Ook at russia and florida on the world map shown below.

the picture shows the world map with a horizontal line labeled 'equator' running across the middle of the map. a dotted line is shown slightly above the equator and parallel to it. this line is labeled 'tropic of cancer'. a dotted line is shown slightly below the equator and parallel to it. this line is labeled 'tropic of capricorn'. florida is labeled on the left just above the tropic of cancer and russia is labeled on the right closer to the north pole.

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which of these statements best explains why the difference between summer and winter temperatures is greater in russia than in florida? (2 points)

florida has shorter seasons because it is more towards the west of the globe.

florida is situated closer to the tropic of cancer which receives more constant and direct rays of the sun.

russia is situated closer to the north pole which is tilted more towards the sun.

russia has a greater number of longitudinal lines which causes greater temperature differences.

Florida is situated closer to the tropic of cancer which receives more constant and direct rays of the sun.

Explanation:

The places that are closer to the equator receive more direct sunlight throughout the year, while the places that are further away from the equator, thus closer to the poles, receive less constant and sunlight at a lower angle. The reason for this is that the equator and its close surroundings have sunlight that falls at a an angle close to 90°, meaning that the sunlight is more concentrated at smaller area and heats up more. Closer to the poles though, the sunlight falls at a low angle, even when it is tilted toward the sun, resulting in much more dispersed sunlight over larger area, resulting in much less heat. So we have Florida being located closer to the equator, thus it will receive more sunlight, while Russia is closer to the North Pole, thus it ill receive much less sunlight.

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