Question: EXERCISE 9: Earth-Sun Relations Name Section EXERCISE 9 PROBLEMS-PART I Side Views The Following Questions Are Based On Figure 9-2, Showing Earth-Sun Relations On June 21. June 21 North Polo Tangent Ray Arctic Circle Tropic Of Cancer Equator Vertical Ray Tropic Of Capricom Antarctic Circle Tangent Aay South Polo Figure 9-2: Earth-Sun Relations On June …
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EXERCISE 9: Earth-Sun Relations Name Section EXERCISE 9 PROBLEMS-PART I Side Views The following questions are based on Figure 9-2, showing Earth-Sun relations on June 21. June 21 North Polo Tangent Ray Arctic Circle Tropic of Cancer Equator Vertical Ray Tropic of Capricom Antarctic Circle Tangent Aay South Polo Figure 9-2: Earth-Sun relations on June solstice. (Adapted from McKnight and Hess, Physical Geography. 9th ed.) 3. Why is the June solstice associated with the Southern Hemisphere winter? 4. Noting the orientation of the circle of illumination on June 21, explain the following: Why does the equator receive equal day and night? (b) What happens to the length of day (the number of hours of daylight) as you move north of the equator? Within which range of latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere is 24 hours of day- light experienced?
