Eastern or Western Hemisphere?

Take another look at the globe. Notice that there is another special marker line. This line goes north and south and divides the globe into two halves. The 0 degree line that divides Earth in half from north to south is called the prime meridian. The prime meridian divides the globe into hemispheres. Locations in the Eastern and Western Hemispheres are measured by degrees east and degrees west of the prime meridian. The prime meridian is also a longitude line.

Your brain may be racing ahead at this time. See if you can answer this question: Is it possible to live in two hemispheres at the same time? Yes, of course it is. Answer this: If you live in the United States, in which two hemispheres do you live? Check your answer by dragging your curser across the answer box below.

If you live in the good old U.S.A., you live in the Northern and the Western Hemispheres. You’re getting closer to home, do you smell pizza?