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What are the two tropical lines north to south of the equator?
The two tropics are the Tropic of Cancer, and the Tropic of Capricorn. These mark the northern-most and southern-most latitudes where the sun is directly overhead.
What does the Tropic of Capricorn represent?
The Tropic of Capricorn and the Tropic of Cancer are both lines of latitude, each located at 23°26′22″ from the equator. The Tropic of Capricorn is located south of the equator and the Tropic of Cancer is located north.
What point is at the center of the southern hemisphere?
The South pole is the most southerly point.
What percent of Africa lies between the tropic of Capricorn and the tropic of cancer?
Most of the continent lies between the Tropics (23.5° north latitude and 23.5° south latitude).
What is the relative location of Rio de Janeiro?
Relative to the rest of continental Europe, Portugal is the most Westernly country. It is found on the Iberian Peninsula; West of Spain (and South in some portions), North of Africa, and South of the UK.
Is most of South Africa located north or south of the Tropic of Cancer?
The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through South Africa at all. If you are talking about the Tropic of Capricorn, most or the entirety of South Africa is located south of the Tropic of Capricorn. If you are referring to the whole of Africa as a continent, most of Africa is located south of the Tropic of Cancer.
What are the two tropical lines north to south of the equator?
The two tropics are the Tropic of Cancer, and the Tropic of Capricorn. These mark the northern-most and southern-most latitudes where the sun is directly overhead.
What are the name of the latitudes of north and south between which most of the hot deserts are located?
The Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn
What does the Tropic of Capricorn represent?
The Tropic of Capricorn and the Tropic of Cancer are both lines of latitude, each located at 23°26′22″ from the equator. The Tropic of Capricorn is located south of the equator and the Tropic of Cancer is located north.
Is all of Africa the Tropic of Cancer?
No. Most of Africa does lie between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, but some still crosses the tropic lines both to the north and the south.
Is south Africa located between tropic of Capricorn and antarctic circle?
A small part of it in the northeast isn't, but most of it is.
Does most sunlight come from the south?
If you live north of the tropic of Cancer, yes. If you live south of the tropic of Capricorn, no; it comes from the north. Otherwise it can come from north, south or directly overhead. It depends on the time of year.
What areas of the world are considered temperate?
For the most part, regions north of the Tropic of Cancer but south of the Arctic Circle and regions south of the Tropic of Capricorn and north of the Antarctic circle are considered temperate.
What point is at the center of the southern hemisphere?
The South pole is the most southerly point.
Is the tropic of Capricorn is the northen or southern hemisphere?
The Tropic of Capricorn, or Southern tropic, marks the most southerly latitude on the Earth at which the Sun can be directly overhead. So it's in the Southern Hemisphere.
Is the tropic of Capricorn in the southern or northen hemispheres?
The Tropic of Capricorn, or Southern tropic, marks the most southerly latitude on the Earth at which the Sun can be directly overhead. So it's in the Southern Hemisphere.
What does Africa lies in the tropic zonemean?
The globe is commonly divided from north to south into five zones between the North Pole and the South Pole. From the North Pole to the Arctic Circle is the arctic zone. From the Arctic Circle to the Tropic of Cancer is the temperate zone. From the South Pole to the Antarctic Circle is the antarctic zone. From the Antarctic Circle to the Tropic of Capricorn is also the temperate zone. In the middle, from the Tropic of Cancer to the Tropic of Capricorn (with the Equator in the middle) is the tropic zone, or the Tropics. Most of Africa lies in this part of the world.
