False....I believe at least its false<span />
Regions near the equator are much warmer than regions that are further from the equator
average temps around the equator are 25°C
The journals were based upon the field diaries that explorers were required to keep by the Colonial Office. The explorers' field diaries and journals were also of vital importance for the information they contained about possible economic benefits that could be derived from the land.
Because of Earth's axial tilt (obliquity), our planet orbits the Sun on a slant which means different areas of Earth point toward or away from the Sun at different times of the year. Around the June solstice, the North Pole is tilted toward the Sun and the Northern Hemisphere gets more of the Sun's direct rays.
Straw and mud or clay, or otherwise called adobe (uh-dough-bee)