what is the earth's equator
^ The Equator is an imaginary line on the Earth's surface equidistant from the North Pole and South Pole that divides the Earth into a Northern Hemisphere and a Southern Hemisphere. The band around the middle of the Earth, separating the northern from the southern hemispheres. Earths equator is an imaginary line equally distant from both Pole's. It goes horizontally around Earth's middle. ^ It is also the point where both 0 degrees latitude and longitude orginate.This areas also reseives the most sunglican anually and is home to a region referred to as the Tropics.