The graphic primarily shows the northern hemisphere.
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North America, Europe, and Asia are continents that are primarily located in the Northern Hemisphere.
When the Earth is in that position, the Southern Hemisphere experiences the start of summer because it is tilted towards the Sun, receiving more direct sunlight. This results in longer days, higher temperatures, and the start of the summer season in the Southern Hemisphere.
Water makes up the vast majority of the surface of the Southern Hemisphere. Only about 10% of the southern hemisphere is land (South America, Australia, Antarctica, southern Africa). The oceans of the southern hemisphere are the South Atlantic, South Pacific, Indian, and Southern. They contain around 70% of the world's seawater.
Wind direction is primarily influenced by the pressure gradient force, which is caused by differences in air pressure. The Coriolis effect, a result of Earth's rotation, deflects wind to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere, but it does not directly determine wind direction.
The southern hemisphere experiences opposite seasons from the northern hemisphere. For example, when it is winter in the northern hemisphere, it is summer in the southern hemisphere. So, the current season in the southern hemisphere depends on the time of year.