GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -How does the average annual surface temperature compare from latitude to latitude? As latitude increases, the average annual surface temperature decreases.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Latitude is one of the primary factors that affect temperature. As one moves further away from the equator, the temperature falls because regions receive less sunlight. The reason behind this is the shape of the earth. The shape of the earth is an oblate spheroid.

Detailed explanation-5: -The most direct way latitude affects climate is through the amount of solar energy a place receives. The higher the latitude, the more indirect the sunlight because of the angle of the sun in relationship to the earth; this means that places near the poles receive less solar energy than places near the equator.