Question

Latitudinally, Oklahoma is located in the __________ Hemisphere; longitudinally, Oklahoma is located in the __________ Hemisphere.

Answer 1

The correct answer is, Latitudinally, Oklahoma is located in the NORTHERN Hemisphere; longitudinally, Oklahoma is located in the WESTERN Hemisphere.

Latitude and longitude are imaginary lines on maps that facilitate the location of different places on planet Earth. Longitude is the distance east or west of the meridian of Greenwich. Latitude is the distance north or south of the equator. Both imaginative lines are measured in terms of a circumference of 360 degrees.

Oklahoma is located in the northern and western hemispheres, in the south-central part of the U.S. Oklahoma’s borders are the states of New Mexico, Kansas, Colorado, , Texas, Arkansas, and Missouri.

Answer 2

Latitudinally, Oklahoma is located in the Northern Hemisphere; longitudinally, Oklahoma is located in the Western Hemisphere.

Explanation:

There are two ways to divide the Earth into hemispheres, which actually means half of a sphere, latitudinal and longitudinal.

• Latitudinal Hemispheres are:

The Equator is the imaginary horizontal line that divides the Earth latitudinally, into the Northern Hemisphere (The North side of the Equator), and the Southern Hemisphere (The South side of the Equator).

United States is located in the Northern Hemisphere, therefor Oklahoma is in the Northern Hemisphere.

• Longitudinal Hemispheres are:

The Prime Meridian is the imaginary vertical line that divides the Earth longitudinally, into the Eastern Hemisphere (The East side of the Prime Meridian) and the Western Hemisphere (The West side of the Prime Meridian).

The Western Hemisphere includes North and South America, therefor Oklahoma is located in the Western Hemisphere.