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Latitude affects climate because of the shape and tilt of the earth. for most of the year the tropical latitudes receive the most sunlight, and their for have a warmer over all climate. the further north or south you get of the equator the less sunlight the region receives depending on the time of year (in summer your hemisphere is tilted toward the sun, whilst in winter your hemisphere is tiled away from the sun). Because there is less sunlight in the extreme north and south of the planet the overall climate is colder the closer you get to the poles. it is easier to eplain in person so if this doesn't make sense try finding someone who does know and ask them to explain. there are some websites that give good visuals but it has been years since I learned that stuff.

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