北半球(きたはんきゅう)northern hemisphere

日本(にほん)やカナダは北半球(きたはんきゅう)にあります。

Japan and Canada are located in the northern hemisphere. {northern hemisphere}

南半球(みなみはんきゅう)と北半球(きたはんきゅう)では季節(きせつ)が反対(はんたい)になります。

The seasons are opposite in the southern hemisphere and the northern hemisphere. {northern hemisphere}

北半球(きたはんきゅう)では、１０(じゅう)月(がつ)ごろから３(さん)月(がつ)ごろが冬(ふゆ)です。

In the northern hemisphere, winter is from around October to March. {northern hemisphere}

赤道(せきどう)を境(さかい)として地球(ちきゅう)の北側(きたがわ)半分(はんぶん)のことを北半球(きたはんきゅう)というとか。

They say that the northern half of the earth, separated by the equator, is referred to as the northern hemisphere. {northern hemisphere}

北半球(きたはんきゅう)は南半球(みなみはんきゅう)に比(くら)べて陸地(りくち)面積(めんせき)が大(おお)きいと言(い)うが、本当(ほんとう)だろうか？

It is said that the land area of the northern hemisphere is larger than the southern hemisphere, but is it really true? {northern hemisphere}