Locate North and South of the Equator - Practice 1

Latitude measures position north or south of the equator.

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Latitude measures position north or south of the equator. N means Northern Hemisphere and S means Southern Hemisphere. The equator itself is 0 degrees and is not strictly north or south.

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A point at 20 degrees S is south of the equator. Latitude alone does not give its east-west position.

Schematic globe labels North and South with an equatorial line at latitude zero. Latitude uses N or S; longitude uses E or W relative to the prime meridian. No real land boundaries are shown.

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Question 1 Point Alder has latitude 10 degrees N. Which hemisphere contains it? Northern Hemisphere Southern Hemisphere exactly on the equator

Question 2 Point Birch has latitude 15 degrees S. Which hemisphere contains it? Northern Hemisphere exactly on the equator Southern Hemisphere

Question 3 Point Cedar has latitude 20 degrees N. Which hemisphere contains it? exactly on the equator Northern Hemisphere Southern Hemisphere

Question 4 Point Dune has latitude 25 degrees S. Which hemisphere contains it? Southern Hemisphere Northern Hemisphere exactly on the equator

Question 5 Point Elm has latitude 30 degrees N. Which hemisphere contains it? Southern Hemisphere exactly on the equator Northern Hemisphere

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