Your latitude indicates how far you are from the equator, a line around Earth's middle. The person in the Gizmo has the same latitude on each date.
Turn on Show Sun rays and slowly drag the person on the left Earth toward
the North Pole. What do you notice about how the Sun rays hit the person
as she is moved northward?
North Pole
Equator
South Pole
The Sun rays hit the person at [ Select]
of an angle as she
is dragged (north). The Sun rays are directly over her head near the ſequator]
and much more [slanted] near the North Pole.