Question

What is Hemisphere, name the line that cuts the Globe or Earth into the Hemispheres?

Answer 1

Latitudes and longitudes and equator..

Answer 2

Hemisphere

Explanation:

• A hemi-sphere is the half of a sphere cut through a plane passing though its centre.The word hemisphere has been derived from the root word hēmisphairion which means “half of a sphere".

Greek word for half a sphere. The equator divides the earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern

Hemisphere. The dividing line between the Eastern and Western

Hemispheres is not so well defined, but it is often placed at the

Prime Meridian (zero degrees longitude) or at 20 degrees west

longitude.

North and South America and surrounding waters are considered to be in

the Western Hemisphere, while the continents of Europe, Africa, Asia,

and Australia are considered to be in the Eastern Hemisphere."