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What is the date of summer solstice in Northern Hemisphere?
A 21st June
B 21st March
C 22nd December
D 23rd September
Why are winters more severe in Southern Hemisphere than in the Northern Hemisphere?
A Earth is tilted towards the Sun in the Northern Hemisphere
B Northern Hemisphere receives more sunlight
C Because of more iceberg activity in Southern Hemisphere
D Southern Hemisphere is less inhabited
When it is January and winter in the Northern Hemisphere, it is ______and ________in the Southern Hemisphere.
A January and summer
B January and winter
C July and winter
D July and summer
The most important reason why summers in the Southern Hemisphere are not warmer than summers in the Northern Hemisphere is that:
A The earth is closer to the sun in January
B The earth is farther from the sun in July
C Over 80% of the Southern Hemisphere is covered with water
D The sun's energy is less intense in the Southern Hemisphere
When does winter solstice occur in the Northern Hemisphere?
A 21st June
B 22nd December
C 21st March
D 23rd March
At the summer solstice, which one of the following latitudes will have the longest night?
A 45°N
B 45°S
C 60°N
D 60°S
All of the following types of climates occur in the southern hemisphere except ________
A Hot desert
B Savanna
C Equatorial
D Tundra
Wind in the Southern hemisphere is deflected towards left due to ________
A Temperature variations
B Rotation of the earth
C Difference in pressure
D Difference in water content
In the Southern hemisphere the Westerlies blow from ________
A North
B North east
C North west
D South east
The position of the earth in its orbit, when it is at its greatest distance from the Sun causing summer in the Northern hemisphere is ________
A Perihelion
B Aphelion
C Perigee
D Apogee

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