Hemispheres on a Map
Can you label a map using what you've learned in this lesson?
Goal:
Goal:
The Earth has two sets of hemispheres.
![Diagram showing the northern, eastern, southern, and western hemispheres](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms.accelerate-ed.com/image/0f4830f1-4f38-440a-a8b9-940d7805faf3.jpg)
- The equator is the imaginary line that divides the Earth into the northern and southern hemispheres.
- The prime meridian is the imaginary line that divides the Earth into the eastern and western hemispheres.
Question
What two hemispheres do you live in?
You live in the northern and western hemispheres.
Now it's time to practice finding areas on a map. Drag each label to the correct area on the map.
North Pole
South Pole
Prime Meridian
Equator
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Tropic of Capricorn
Tropic of Cancer
Northern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
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![World Map](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms.accelerate-ed.com/image/20b97e82-c348-4c5f-b805-2ac860426b4e.png)
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