The amount of solar energy a particular place receives is directly dependent on the directness of the sunlight. This is like this because the more direct the sunlight is , the more concentrated at smaller area it is, thus warming the area more, and the less direct the sunlight is, the more dispersed the sunlight is, and the area is heated much less. The directness of the sunlight depends on the inclination of the Earth, as well as the shape of the Earth. The inclination makes certain areas be more exposed to the sunlight in part of the year, and than be less exposed in the other part of the year. The shape of the Earth is directly influencing the angle by which the sunlight falls, the lower the latitude, the more direct the sunlight, the higher the latitude, the less direct the sunlight.
