Geography

Geography is the study of Earth's surface. Earth has four hemispheres. A hemisphere means "half of a sphere"

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The equator divides Earth into the Northern hemisphere and the Southern hemisphere.

The Equator

​The prime meridian divides Earth into the Eastern hemisphere and the Western hemisphere.

​​The Prime Meridian

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The North Pole is at the top of Earth. The South Pole is at the bottom of Earth.
There are seven continents on Earth. Continents are large masses of land.

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Look at a map. There are lines that run across. These are lines of latitude. There are also lines that run up and down. These are lines of longitude. Latitude and Longitude help people find exact places on Earth.