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Prentice Hall EARTH SCIENCE Tarbuck  Lutgens Chapter 21 Climate 21.1 Factors That Affect Climate Factors That Affect Climate  Latitude • As latitude increases, the intensity of solar energy decreases. • The tropical zone is between 23.5o north (the tropic of Cancer) and 23.5o south (the tropic of Capricorn) of the equator. The sun’s rays are most intense and the temperatures are always warm. • The temperate zones are between 23.5o and 66.5o north and between 23.5o and 66.5o south of t

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