Explain why the equator has a warmer climate than the area near either the North or South pole. Be sure to thoroughly explain your answer.

Il fait plus chaud à l'équateur et plus froid aux pôles car : 1°) les rayons du Soleil sont plus concentrés au niveau de l'équateur et plus diffus au niveau des pôles ; 2°) l'épaisseur d'air composant l'atmosphère, traversée par les rayons du Soleil est plus importante aux pôles qu'à l'équateur.

a rain shadow is a dry region of land on the side that is protected against the prevailing winds of a mountain range. the prevailing winds are the winds that occur most of the time in a particular place of the earth

prevailing winds carry air toward the mountain range. as the air rises up over a mountain range, the air cools, water vapor condenses, and clouds form. on this side of the mountains, called the windward side, precipitation falls in the form of  rain  or snow. this dry air produces a  rain shadow.

practical process described pest part of scientific investigation.

because practical knowledge is powerful then therotical knowledge.