On the summer solstice, the highest position of the noonday Sun is located

a. ?near the North Pole.
b. ?in the mid-latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere.
c. ?in the mid-latitudes of the Southern Hemisphere.
d. ?near the South Pole.
e. ?near the equator.


ANSWER: b

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