SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is NOT the name of a hemisphere
A
Northern hemisphere
B
Southern hemisphere
C
Equator hemisphere
D
Western hemisphere
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Australia and Antarctica are the two continents that are not in the northern hemisphere at all, they are entirely in the southern hemisphere.

Detailed explanation-2: -An equator is 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. Earth is widest at its Equator.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Northern Hemisphere is called ‘Land Hemisphere’ because the greater part of the land masses of the Earth lie in the Northern Hemisphere i.e. majority of the continents lie in the Northern Hemisphere.

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