Consider the following statements:[Physical Geography]

I. Anadyr in Siberia and Nome in Alaska are a few kilometers from each other, but when people are waking up and getting set for breakfast in these cities, it would be different days.

II. When it is Monday in Anadyr, it is Tuesday in Nome.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The correct option is I only.

Let us analyze the statements step-by-step to understand why this is the correct answer:

Analysis of Statement I:
Anadyr (located in Siberia, Russia) and Nome (located in Alaska, United States) lie on opposite sides of the Bering Strait and the International Date Line (IDL). While they are geographically very close to each other (separated by only a few kilometers across the strait), they are separated by the International Date Line. When crossing the International Date Line from east to west (from Nome to Anadyr), the date advances by one day. Conversely, when crossing from west to east (from Anadyr to Nome), the date goes back by one day. Therefore, even though people in both cities are waking up and getting ready for breakfast at roughly the same time of day due to their proximity, they are living on different calendar days. Hence, Statement I is correct.

Analysis of Statement II:
The International Date Line lies between Anadyr (to the west of the line, in the Eastern Hemisphere) and Nome (to the east of the line, in the Western Hemisphere). Because the Earth rotates from west to east, places in the Eastern Hemisphere are ahead in time and calendar day compared to places in the Western Hemisphere.
Therefore, Anadyr (Siberia) is a day ahead of Nome (Alaska). When it is Monday in Nome (Alaska), it is already Tuesday in Anadyr (Siberia). Conversely, when it is Monday in Anadyr, it is still Sunday in Nome. Statement II states that "When it is Monday in Anadyr, it is Tuesday in Nome," which is incorrect because Nome is a day behind Anadyr, not a day ahead. Hence, Statement II is incorrect.

Since only Statement I is correct, the correct option is "I only".