Which part of the Earth receives most of the sun's rays and seasonal differences in temperature generally great at higher latitudes than lower latitudes?
The equator receives the most direct and concentrated amount of sunlight. So the amount of direct sunlight decreases as you travel north or south from the equator. Look at the diagram of Earth above that shows different latitudes. At the equator, the Sun's rays are most direct. This is where temperatures are highest. At higher latitudes, the Sun's rays are less direct. The farther an area is from the equator, the lower its temperature.
Seasonal temperature changes are greatest in the mid-latitudes. This is because seasonal variations in temperature increase the further away from the equator you go on land. At higher latitudes, the Sun's rays are less direct. The farther an area is from the equator, the lower its temperature.There are only small seasonal changes in temperature at lower latitudes with increasingly larger seasonal changes in temperature at higher latitudes. The greatest seasonal contrast of insulation is seen in polar zone due to the inclination of 23.5 degrees of the earth's rotation axis with respect to its orbital axis. Earth's axis always points in the same direction. Because of this, the part of Earth that receives the most direct rays from the Sun changes as the Earth travels around the Sun. At the equinox, the Sun's rays shine most directly on the equator, and the Northern and Southern Hemispheres get the same amount of Sunlight. Because the Earth is round, the frigid Polar Regions never get a high sun, and because of the tilted axis of rotation, these areas receive no sun at all during part of the year.