When a travelling companion says that the light seems dimmer in Canada than it did in the Caribbean,and points to the differences in the kinds of plants in the two places,you answer that it is due to the curvature of the earth,spreading the same amount of light over a greater area as you travel north.

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The curvature of the earth causes the same amount of light to spread over a greater area as you travel further north, leading to dimmer light. The difference in plant life has no direct correlation to the amount of light in a certain place.

When a Travelling Companion Says That the Light Seems Dimmer