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Why are the winds that blow from the southtropical high pressure zones in both hemispheres to the equator called trade winds?
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This is because in the days of sail, these winds were very reliable in direction and strength and the sailors could rely on them most of the time to get them to their destination on time. So rather than taking the direct route they would divert their route to take advantage of these winds, and a consequence a high percentage of the worlds TRADING vessels would be taking advantage of these winds
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The equator divides the globe into halves called?
Hemispheres!
What is the name of the imaginary line that divides earth into the Nothern and Southern hemispheres?
The imaginary line that divides Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres is called the equator.
What is the name of the amaginary line that divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres?
The imaginary line that divides the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres is called the Equator.
What is that latitude line that divides earth into 2 hemispheres called?
The Equator.
What do hemispheres do?
In terms of the Earth, the hemispheres act in a way to divide the planet into two equal halves. The two hemispheres are joined together by a line called the Equator.
What do the hemispheres do?
In terms of the Earth, the hemispheres act in a way to divide the planet into two equal halves. The two hemispheres are joined together by a line called the Equator.
What do you call the line that divides the earth into the northern and southern hemispheres?
The line that divides the earth into the northern and southern hemispheres is called the Equator. It is located at 0 degrees latitude.
What is the line that runs around the globe cutting it into northern and southern hemispheres?
The line that divides the north and south hemispheres is called the equator.
What is the line dividing northern and southern hemispheres is called?
It is called the equator. Pronounciation: ee-kway-tore
What imaginary line divides the earth in to hemispheres?
The imaginary line that divides the earth into the northern and southern hemispheres is called Equator, the line that divides it into the eastern and western hemispheres is the prime meridian.
What is the line imaginary line that divides earth into northern and southern hemispheres called?
The Equator.
The closer a place is to this the warmer it usually is called?
Equator
