12/4/24 Flashcards
What divides the Earth equally?
Equator
What is the name above the equator area?
Northern hemisphere
What is the name below the equator line?
Southern Hemisphere
About 70% of population of the world lives in
Northern hemisphere
The earth season is also known as
Northern hemisphere seasons
The part of the earth which receives the perpendicular rays from the sun are called
Summer
What is the summer solistice
The days are longer than nights
What is the date of summer solstice
21st June
What is the date of winter solstice
22nd December
What is equinox?
During this period, the equator receives the perpendicular rays from the sun hence both the days and nights are equal
When is autumn equinox?
23rd September
When is spring equinox?
21st March
When is the longest day of southern hemisphere
22nd December
what are the three types of winds
Permanent wind
periodic wind
local wind
