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Bookmark or Share- The 4 Hemispheres Of The World - WorldAtlasA hemisphere can be defined as any circle that has been drawn around the Earth and divides the Earth into two similar halves. Four different hemispheres are generally considered by geographers. These are the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western hemispheres. The 4 Hemispheres Of The World. Northern Hemisphere. Southern Hemisphere.
- Hemisphere - National Geographic SocietyVocabulary. A circle drawn around Earth’s center divides it into two equal halves called hemispheres, or half spheres. Though this can be done in infinite ways. However, there are generally considered to be four hemispheres: Southern, Northern, Eastern, and Western.
- What are the Southern and Northern Hemispheres? - timeanddate.comWhat Is a Hemisphere? Hemisphere (pronounced HEH-mih-sfear) is used to describe one half of a sphere—a round object—like a planet, or in this case, Earth. The word is from the Greek hēmisphairion: Hēmi meaning ‘half’ and sphere coming from sphaira, meaning ball.
- Hemispheres of Earth - WikipediaIn geography and cartography, hemispheres of Earth are any division of the globe into two equal halves (hemispheres), typically divided into northern and southern halves by the Equator or into western and eastern halves by the Prime meridian. Hemispheres can be divided geographically or culturally, or based on religion or prominent geographic ...
- Hemisphere | Description, Types, & Facts | BritannicaHemisphere, in geometry and geography, half of a sphere. Although any spherical body can be divided into an infinite number of hemispheres, geographers often divide Earth’s surface into four hemispheres that are separated by two great circle routes—that is, lines that represent the shortest.
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