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Heat and light on Earth are unevenly distributed because they cannot receive heat and light equally in all parts of the earth.

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Step-by-step explanation:

The earth receives unequal amount of light energy and heat energy form the sun. There is variation in the solar energy at different parts of the world due to factors like atmospheric circulation as well as the distribution of the land and the sea.

The main factors which results in the unevenly distribution of the heat and light from the sun to the earth are :

  • length of the day
  • the angle of inclination of the rays of the sun
  • earth's rotation
  • configuration of the land patterns
  • transparency of the atmosphere

The sun provides more light and heat at the equatorial regions than the polar regions.

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