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1. (South) (North)

2. (northeast) (southwest)

3. (sunrise) (sunset)

4. (white) (dark)

5. (lower) (higher)

6. (North Pacific Ocean) (North Atlantic Ocean)

7. (only the daylight portion) (both the daylight and night portions)

8. (low) (high)

9. (high) (low)

1. (equatorial) (midlatitude) (polar)

2. (period of sunlight) (path of sunlight through the atmosphere)

3. (similar to) (much less than)

4. (equatorial) (midlatitude) (polar)

5. (local noon solar altitude) (length of daylight each day)

6. (increases) (decreases)

7. (increase) (decrease)

8. (solstices) (equinoxes)

9. (equatorial) (midlatitude) (polar)

10. (summer and fall) (fall and spring) (spring and summer)

11. (fall and spring) (winter and fall) (fall and summer)

12. (its maximum) (zero)

13. (summer and fall) (fall and spring) (fall and winter)

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