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Southern Hemisphere
The southern hemisphere of the earth is the area south of the equator.
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What is the sun directly over when it is winter in the southern hemisphere?
The entire Solar System is in motion in and out of a spiral arm as it moves in orbit around the center of the Milky Way Galaxy. Our Galaxy is in motion relative to the Virgo Cluster of galaxies.
Relative to the Earth, however, except for a wobble caused by the gravitational effects of the planets, the Sun is stationary. The apparent motion of the Sun is created by our Earthbound vantage point as the Earth orbits the Sun while maintaining a rotational axis of 23 degrees. This 23 degree axis of rotation gives the appearance of the noon day sun moving between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn as the earth makes its year long orbit around the Sun, The noon day Sun appear to pause over the two Tropics as the motion of the Sun appears to change direction back towards the Equator. This takes place during the Summer and Winter Solstices
How are seasons in the southern hemisphere related to season in the northern hemisphere?
In the southern hemisphere they are opposite: Mar 21 autumn starts, June 21 winter starts, Sep 22 spring starts, Dec 21 summer starts.
Are the sun rays stronger in Southern hemisphere than northern?
The earth is closer to the Sun in the southern hemisphere when it is summer, but during summer in the northern hemisphere the earth is farther away by many millions of kilometres . Although this will change gradually and in 13,000 years the opposite will be true .
Where does most of the dry land lie in northern or southern hemisphere?
The northern hemisphere has much more land than the southern hemisphere.
What are the physical features that make the Southern Hemisphere unlike the Northern Hemisphere?
the countries
Is Asia in the northern and southern hemisphere?
The Philippines is located in the Northern hemisphere at 14o35'N and 121o0'E.
What causes summer in the northern hemisphere to be hotter than the winter sunlight?
It is summer because that part of the earth is tilted towards the sun and it gets more heat.
Does the southern hemisphere celebrate Christmas in Winter or Summer?
Christians celebrate Christmas on December 25th. The southern hemisphere is in summer then.
Why is the southern hemisphere warmer than the northern hemisphere?
No, the northern hemisphere summer is hotter when you look at the planetary average. The reason is that there is more land in the northern hemisphere and when the sunlight hits the land it bounces off and heats up the air much more than when sunlight hits water. So whichever side with more land will have a hotter average summer, in the earth's case, by about 4 degrees Fahrenheit. On the other hand, the amount of water in your local environment has a much greater influence on the heat of your summer than which hemisphere you're in. For more detail, check out NASA's explanation below.
What are some similarities between the northern hemisphere and southern hemisphere?
there the same thing
Why must sundials being used in the northern hemisphere be reversed in the southern hemisphere?
During northern hemisphere summer the sun is in the northern sky in the southern hemisphere. Our sun in the northern hemisphere is almost always in the southern sky unless your south of the tropic of cancer so this is why you have to reverse the sundials if you move to the southern hemisphere.
How are the seasons in the nothern and southern hemisphere different?
The rotation of the Earth is from west to east (the sun rises in the east) and if your right hand points to the east, north is then in front of you (south is behind you). Or, you could also tell by continent. North America and Eurasia are in the northern hemisphere, Africa and South America are partly in the northern, and partly in the southern hemisphere, Australia is entirely in the southern hemisphere.
Because the Northern hemisphere has alot more land mass than the Southern hemisphere.
June is in winter in the southern hemisphere.
Is the calendar the same in the Northern Hemisphere as it is in the Southern Hemisphere?
The calendar is the same though the seasons differ.
What are the formal names of seasons in the Southern Hemisphere?
The seasons occur therein the same order as in the north. The difference is that the seasonsare offset by two. Winter and summer occur together, one of them in each of the hemispheres. The same holds for spring and autumn.
Which pole is tilted toward the sun when it is winter in the southern hemisphere?
When it's winter in the southern hemisphere it's summer in the northern hemisphere. Therefore the North geographic pole is tilted towards the sun and the South geographic pole is tilted away from the sun.
Does India lie in northern hemisphere or in southern hemisphere?
i don't know okay i want to know the answer but i can't find it
Is Europe in Southern or northern hemisphere?
Africa is intersected by the equator, Australia is south of the equator.
Do rivers in the southern hemisphere flow north?
No, the St. Johns River in Florida runs south to north. no! rivers run from their source ie mountains to an ocean or swamp or lake. to give an example, the nile river runs from south to north and the orange river(namibia and south africa) flows from east to west...
Rivers that aren't "north of the equator running south":
Athabasca Alberta, Canada, 765 miles
Bann Northern Ireland
Bighorn Wyoming and Montana, USA, 336 miles
Cauca Colombia, 597 miles
Deschutes Oregon, USA, 250 miles
Eel Northern California, USA, 78 miles
Erne Ireland and Northern Ireland, 60 miles
Essequibo Guyana, 600 miles
Genesee New York, USA, 144 miles
Jordan Utah, USA, 45 miles
Lena Russian Federation, 2735 miles
Little Bighorn, Wyoming and Montana, USA, 80 miles
Magdalena Colombia, 1062 miles
Mojave Southern California, USA, 100 miles
Monongahela Eastern USA, 128 miles
New Virginia and West Virginia, USA, 255 miles
Niagara Lake Erie to Lake Ontario, 39 miles.
Nile Africa, 4150 miles
Ob Russian Federation, 2289 miles
Oswego New York, USA, 24 miles
Otter Creek Vermont, USA, 75 miles
Pend Oreille Washington, USA, 62 miles
Red Minnesota, North Dakota, USA (into Canada), 318 miles
Richelieu Quebec, Canada, 208 miles
Saginaw Michigan, USA, 20 miles.
Saint Johns Florida, USA, 275 miles
San Pedro Mexico (into Arizona), 142 miles
Shennandoah Virginia and West Virginia, USA, 55 miles
Wilamette Oregon, USA, 188 miles
Wallkill New Jersey, USA, length unknown
Yenisey Russian Federation, 2548 miles
Youghiogheny Eastern USA, 151 miles
Each season is 3 months. They are defined by the summer & winter solstices, just as spring & fall are defined by the equinoxes. The Earth's axis is tilted. As it swings around the Sun, the sun appears to rise a little higher (or lower) in the sky each day. At it's highest point is the summer solstice. - This is where the northern pole is pointing the most toward the Sun. It is also where the southern pole is pointing the most away from the sun. Therefore, that is the beginning of winter in the southern hemisphere. Logically, you might think that this should be the middle of a season and not the beginning. Two things say "NO" to this. The first is tradition. The second has more to do with the heating and cooling of the earth. It takes time for the earth to heat & cool, so our weather (temperatures, etc.) lag behind the relative position of the Sun in the sky.
What is the northern hemisphere?
It is all of the Earth's surface north of the equator.
The Earth can be divided into northern and southern hemispheres, or into eastern and western hemispheres, which use the arbitrary longitudinal lines (e.g. Prime Meridian).
What 3 countries in south America are in southern hemisphere?
Ecuador, Columbia, and Brazil are in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres.
