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Lesson 1
Continents Oceans, & Once you are logged in go to
Hemispheres Google
Compass Rose
Hemispheres
● Geographers divide Earth into halves.
● These halves are called hemispheres.
● “Hemi” means half in Greek.
● Earth can be divided into Northern and
Southern hemispheres or into Eastern and
Western hemispheres.
The Equator
● The Equator (0° Latitude) divides the Earth
into Northern and Southern hemispheres.
The Prime Meridian
● The Prime Meridian (0° Longitude) divides
the Earth into Eastern and Western
hemispheres.
Continents
● Continents are the largest areas of land on our
planet.
● Geographers identify seven continents.
Oceans
● Ocean water covers more than 70% of Earth.
● The ocean is really just one big body of
water.
● But, geographers usually divide it into five
oceans.
● The Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Southern, and
Arctic Oceans.