The United States is in the Northern Hemisphere. Which statement(s) about the Southern Hemisphere is true?
  • I. It is always warm in the SouthernHemisphere.
  • II. When it's summer in the Northern Hemisphere, it is winter in the Southern Hemisphere.
  • III. In the Southern Hemisphere, the sun sets in the east.
  • IV. When it's winter in the Northern Hemisphere, it is summer in the Southern Hemisphere.

    Explanation

    When it's summer in the Northern Hemisphere, it is winter in the Southern Hemisphere, and vice versa (choices II and IV). On average, the Southern Hemisphere is not warmer than Northern Hemisphere (choice I). The sun always sets in the west, everywhere on Earth.

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