DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE GLOBE

LONGITUDE - (shown as a vertical line) is the angular distance, in degrees,

minutes, and seconds, of a point east or west of the Prime (Greenwich) Meridian. Lines of
longitude are often referred to as meridians.
LATITUDE - an angle which ranges from 0 at the Equator to 90 (North or
South) at the poles. Lines of constant latitude, or parallels, run eastwest as circles parallel to the
equator. Latitude is used together with longitude to specify the precise location of features on the
surface of the Earth.

NORTH POLE also known as the Geographic North Pole or Terrestrial North Pole, is (subject to
the caveats explained below) defined as the point in the Northern Hemisphere where the Earth's
axis of rotation meets its surface. The North Pole is the northernmost point on the Earth, lying
diametrically opposite the South Pole. It defines geodetic latitude 90 North, as well as the direction
of true north. At the North Pole all directions point south; all lines of longitude converge there, so its
longitude can be defined as any degree value. Along tight latitude circles, counterclockwise is east
and clockwise is west.

SOUTH POLE also known as the Geographic South Pole or Terrestrial South Pole, is one of
the two points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects its surface. It is the southernmost point
on the surface of the Earth and lies on the opposite side of the Earth from the North Pole. Situated
on the continent of Antarctica, it is the site of the United States Amundsen-Scott South Pole
Station, which was established in 1956 and has been permanently staffed since that year. The
Geographic South Pole should not be confused with the South Magnetic Pole, which is defined
based on the Earth's magnetic field.

SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE - is the half sphere of Earth which is south of the

equator. It contains all or parts of five continents, four oceans and most of the Pacific Islands in
Oceania.

NORTHERN HEMISPHERE - the half that is north of the equator. For other
planets in the Solar System, north is defined as being in the same celestial hemisphere relative to
the invariable plane of the solar system as Earth's North pole.

EASTERN HEMISPHERE - a geographical term for the half of the Earth that
is east of the Prime Meridian (which crosses Greenwich, England, United Kingdom) and west of
180 longitude.

WESTERN HEMISPHERE - a geographical term for the half of the earth that
lies west of the prime meridian (which crosses Greenwich, UK) and east of the antimeridian, the
other half being called the Eastern Hemisphere.

EQUATOR - an imaginary line around the middle of a planet or other celestial

body. It is halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole, at 0 degrees latitude. An equator
divides the planet into a Northern Hemisphere and a Southern Hemisphere.

PRIME MERIDIAN - an imaginary line that, similar to the Equator, divides the
earth into eastern and western hemispheres. It is sometimes referred to as the Greenwich Meridian .

CONTINENTS OF THE WORLD

1. ASIA
The largest continent on Earth, Asias total size is roughly, 17,212,048 square miles (44,579,000 square
kilometers) or 30% of the planets total landmass.

Area: 17,212,048 square miles (44,579,000 square kilometers)

2. AFRICA
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most-populous continent. At about 30.3 million km including
adjacent islands, it covers six percent of Earth's total surface area and 20.4 percent of its total land area.

Area: 30.3 million km

3. NORTH AMERICA
North America is a continent entirely within the Northern Hemisphere and almost all within the Western
Hemisphere. It can also be considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas.
Area: 24.71 million km

4.

SOUTH AMERICA

South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a
relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere.

Area: 17.84 million km

5. ANTARCTICA
Antarctica, the southernmost continent and site of the South Pole, is a virtually uninhabited, ice-covered
landmass. Most cruises to the continent visit the Antarctic Peninsula, which stretches toward South America.
Its known for the Lemaire Channel and Paradise Harbor, striking, iceberg-flanked passageways, and Port
Lockroy, a former British research station turned museum. The peninsulas isolated terrain also shelters rich
wildlife, including many penguins.

Area: 14 million km

6. EUROPE
Europe is a continent that comprises the westernmost part of Eurasia. Europe is bordered by the Arctic Ocean
to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the south.

Area: 10.18 million km

7. AUSTRALIA
Australia comprises a land area of about 8,600,000 square kilometres. Australia is the planet's sixth largest
country after Russia, Canada, China, the United States of America and Brazil. It is also the only one of the
largest six nations that is completely surrounded by water.

Area: 8,600,000 square kilometers

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