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Hemispheres
The earth is divided by the equator and the meridian into four hemispheres: northern, southern, eastern and western.
2,241 Questions
Why was the western hemisphere named America?
Contrary to common belief in America, the western hemisphere is not called America. The largest landmass in the western hemisphere is formed by the Americas, an even larger part is, however, ocean. America is called America after Amerigo Vespucci.
What is the major rivers in the Western Hemisphere?
There are three major rivers to the Western Hemisphere and they are Yukon, Copper and Mackenzie river. :)
What month does winter begin in the southern hemisphere?
Winter begins on or about June 21 in the southern hemisphere.
Each of the two days of the year when neither hemisphere is tilted toward or away from the sun is called an equinox. This marks the time when day and night are roughly equal in length around the world.
Which countries have summer in December?
Summer occurs south of the equator at the same time winter occurs north of the equator and vice versa.
Why did the french dutch and English explore the western hemisphere?
They explored the west because they were looking for a way to get to the new land or th America's in some cases.
How are the Eastern and western hemisphere divided?
They are separated by imaginary lines called the Prime Meridian and the 180th Meridian (the International Date Line approximately follows this meridian). Since only a small part of Europe is west of the Prime Meridian and even less of Asia is east of the 180th, they are effectively divided by the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
It is the Monroe Doctrine. The following website I listed goes into great depth of the doctrine.
See the link below this answer.
Earth is closest to the sun during which season in the northern hemisphere?
Winter.
The Earth reaches its perihelion (the point in its orbit when it is closest to the sun) during the month of January (around January 3rd currently), which falls during the season of winter in the northern hemisphere.
If the volume of the hemisphere is 1152pi then what is the radius?
The radius of the hemisphere is 12 units.
What lines mark the boundaries of the western hemisphere?
The Prime Meridian, which is 0 degress longitude.
The right hemisphere is superior to the left at?
The right hemisphere is superior at creativity and spacial awareness.
What are the two ways to divide earth into hemispheres?
Earth can be divided into hemispheres based on either latitude (Northern and Southern Hemispheres) or longitude (Eastern and Western Hemispheres). The equator divides the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, while the Prime Meridian and the International Date Line divide the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
How many continents in the eastern hemisphere?
There are four continents in the Eastern Hemisphere: Asia, Africa, Europe, and Australia.
Why do more people live in the eastern hemisphere than the western?
The most obvious reason why there are more people in the Eastern hemisphere than the Western is that the continents of the Eastern hemisphere, Africa, Asia, and Europe, are simply larger, in aggregate, than the two continents of the Western hemisphere, North and South America. At a rough estimate there is twice as much sheer land mass in the east than in the west. Even aside from that, populations are denser in the east. That is more or less an accident of history. Different cultures develop in different ways.
