Locate North and South of the Equator - Practice 2

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 Fern has latitude 35 degrees S. Which hemisphere contains it? exactly on the equator Southern Hemisphere Northern Hemisphere

Question 2 Point Glen has latitude 40 degrees N. Which hemisphere contains it? Northern Hemisphere Southern Hemisphere exactly on the equator

Question 3 Point Hill has latitude 45 degrees S. Which hemisphere contains it? Northern Hemisphere exactly on the equator Southern Hemisphere

Question 4 Point Iris has latitude 50 degrees N. Which hemisphere contains it? exactly on the equator Northern Hemisphere Southern Hemisphere

Question 5 Point Juniper has latitude 55 degrees S. Which hemisphere contains it? Southern Hemisphere Northern Hemisphere exactly on the equator

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