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Western Hemisphere 0° The World on a Globe W E WE Helpful

Hint S S A globe shows all of . You can see NORTH “Hemi” Earth’s and on a globe. AMERICA means half. N N PACIFIC A “hemisphere” OCEANWEWE The is an imaginary line that circles the is half of a ATLANTIC S S 0° Equator OCEAN globe halfway between the North and South sphere. SOUTH INDIAN PACIFIC AMERICA OCEAN OCEAN poles. The equator divides Earth into two halves / called hemispheres. The northern half is the . What do you think the southern half is called? Earth can also be divided into Western and Eastern Hemispheres. Study the hemispheres on the globes.

North North A globe is the best way to show what Earth looks like. However, globes Pole Northern Pole Hemisphere are not so easy to carry around. So people use flat maps to represent

North Europe Earth, too. Study the globes and map, then answer the questions. America Asia Western Eastern 1. Is Asia in the Eastern or Western Hemisphere? Africa Indian Hemisphere Ocean Hemisphere Equator South Pacific America Equator What ocean is entirely north of the equator? Ocean Australia/Oceania 2. Southern Ocean Antarctica Southern Antarctica 3. On the map, is to the right or to the left? South South Pole Hemisphere Pole 4. The North Pole is at the of the globe. 1. Does the equator run through ? 5. The area south of the equator is called the Southern . 2. What are the seven continents? Code Fill in the blanks with the first letter of the answers 3. What are the five oceans? Word for questions 1-5 to figure out the secret code word.

4. In what hemispheres is most of ? 1. \ 2. 3. 4. \ 5.

PRF 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 272 Scholastic Success With Maps • Grade 3 Scholastic Success With Maps • Grade 3 273

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Western Hemisphere 0° Eastern Hemisphere The World on a Globe ARCTIC W E WE Helpful OCEAN

Hint S S A globe shows all of Earth. You can see EUROPE NORTH “Hemi” ASIA Earth’s continents and oceans on a globe. AMERICA means half. N N PACIFIC A “hemisphere” OCEANWEWE The is an imaginary line that circles the AFRICA equator is half of a ATLANTIC S S 0° Equator OCEAN globe halfway between the North and South sphere. SOUTH INDIAN PACIFIC AMERICA OCEAN OCEAN poles. The equator divides Earth into two halves AUSTRALIA/OCEANIA called hemispheres. The northern half is the Northern Hemisphere. What do you think the southern half is called? Earth can also be SOUTHERN OCEAN divided into Western and Eastern Hemispheres. Study the ANTARCTICA hemispheres on the globes.

North North A globe is the best way to show what Earth looks like. However, globes Pole Northern Pole Hemisphere are not so easy to carry around. So people use flat maps to represent

North Europe Earth, too. Study the globes and map, then answer the questions. America Atlantic Ocean Asia Pacific Ocean Western Eastern 1. Is Asia in the Eastern or Western Hemisphere? Africa Indian Hemisphere Ocean Hemisphere Equator South Pacific America Equator What ocean is entirely north of the equator? Ocean Australia/Oceania 2. Southern Ocean Antarctica Southern Antarctica 3. On the map, is east to the right or to the left? South South Pole Hemisphere Pole 4. The North Pole is at the of the globe. 1. Does the equator run through North America? 5. The area south of the equator is called the Southern . 2. What are the seven continents? Code Fill in the blanks with the first letter of the answers 3. What are the five oceans? Word for questions 1-5 to figure out the secret code word.

4. In what hemispheres is most of South America? 1. \ 2. 3. 4. \ 5.

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