The Southern Hemisphere is Colder, Stormier, and... Cleaner?

The video explores the differences between the northern and southern hemispheres, focusing on temperature, storm activity, and air pollution. The northern hemisphere is warmer due to meridional heat transport and ocean circulation, while the southern hemisphere experiences more storms, partly due to fewer mountains. Air pollution is higher in the north, with boundaries like the ITCZ affecting distribution. Climate change exacerbates these differences, impacting global weather patterns.

What is one reason the northern hemisphere is warmer than the southern hemisphere?

• The northern hemisphere has more water bodies.

• The northern hemisphere has more land area.

• The northern hemisphere receives more sunlight.

• The northern hemisphere is closer to the sun.

What phenomenon helps distribute heat from the equator to the poles?

• Jet stream

• Polar vortex

• Meridional heat transport

• El Niño

How does the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation affect the northern hemisphere?

• It causes more storms in the northern hemisphere.

• It has no effect on the northern hemisphere.

• It warms the northern hemisphere.

• It cools the northern hemisphere.

Why is the southern hemisphere stormier than the northern hemisphere?

• It has more human activity.

• It is closer to the equator.

• It has fewer mountains.

• It has more land area.

What is one reason the southern hemisphere has cleaner air than the northern hemisphere?

• It is farther from industrial areas.

• It has fewer people and less land.

• It has more ocean currents.

• It has more forests.

What atmospheric boundary was initially thought to keep pollution in the northern hemisphere?

• The Intertropical Convergence Zone

• The Ozone Layer

• The Jet Stream

• The Polar Front

What factor contributes to the southern hemisphere's cleaner air despite the ITCZ's movement?

• Higher altitude of the southern hemisphere

• Stronger ocean currents

• Interaction of strong winds and monsoons

• More vegetation in the southern hemisphere