The Arctic Circle
the north pole is the place where the 2 0 degree lines intersect
Half of a sphere is called a "hemisphere". For example, on Earth, the northern hemisphere is everything north of the equator.
Tropic of capricorn
Half of a quadrant is called a "sector." In the context of a circle, a quadrant is a 90-degree section, so half of that would be a 45-degree sector. Sectors can be used in various mathematical and geometric applications, including the calculation of areas and angles in circular shapes.
The Tropic of Cancer
half way between salisbury in the south and new haven to the north
Polaris is the name of the north pole star. It isn't EXACTLY above the North Pole, but pretty close; only about one-half a degree off. If you were to watch Polaris through the night, you wouldn't notice any movement, but in a long-time-exposure photo, you can see that Polaris makes a TINY circle around the perfect North.
North Carolina got it's name by a pioneer or settler in North Carolina who was named Carolina I think she might have been the first woman settler in North Carolina. But there are other rumors... J14
23.5° north latitude is the Tropic of Cancer. That is the farthest north where the sun can ever be directly overhead (at the moment of the June solstice).
hemisphere
The imaginary line that runs north and south from the North Pole to the South Pole at 0 degrees longitude is called the Prime Meridian.
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