5th Grade Hemispheres
Name:
Open Google Earth and go to each of these places. Type in what hemisphere (north or south and east or
west) it is in. Type in what continent it is on (except Southern Ocean – what is it near?) Take a screen
shot and paste the picture.
Mountains:
Rocky Mountains NW hemisphere North America
Himalayan Mountains, Nepal NE hemisphere Asia
Andes Mountains SW hemisphere, Southern America
Ice Caps:
Greenland NW hemisphere, North America
Antarctica SE hemisphere, Antarctica
Beaches:
Venice Beach, California NW hemisphere, North America
Piha Beach SE hemisphere, Australia
Canyons:
Piva Canyon, Montenegro NE hemisphere, Europe
Charyn Canyon, Kazakhstan NE hemisphere, Asia
Rivers:
Amazon River SW hemisphere, South America
Rio Negro SW hemisphere, South America
Potomac River NW hemisphere, North America
Bodies of Water:
Great Barrier Reef, Australia NE hemisphere, Australia
Southern Ocean SE hemisphere, Antarctica