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2006-09-21 06:47:01 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
The biggest effect is the fact that at latitudes outside of the tropics, sunlight never arrives perpendicularly to the surface. As a result, the highest temperatures cannot be achieved on large scales. The closer to the equator one is, the more direct sunlight is received, and in general the hotter it will be. Latitude is a measure of how far from the equator a location is.
2006-09-21 06:55:54 · answer #1 · answered by DavidK93 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
The higher the latitude, the lower the total available annual insolation (incident solar energy).
2006-09-21 08:45:57 · answer #2 · answered by Deep Thought 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In general the farther north you are in the northern hemisphere the colder it will be. There are other factors such as mountains and te effect of waters.
2006-09-21 11:22:10 · answer #3 · answered by science teacher 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is hotter nearer to equator and colder towards poles and mild in the centre.
2006-09-21 07:08:03 · answer #4 · answered by openpsychy 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋