earth into eastern and western hemispheres, just as the equator divides it into northern and southern hemispheres. Australia is to the east of the prime meridian and is considered to be in the eastern hemisphere.
The Prime Meridian and the Equator
The Prime Meridian is the meridian (line of longitude) at which the longitude is defined to be 0°. The Prime Meridian and its opposite the 180th meridian (at 180° longitude), which the International Date Line generally follows, form a great circle that divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres. The Equator is the line of latitude at which the latitude is defined to be 0°. The Equator divides the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
The eastern and western hemispheres. As opposed to the equator which creates the northern and southern hemispheres.