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Because of the tilt of the earth's axis. Imagine a globe to the right and a strong light source to the left. You can see that half the globe is lit and half is not. If there were no tilt in the earth's axis, you could imagine the north pole at the top of your imaginary globe, right where light and dark meet. The south pole would be at the other end of the axis. Tilt the axis in your mind so that north goes farther right and south goes farther left. You have moved the north pole into the shadow region, explaining the round-the-clock night time at the north pole during our northern winters. As north temperate latitudes move through a day, you see that they will spend a little more time in the shadow region, and the south temperate latitudes will spend a little more time in the lit regions.

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Is it summer everywhere around the world right now?

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What causes winter in the northern hemisphere?

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Are the days shorter in the Northern hemisphere then in the shouthern?

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Is sun higher or lower in winter?

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Which hemisphere is tilted toward the sun when it is winter in the northern hemisphere?

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Why do people in Australia snow ski during the northern hemisphere's summer months?

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