Question

A very small part of Africa lies in the Northern Hemisphere.
A. True
B. False

Answer 1

Hint: - The strait of Gibraltar is the only natural link which joins the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea and it is located between the southern tip of Europe and the northern tip of Africa.
- 5 countries of Africa share their borders with the Mediterranean Sea these are- Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia.

Complete Answer:
Introduction: The equator divides the earth into two parts which are the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere and the prime meridian which is the zero degrees longitude divides the earth into Eastern and Western Hemisphere. The northern hemisphere mostly consists of landmasses that are called continents. These continents are North America, arctic area, Europe, Asia, Africa and South America. Most of them are either wholly or partially located in the northern hemisphere. Whereas most of South America, one-third part of Africa and the southern part of Asia, Antarctica and whole Oceania are located in the Southern Hemisphere.

Africa: The continent of Africa is averagely at the elevation of about 600 metres above the sea level. The latitudinal extent of the continent of Africa is 37 degrees North to 35 degrees South and its longitudinal extent is 510 degrees East to 160 degrees West.

Location: The location of Africa is somewhat unique and different because it lies in all four hemispheres. It is divided by the equator in two halves which crosses over Kenya, Ecuador, Somalia, the republican of Congo, Uganda and Gabon. On the other hand, the prime meridian also divides it vertically in two halves and passes through Mali, Algeria and Ghana. Its two from the three parts is located in the northern hemisphere.

Thus from this discussion, we can conclude that the above statement is wrong and hence the correct answer is B.

Note: - Africa is the second most populous continent with a population of 1.1 Billion and almost 50% of Africans are under the age of 25. It covers about 16% of the world's population.
- The Sahara desert of Africa is the largest and is greater than that of the continental area of the USA.
- The western part of Africa is drifting further from the eastern portion. All the volcanic activity in the valley is caused by this. In the far future, between these two areas of Africa, the sea will flood. The Arabian peninsula is nearly divided now.