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Western Hemisphere

Geographically, the western hemisphere is half of the Earth – from the Prime Meridian (the line at 0° longitude) until the End Meridian (the International Date Line at 180° longitude). This hemisphere is composed mainly of the Americas.

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What European state first settled a colony in the western hemisphere?

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Norse. The first European colony in the western hemisphere were led by Leif and Thorvald Erikson and their sister Freydis. Thorvald died there circa 990 AD.

The first permanent colony was planted by Spain at St. Augustine in modern day Florida.

Divides the earth into Eastern and Western hemisphere-?

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The eastern and western hemispheres are divided by the prime meridian.

Why are people in the western world getting fatter?

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The increased consumption of G.M O foods and fatty food with bad exercise habit encouraged increased size and development of obesity in western countries

What is western blot used for?

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Western blot is used to detect any specific protein found in a sample. Normally tissue or cell lysates contain tons of different kind of proteins. By doing this analytical method one can identify the specific protein from the crude sample by antibodies.

Is most of eroupe in the western or eastern hemisphere?

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Most of Europe is in the Eastern Hemisphere.