Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Weather inquiry - Do we live in the Northern Hemisphere or the Southern Hemisphere?

Do we live in the Northern Hemisphere or the Southern Hemisphere?

We live in the northern hemisphere, and China is located in the northern hemisphere.

The Northern Hemisphere refers to the area north of the Earth's equator. All located in the Northern Hemisphere are North America and Europe. In this hemisphere, 39.3% is land and 60.7% is ocean. Winter in the Northern Hemisphere usually lasts from December to February, and summer usually lasts from June to August, which is the opposite of the four seasons in the Southern Hemisphere. The two most widely distributed climates in the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere are: temperate continental climate and subarctic coniferous forest climate.

The Northern Hemisphere gathers most of the world's leading economic and military countries, such as China, the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal and other countries.

According to the tilt of the earth's axis, winter in the Northern Hemisphere begins at the winter solstice (about December 22) and ends at the March equinox (about March 20); summer begins at the summer solstice (about June 20) September 21st) and ends at the September equinox (about September 21st). The northernmost region of the Northern Hemisphere is the Arctic Circle, and the North Pole is the northern end of the Arctic Circle. Its seasons can be roughly divided into cold winter and cold summer, and the temperature is on average lower than other areas. In the North Pole, in winter, the sun is below the horizon for one or more consecutive days, which is called polar night; in summer, the sun is above the horizon for one or more consecutive days, which is called polar day. This situation lasts for at least a day in the Arctic Circle, and can last up to several months in extreme areas. The area south of the Arctic Circle and north of the Tropic of Cancer is the temperate zone of the Northern Hemisphere. Compared with the Arctic region, its temperature changes are relatively mild, and extreme cold and heat phenomena are less common. However, this mild climate is also prone to unpredictable weather conditions. The climate in the tropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere (south of the Tropic of Cancer and north of the equator) tends to be hot all year round. Generally speaking, summer is the rainy season and winter is the dry season. In the Northern Hemisphere, large objects passing through or above ground level are affected by the Corioli force, which causes them to move in a clockwise direction. Large air currents or ocean currents do the same in the Northern Hemisphere, with the currents in the North Pacific and North Atlantic being prime examples. In the Southern Hemisphere, the direction is exactly the opposite.