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LESSON 1

Globes and Hemispheres

A globe is the most accurate map of Earth. Like the planet, spheres, to make it easier to locate places on a globe or
it is shaped like a sphere, or ball. map. The Northern and Southern hemispheres (see the globe
A globe also has several important points and lines. The below) are separated by the equator. This imaginary line
northernmost point on a globe is the North Pole. Another circles Earth halfway between the North and South poles.
point, the South Pole, is directly opposite the North Pole. The Eastern and Western hemispheres (see the
The South Pole is the southern­most point on a globe. globe on p. 2) are divided along two other imaginary
Geographers divide Earth into hemispheres, or half lines: the prime meridian (0°) and the 180° line.

NORTH
POLE
+
ARCTIC
OCEAN

EUROPE
NORTH
AMERICA

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U.S.
ERE
ISPH
HEM

AFRICA
NORTHERN

NTIC
PACIFIC ATLA
N
OCEA
OCEAN
SOUTH

0° EQUATOR
ERN
HEM

SOUTH
ISP

AMERICA
HE
RE

ANTARCTICA

SOUTH
POLE JIM MCMAHON/MAPMAN® (GLOBES)

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MAP SKILLS BOOT CAMP Name: Date:

LESSON 1

Globes and

°
180
Hemispheres
NORTH ARCTIC
OCEAN
AMERICA
NORTH
POLE
U.S.

W ES
TE R
N
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SP EUROPE

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EASTERN HEMISP

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SOUTH

0° PRIME MERIDIA
AMERICA
AFRICA AN
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EQUATOR
0° EQUATOR

Use Your Skills

Use the globes on p. 1 and p. 2 to answer the questions.

1. What divides a globe into Northern and Southern 6. Which ocean is entirely in the Northern
Equator
hemi­spheres? ____________________________________ Artic
Hemisphere? _____________________________________

2. What divides a globe into Eastern and Western 7. What continent is not shown on either of these
hemi­spheres? ____________________________________
Prime meridian and 180° globes? __________________________________________
Antarctica

3. Name two continents through which the equator 8. Which two labeled imaginary lines meet at the
Africa and South America
passes. ___________________________________________ North Pole? ______________________________________
Prime Meridian and 180°
___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________

4. The prime meridian passes through which 9. Which continents are entirely in the Northern
continents shown? _______________________________
Europe and Africa Hemi­sphere? _____________________________________
North America and Asia
___________________________________________________
10. As you travel to the North Pole from anywhere
5. The Indian Ocean is entirely in which hemisphere? on Earth, in which direction are you going?
___________________________________________________
Eastern South
___________________________________________________

Consider This
Is it possible to travel farther north than the North Pole or farther south than the South Pole? Explain.

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