Latitude Flashcards

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Tropic of Cancer

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23.5 degrees north of the equator

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Antarctic circle

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66.5 degrees south of the equator

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Artic circle

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66.5 degrees north of the equator

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Tropic of Capricorn

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23.5 degrees south of the equator

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How does latitude affect temperature?

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The temp differs between places of lower and higher latitude backseats the suns rays strike the various parts of the world at different angles.
LOWER LATITUDE
For example, at lower latitudes, the angle of solar radiation at places near the equator is high, close to 90°. This results in heat being concentrated over a small area, causing more heating thus higher temperatures. The suns rays also travel a shorter distance in the atmosphere to reach areas t or near the equator than at the poles where less solar radiation is lost by reflection, scattering and absorption.
HIGHER LATITUDE
However, at higher latitudes, during to the tilted axis of the earth and the oblique axis of solar radiation at paces further away from the equator, what is being spread over a larger area. This causes less intense heating resulting in lower temperatures. Also the suns rays travel a longer distance in the atmosphere to reach the poles than at the equator where some solar radiation is lost by reflection, scattering and absorption.

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