Thursday, March 26, 2009

Energy Map

As the seasons change, the sun's rays directly point to a particular spot on the planet Earth. For this reason, I was not surprised that the countries near the equator, the Tropic of Cancer, and the Tropic of Capricorn, would use the most solar energy. However, I was surprised of the fact that the northern countries of the world do not use as much solar energy in the summer, due to the fact that in the summer, the sun is out all of the time for sixty days. But, it also is the opposite in the winter time, so that might explain the lack of solar energy usage as well.

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