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Item CL148001: For two places at different latitudes and different longitudes, the place that is farther north of the equator has more hours of daylight in July.

The map below shows two places in the United States, Place 1 and Place 2. 

Which of the following statements explains why one place has more hours of daylight in July than the other?

  1. Place 1, because it is farther inland than Place 2
  2. Place 1, because it is farther north of the equator than Place 2
  3. Place 2, because it is closer to the ocean than Place 1
  4. Place 2, because it is closer to the equator than Place 1

 

Distribution of responses
Answer Choice
Overall
Grades
Gender
Primary Language
 
n = 2243
6–8
n = 1241
9–12
n = 993
Male
n = 1063
Female
n = 1103
English
n = 1933
Other
n = 214
A. 17% 19% 15% 17% 17% 17% 17%
B. 27% 27% 26% 27% 26% 26% 29%
C. 16% 17% 15% 16% 17% 16% 18%
D. 40% 37% 44% 40% 40% 41% 36%