Chapter 2 Communities and Geography

Geography Skills - Understanding Hemispheres

Earth is like a sphere
The Earth is divided into hemispheres.
Hemisphere is half a sphere.
Equator is an imaginary line around the middle of the earth dividing these two hemispheres.

 

Which three hemispheres contain part of South America?

Which hemisphere is Wisconsin located in?

Name all the continents located in the Northern Hemisphere.

How could you teach a friend what a hemisphere is?

Web Sites;

Outline Maps

Maps and Globes

http://www.teachnet-lab.org/PS101/chornik/brazil/location.htm

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