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Important vocabulary: Globe, Equator, North Pole, South Pole, Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, Prime Meridian, Western Hemisphere, Eastern Hemisphere. Globe is a round model of Earth. The Equator is an imaginary line on a globe that is equal distance from the North and South Poles. The North Pole is the northernmost point on Earth, and the South Pole is the southernmost point on Earth. The Northern Hemisphere is the area above the Equator, where the United States is located. The Southern Hemisphere is the area below the Equator. The Prime Meridian is an imaginary line that runs between the North and South Poles through Greenwich, England. The Western Hemisphere is to the left of the Prime Meridian, and the Eastern Hemisphere is to the right. Important vocabulary. Globe, a round model of Earth. Equator, the imaginary east-west line on a globe or map that is equal distance from the North Pole and the South Pole. North Pole, the northernmost point on Earth. South Pole, the southernmost point on Earth. Northern Hemisphere, the area on Earth above the equator. The United States is in the northern hemisphere. Southern Hemisphere, the area on Earth below the equator. Prime Meridian, the imaginary north-south line on a globe or map that runs between the North and South Poles through Greenwich, England. Western Hemisphere, the area to the left of the Prime Meridian. Eastern Hemisphere, the area to the right of the Prime Meridian.