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The earth is tilted 23.5 degrees. This is what creates the earths seasons. The two hemispheres (north and south) are always on opposite seasons.
The Prime Meridian and the Equator
latitude and longitude
The two hemispheres are not separated by any physical barrier. The equator on maps/globes mark the separation.It's called the equator.And it's not a meridian, meridians (such as the prime meridian) deal with the earths lines of longitude, aka west to east.The units dividing the earth north to south are the lines of latitude, zero being the equator.
The two imaginary lines that divide the Earth into hemispheres are the Equator, which divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, and the Prime Meridian, which divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
Eastern & Western Hemisphere.
latitude logitude
To give the global address of the United States you can say in which hemispheres or halves of earth it lies geographer use two imaginary lines to divide earth into hemispheres
The Equator (zero latitude) that separates the Northern and the Southern Hemispheres, and the Prime Meridian (zero longitude) that separates the Western and the Eastern Hemispheres.
The Earth is divided into two hemispheres: Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere. The equator serves as the dividing line between the two, with the Northern Hemisphere located above the equator and the Southern Hemisphere located below it.
international date line and equator