Complete the paragraph to explain why locations with higher latitudes tend to have cooler climates.
Understand the Problem
The question is asking to complete a paragraph that explains why higher latitude locations tend to have cooler climates compared to lower latitude locations. It requires an understanding of how sunlight intensity varies with latitude and its effect on temperature.
Answer
Higher latitudes receive less intense sunlight spread over a larger area, resulting in cooler temperatures.
Higher latitude locations are farther from the equator. On average, the sunlight reaching high-latitude locations is less intense than the sunlight reaching low-latitude locations. This happens because the same amount of sunlight spreads out over a larger area in high-latitude locations than in low-latitude locations. So, high-latitude locations have cooler temperatures, on average, than low-latitude locations.
Answer for screen readers
Higher latitude locations are farther from the equator. On average, the sunlight reaching high-latitude locations is less intense than the sunlight reaching low-latitude locations. This happens because the same amount of sunlight spreads out over a larger area in high-latitude locations than in low-latitude locations. So, high-latitude locations have cooler temperatures, on average, than low-latitude locations.
More Information
Higher latitudes are cooler due to the angle and distribution of sunlight. This leads to less solar energy per unit area.
Tips
A common mistake is to think that distance from the sun is the main factor, but it's the angle and distribution of sunlight that matter.
Sources
- Effect of Latitude on Climate - CK-12 - flexbooks.ck12.org
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