ARE DETERMINED BY AMOUNT OF SUNLIGHT CAUSES DETERMINED PARTLY PRIMARILY BY BY LENGTH OF DAY HEIGHT OF SUN ABOVE HORIZON LONGER SHORTER DETERNINED HIGHER LOWER IN IN IN IN SUMMER WINTER 23.5 DEGREE TILT OF AXIS POSITION IN| ORBIT WN JUNE suigiTLY" NORTH POINTS FURTHER TOWARD FROM SUN FIG. 7.4. A concept map showing the key ideas needed to understand why we have seasons. Many people fail to understand the effect of the inclination of the earth on its axis as the primary cause for summer and winter in both hemispheres.