In geography, latitude is a geographic coordinate that specifies the north to south position of a point on the Earth's surface also describing an angle which ranges from 0° at the Equator to 90° (North or South) at the poles.
The countries of Egypt and Botswana, both located on the continent of Africa, have many weather related similarities and some differences, though each are generally equidistance from the equator on opposite Hemispheres. Botswana, Africa sits in the Southern Hemisphere at 22° S while Egypt, Africa sits in the Northern Hemisphere at 26°N.
To fully understand the two countries and their weather similarities and differences, one must first look at the climactic tendencies of the continent of Africa. Africa is the hottest continent on earth where at least 60% of the total land surface is comprised of deserts and dry lands. Most of the continent sits in the tropics, and with the rare exception of the peaks of mountains in the Great Rift Valley, this continent never experiences a freeze.
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The entire country generally maintains an elevation of approximately 1,000 m above sea level.
Because of the earth’s orbit around the sun on an ellipse and its changing distance from the sun, the earth has seasons. These two countries on opposing hemispheres are actually experiencing opposite seasons to one another. When the Northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun, the Southern hemisphere is tilted away and although it straddles the Tropic of Capricorn that sits at 231/2 S, Botswana experiences extremes in its