2007-02-19 11:14:24 · 5 answers · asked by joy 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
It means half a globe, so it depends which way up you are looking. The western hemisphere covers those places west of the Greenwich meridian at 0 degrees longitude. Places to the east of that are in the eastern hemisphere. However, it is more usually used for places north and south of the equator. The northern hemisphere is that half of the globe north of the equator, and the southern hemisphere is south of the equator.
2007-02-22 23:59:05 · answer #1 · answered by VWat22 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definition Of Hemisphere In Geography
2017-01-11 07:54:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
From Latin, it means half sphere. Usually used to describe sections of the earth, i.e. northern hemisphere.
2007-02-19 11:18:17 · answer #3 · answered by Skyhawk 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A geometric shape which is half of a complete sphere, hence "hemi" meaning half, and sphere meaning as follows. A complete sphere being the three dimensional geometric shape that has all of its surface points equidistant from a common center.
2016-03-29 03:26:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Half a ball.
2007-02-19 11:17:04 · answer #5 · answered by love_2b_curious 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋