GEOG 1001 Lecture : Geography 1001 Lecture 2
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Why the earth has rainforests and deserts all comes back to the relationship between the earth and the sun. Summer solstice on tropic of cancer (june 21-22) > sun is directly over head > summer for northern hemisphere. Most sun that the north pole gets (never sets) > south pole gets no sun. Opposite when it comes to winter solstice (dec 21-22) Winter solstice on tropic of capricorn sun is directly over head > Summer for southern hemisphere sun never sets on south pole. Vernal and autumnal equinox > everywhere on the earth gets equal amounts of sunlight > 12 hrs day and 12 hrs night (give or take a few minutes) The further north or south you move from the equator the colder the average temperature is > refer to slide temp differences" on pdf on. Continues to move further north and south and allows more rain to be created > america and canada area.
