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- pronunciation:
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| definition 1: |
A hemisphere is a section of the earth that is equal to one half of the earth. If you cut the earth in half one way (between top and bottom), you have the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere. If you cut the earth in half the other way (between one side and the other side), you have the Western Hemisphere and the Eastern Hemisphere.
North and South America are in the Western Hemisphere.Asia is in the Eastern Hemisphere.Antarctica is in the Southern Hemisphere.The Arctic is in the Northern Hemisphere. |
| definition 2: |
A hemisphere is a half of any sphere.
If you cut that ball perfectly in half, you would have two hemispheres. |
| related words: |
zone |
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