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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.
What northern country from south America has almost no rain forest?
They are most threatened by deforestation
What season is it when the North Pole is tilted almost directly toward the sun on June 21?
In June, it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere of Earth. So I'd assume that the Northern Hemisphere is closer to the Sun at that time, and that would probably occur because the North Pole is tilted towards the Sun during June. In fact, the Summer Solstice is in the middle of June somewhere.
Where is the Arctic Ocean located?
The Arctic Ocean is located in the northern hemisphere and mostly in the Arctic polar region. It is almost completely surrounded by Eurasia and North America.
What are spring and autumnal equinoxes?
An autumnal equinox is when the day is just as long as the night and the days are getting shorter. This happens in late September for northern hemisphere and in late March for southern hemisphere. It is different in the two hemispheres because of the Earth's revolution around the sun.
Is Uganda in the northern or southern hemisphere?
The mighty Nile is in the northern hemisphere. The Nile River is almost exclusively in the northern hemisphere, because the upper half of Africa is above the equator. However, tributaries of the "White Nile" extend south of Lake Victoria into Rwanda, and are therefore in the southern hemisphere. (see map at related links)
Which continents are almost entirely in the Northern Hemisphere?
North America and Europe are entirely in the Northern Hemisphere. Asia is almost entirely in the Northern Hemisphere, except for Indonesia. Only part of Africa and South America are in the Northern Hemisphere.
Is Russia more in the northern hemisphere or the eastern hemisphere?
Russia lies entirely in the northern hemisphere and almost entirely in the eastern hemisphere (it almost touches Alaska in the western hemisphere), so the answer to your question would be that it is more in the northern hemisphere.
A continent which is in almost entirely in the northern hemisphere?
Europe is a continent that is almost entirely in the northern hemisphere, with the exception of a small portion of Turkey that lies in the southern hemisphere.
Is the US in the northern hemisphere or southern?
It's in the northern hemisphere, and almost entirely also in the western one.
What hemisphere does not include Antarctica?
The northern hemisphere does not include Antarctica. Antarctica lies almost entirely within the southern hemisphere.
Is the Unites states in the northern or southern hemisphere?
The United States is completely in the Northern Hemisphere, and ALMOST completely also in the western one.
Which three continents are completely or almost completly within the northern hemisphere?
The three continents that are completely or almost completely within the Northern Hemisphere are North America, Europe, and Asia. Africa is the only continent that spans both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
Is Hong Kong in the northern or southern hemisphere?
Almost all of southeast Asia is in the northern hemisphere. But there is part of Indonesia that lops over the equator, putting that bit in the southern hemisphere. All of southeast Asia is also in the eastern hemisphere.
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.
Where do penguies live?
The best answer I can give is they live almost exclusively in the Southern hemisphere. Beyond that is highly variable.
Which continent is almost entirely in the Northern and Western Hemishperes?
North America is the continent that is almost entirely located in the Northern and Western Hemispheres.
