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Equator
The equator is a major line of latitude located at 0 degrees latitude. It divides Earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres.
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Is south Korea located north or south of the equator?
Yes. The entire Korean Peninsula and all islands or island chains under either North or South Korean control are north of the Equator. (They are also north of the Tropic of Cancer.)
What point is at the center of the southern hemisphere?
The center of the southern hemisphere is located at latitude 0 degrees and longitude 180 degrees, also known as the point where the Equator and the International Date Line intersect. This location is in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, near the island nation of Kiribati.
Why is the speed of earths rotation different at the equator than it is at the poles?
Distance equals rate multiplied by time. A point on the equator will travel more distance during one revolution than a corresponding point on the Arctic Circle. Since the elapsed time is the same, the point on the equator must be going at a faster rate.
Which continents lie entirely north of the equator?
North America and Europe. Asia is entirely in the northern hemisphere except for the islands of Indonesia.
All the way around anything is a trip of 360 degrees.
If you do it again, your total doubles to 720 degrees.
What feature separates the two major ecozones in the Western Hemisphere?
The main feature that separates the Nearctic and Neotropical ecozones in the Western Hemisphere is the presence of the Isthmus of Panama. This land bridge connects North and South America, allowing for some species to migrate between the two ecozones while others remain isolated.
What navigation tools helped European sailors know how far they had sailed from the equator?
The sailers used the sun and stars to know how far from the equator they were. Hope this helped :)
350 degrees East is so far east that it's 50 degrees west. So this thing 85 degrees south and 50 degrees west is Antarctica
What does the lines in globe equator?
All lines of latitude are parallel to the Equator, except the poles ,which are dot/points.
Does the equator pass through indonesia?
Yes, the equator passes through Indonesia. It crosses the country in the middle, running through several islands, including Sumatra, Borneo, Sulawesi, and Halmahera. This geographic feature has a significant influence on Indonesia's climate and weather patterns.
The equator does not go through Portugal. Portugal is north of the equator. No part of Portugal is less than about 2,550 miles from the equator. The point in Portugal that's closest to the equator is in about the same position (latitude) as Hampton VA, Springfield MO, and Fresno CA.
Why are all the countries around the equator warm?
yes because the earth rotates on a tilt so that half of the year the southpole is closer to the sun and the other half the north pole is closer and cause the seaons to reverse depending on the hemisphere your in (this is why Australia is hot in December and cold in July) however areas between the tropics of cancer and Capricorn (the equator is directly between these two) are always tilted directly towards the sun and have very little seasonal climate change and are always warm.
Do lines of latitude circle Earth paral lel to the Equator?
YES!
The way you remember which is which ... Longitude has 'Long' in it. Lines of longitude are always the same length because they circle the Earth from Pole to Pole, the LONG way around.
Lines of Latitude on the other hand, circle the Earth getting progressively shorter the further North or South of the Equator they are.
Which is closer to the equator Laos or Switzerland?
Laos, it is a tropical country near the equator.
Switzerland is a much cooler temperate country further from the equator.
Where is the equator located on the map?
the equator is located around the middle of the earth on the world map.
Why do areas closer to the equator have warmer air than areas farther away?
the sun's radiation is concentrated in smaller area near the equator
Is Hawaii above or below the equator?
The continent of Australia is completely below, or south of the equator. Australia is in the Southern Hemisphere because it is south of the equator.
