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Hemispheres
The earth is divided by the equator and the meridian into four hemispheres: northern, southern, eastern and western.
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Compare and contrast northern and southern hemisphere?
A big difference/similarity is seasons.
The northern and southern hemisphere have opposite solstices, but their equinoxes are the same. So when the northern half is having summer, the southern half is having winter. But the North's fall is the South's spring, so they both have equal days and nights.
A difference is population/pollution.
Approximately 90% of the population resides within the northern hemisphere. Along with most of the population is most of the pollution too.
Another difference is moon phases.
The northern hemisphere has moon phases change from right to left. Waxing moons gain illumination from right to left, and waning moons lose illumintation from right to left. But in the southern hemisphere, the opposite is true. The moon changes from left to right.
These are the main similarities and differences i can think of. Hope they help!
Is Venezuela located in southern western northern eastern hemisphere?
Venezuela is located in the northern and western hemispheres.
Icebergs in the northern hemisphere and southern hemisphere?
Icebergs in the North have steep, narrow pinnacles. This is due to them usually sliding off mountain glaciers.
Icebergs in the South are flat. This is due to them sliding off flat ice sheets.
(This answer was provided by Chris Hayes, haha BMS)
Is Chicago in the Northern Hemisphere or Southern Hemisphere?
It is in the northern hemisphere. All of the continental USA is in the northern hemisphere. Chicago is in the northern half of the continental USA.
Which of the world gratest rivers is on the northern hemisphere?
Some of the world's greatest rivers on the northern hemisphere include the Nile in Africa, the Amazon in South America, and the Yangtze in Asia. These rivers are significant in terms of length, discharge, and their impact on the regions they flow through.
Are there any rainforests in the Northern Hemisphere?
it is just not true because when have you ever heard of a rainforest in the northern hemisphere whereas you always here about daintree and the Amazon.
What hemisphere is Uzbekistan on?
Uzbekistan is located on the Northern hemisphere.
For Uzbekistan to be on the Equator or in the Southern hemisphere, it would have to be where Kenya, Zaire Botswana or any of the other coutries below the Equator are.
Which line separates the northern and southern hemisphere?
The Equator separates northern and southern hemispheres.
Is Beijing in the eastern hemishpere?
Yes, Beijing is located in the eastern hemisphere. It lies in the northern part of China within the eastern hemisphere.
Which contiants are bolth suthern and northern hemispher?
South America, Africa, Europe, and Asia are continents that are located in both the Southern and Northern Hemispheres.
Latin America includes all the countries in the western hemisphere except for which two countries?
The two countries excluded from Latin America are Canada and the United States. These two countries, while located in the western hemisphere, are not considered part of Latin America due to their primarily English-speaking population and historical ties.
How do you find the surface area of a hemisphere?
The surface area of a sphere is 4 π r2. Since a hemisphere is half of a sphere, the equation will be 2 π r2.
The Greenwich or "Prime" meridian was arbitrarily defined as 0 degrees of longitude. Longitudinal positions are measured as either east or west from Greenwich. (The French for a while had a separate system that used the Paris meridian as 0 degrees). Since a sphere - the Earth - has 360 degrees of longitude half way around the east measurements and west measurements will meet. This is at E180 degrees or W180 degrees of longitude. This is the International Date Line. So, places that are located in longitudes east of Greenwich are in the eastern hemisphere and those west of Greenwich in the western hemisphere.
There is also a geopolitical interpretation of eastern-western hemisphere as well. Look at a map and you'll see that significant portions of Africa are western hemisphere nations and that much of Europe is in the eastern. The geopolitical interpretation groups European nations (and their eastern hemisphere developed former colonies) and North and South America as Western and everybody else as Eastern. That way the western hemisphere parts of Africa are excluded from "The West" and the SE Asian outliers of Australia and New Zealand are included as "Western" nations.
What country has the largest land area north hemisphere?
Russia is the country with the largest land area in the Northern Hemisphere. It is also the largest country in the world by land area.
What is the southernmost point in the Western Hemisphere?
Other than the South Pole in Antarctica, the southernmost point is Cape Horn in South America, which is the closest point of any continent to Antarctica proper (Larsen Ice Shelf).
Is mt st helens located in the northern hemisphere or the southern hemisphere?
Mount St. Helens is located in the northern hemisphere. It is in the state of Washington, USA.
Is Taiwan on the northern or southern hemisphere?
The country Taiwan is located in the Northern Hemisphere.
Name the country in the southern hemisphere that is also a continent?
Australia is the country located in the southern hemisphere that is also considered a continent.
What country has the larges land in the eastern hemisphere?
There is no such thing as the eastern hemisphere However You would probably be referring to china as being east of Europe.
There is such a thing as the eastern hemisphere and the largest country in it is Russia.
Where are food crops grown in the western hemisphere?
Food crops are grown in various locations throughout the Western Hemisphere, including the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina. These countries have diverse climates and agricultural conditions that support the cultivation of a wide range of food crops such as corn, soybeans, wheat, rice, fruits, and vegetables.
