Inquiry into Life
15th Edition
ISBN: 9781259426162
Author: Sylvia S. Mader Dr., Michael Windelspecht
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 36.1, Problem 2A
Which region on Earth receives the largest amount of direct solar radiation throughout the year?
- Northern Hemisphere above 60°
- Northern Hemisphere between 30° and 60°
- Southern Hemisphere below 60°
- Southern Hemisphere between 30° and 60°
- the equator, between 30° north and 30° south
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