Equator Australia United States North and South Poles
I am hesitating between 4 options to answer the following question, which option should I choose?
Question: When nearly vertical rays of solar energy strike a region of the Earth, that area has warm temperatures. What region of the Earth gets nearly vertical rays of solar energy year around?
Possibilities:
- Equator
- Australia
- United States
- North and South Poles

Equator