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Is it the Northern or Southern Hemisphere?

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Science divides Earth into nice neat hemispheres, including the Northern, Southern, Western, and Eastern Hemispheres. Can you match the following facts to the Northern or Southern Hemispheres?

Why Is Southern Exposure So Sought-after in the City?

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Real estate agents tend to promote and encourage homes with southern exposure to the sun's rays. Why is this so important for a home?

Can You Name All the Countries in the Northern Hemisphere?

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Even if Wacko's song of the countries is a little outdated, he might be able to pass this quiz. Do you think you have the northern knowledge to beat him?

How Much Do You Know About Geography of the Western Hemisphere?

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The Western Hemisphere is full of staggering highs and lows, with some of the highest mountains and largest rivers. See if you can tell the New World from the Old World with this HowStuffWorks quiz!

How the Ancient Land Blob Gondwana Became Today's Continents

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Gondwana was a humongous landmass that persisted for 300 million years before it began to break up, forming all the continents in the modern Southern Hemisphere.

What Causes Seasons? Earth's Tilt and Orbit

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What causes the seasons? Why are the seasons reversed in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres? And if the Earth moves in an elliptical orbit around the Sun, why don't we have two summers and two winters every year?

Is It Time to Redefine the Four Seasons of the Year?

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The four seasons experienced by Earth's midlatitude regions are being gradually altered by global warming — but a climate expert says they won't completely go away.

Quiz: Is This Spot North or South of the Equator?

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Do you know on which side of 0 degrees latitude these famous landmarks fall?

5 Things You Didn't Know About the Winter Solstice

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For centuries, ancient cultures celebrated the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, as the "day the sun came back." Here are five enlightening facts about the winter solstice.

Why Is the Tropic of Cancer Important?

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You've probably heard of the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, but do you know the difference?

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