AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -As you move away from the equator towards the poles, the earth’s surface becomes more angled to the incoming sunlight due to the spherical shape of the earth. Because of this, the intensity of sunlight received decreases as we move from the equator to poles. Hence, temperature decreases as latitude increases.

Detailed explanation-2: -Which statement describes the relationship between latitude and temperature? As latitude increases, temperature decreases.

Detailed explanation-3: -Because the angle of radiation varies depending on the latitude, surface temperatures on average are warmer at lower latitudes and cooler at higher latitudes (even though higher latitudes have more hours of daylight during the summer months).

Detailed explanation-4: -Which statement describes the influence of latitude on temperature? Latitude determines the duration of daylight.

Detailed explanation-5: -1. Latitude-As latitude increases, the average yearly temperature decreases. 2. Nearness to centers of large landmasses-Locations near the center of a large landmass tend to have wide ranges in temperatures, both between day and night and seasonally.