Question

Which of these countries lie entirely in the Southern Hemisphere?
a)Somalia
b)Kenya
c)Tanzania
d)Brazil

Answer 1

Hint: The Earth has imaginary lines drawn from north to south and east to west. Parallel lines that are drawn from East to West are called Latitudes. The equator is at 0 degree latitude and part south to the equator is our planet’s Southern Hemisphere.

Complete answer: The Southern Hemisphere has four oceans, more water compared to the Northern hemisphere and only 30%of Earth’s land.
Let us look at the options given to us
Option (A ) Somalia is a country in Africa. It's northern latitude is 12degree north and southernmost point is at 2 degree south.
Option (B) Kenya is also a country in Africa. Its northernmost latitude in 5degree north and southernmost latitude is around 4degree south.
Option (C)Tanzania is a country in Africa. Its latitudinal extent is from 1dregree south to 11 degrees south.
Option (D )Brazil is a country in South America. Its northernmost latitude 5degree north and southernmost latitude is 33degree south.

Since only Tanzania has both its southernmost and northernmost latitude in southernmost , it is the country completely in the South Hemisphere. Therefore the correct option is option (C ).

Note: The two continents which completely lie in the southern hemisphere are Australia and Antarctica. Other countries entirely in the Southern hemisphere are Uruguay and Paraguay in South America, South Africa and Zambia in Africa, East Timor in Asia etc.