Q. Why is there a severe difference in the climates of Northern and Southern Hemisphere?
Answer: Both of the above
Notes: There are several reasons for the difference in the climates of Northern and southern hemisphere. These are rotation of the earth around its axis and the revolution of the earth around the sun of its orbit.
The biggest factor in differences in the climate in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres has to do with the distribution of land vs. ocean. The Northern Hemisphere has much more of Earth's land masses, while the Southern Hemisphere has a larger fraction of ocean.

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