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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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Why is great circle route important?

It helps you minimize travel time and optimize fuel use. I think the reason is because when traveling on a great circle, a circle whose plane passes through the center of a sphere, it would take alot longer than traveling on a smaller circle.

For example:

When traveling on the equator it will take longer to get from europe to U.S but when traveling on the meridian it will take a shorter time.

The geographic grid line 180 degrees of longitude from the Prime Meridian is the?

The geographic grid line 180 degrees of longitude from the Prime Meridian is the International Date Line. This line marks the boundary where the date changes as one travels across it from west to east.

Where is the nothern hemisphere?

It is the north half of the globe. That is where it is.

What 2 hemispheres is china in?

China is primarily located in the Northern Hemisphere but also extends into the Eastern Hemisphere.

What hemispere is the US in?

The U.S. is in two hemispheres. The Northern and the Western.

What are the four hemipheres?

The Earth is divided into four hemispheres: Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, Eastern Hemisphere, and Western Hemisphere. Each hemisphere is determined based on the location of the equator and prime meridian.

Why are directions important?

Directions are important because without them, people would be driving around lost. Written directions are also important when a person buys something that needs to be assembled. Directions are very important for cooking food.

Which line of longitude divides earth in 2 hemispheres?

Technically, they all do, but the prime meridian is the one that's recognized.

Which hemisphere has more land than water?

the northern hemisphere has more land than water everyone knows that except for dorks......

What continents are only in the northern and western hemispheres?

North America and Europe are continents that are only located in the northern and western hemispheres.

Name the intermediate directions?

Carinal Directions:

East

West

North

South

Intermediate Directions:

NortheastNorthwest

Southeast

Southwest

What two continents show up partially in both the Eastern and Western Hemispheres?

Europe and Africa both appear in both the Eastern and Western Hemispheres. The Prime Meridian runs through Europe, while Africa is primarily in the Eastern Hemisphere but also extends into the Western Hemisphere.

Is the US in the southern hemisphere?

the US is not in the southern atmosphere. it is in the northern atmosphere. northern is on the north of the equator.

A device for determining cardinal and intermediate directions?

A compass is a device commonly used to determine cardinal directions (north, south, east, west) and intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, northwest). It works by aligning with the Earth's magnetic field to provide accurate orientation information.

What are the four hemispheres the world is divided in?

The world is divided into four hemispheres: Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, Eastern Hemisphere, and Western Hemisphere. Each hemisphere is determined by its position relative to the Equator and the Prime Meridian.

A picture of the hemisphere?

you could go on google and check it out. besides this website sucks. why are you here

What does the word hemisphere mean?

Hemisphere means half of a sphere or globe. It is used to describe half of a celestial object or planet. Earth is divided into a north and south hemisphere by the equator, and lines of longitude bisect Earth from north to south separating the west hemisphere (containing the Americas) from the east hemisphere (containing Africa, Asia, Australia, and Europe).

What line of latitude divides the two hemisphere?

The Equator, at 0 degrees latitude, divides the Earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.

Which hemisphere do you live in?

I am a digital assistant and do not have a physical presence, so I do not live in a specific hemisphere. I am available online to help you with any questions or tasks you have.

Which 2 hemispheres does the US lie in?

North & West

Western Hemisphere, because it is west of the Prime meredian and Northern Hemisphere because it is located above the Equator.

Strange as it may seem, there is also a tiny part of the USA in the Eastern Hemisphere. It's the western portion of the Aleutian chain of islands that dangles from the "chin" of Alaska, and keeps going, across the meridian of 180 longitude into the eastern hemisphere. It's all part of the state of Alaska, and part of the US.