Biology
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Author: Peter Stiling, Robert Brooker, Linda Graham, Eric Widmaier
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 54.4, Problem 1CC
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To determine: The reason for a wide band of similar temperatures at the tropics in reference to figure 54.16 given in the textbook.
Introduction: The weather pattern prevailing in a particular region is known as its climate. Climate consists of light, temperature, precipitation, and wind. Latitudinal variations in the solar radiations arriving on Earth cause temperature differences across the planet. Variations in temperatures across regions determine the type of biological species inhabiting them.
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