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the word tropic means hot and humid

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What does the tropics mean?

the word tropic means hot and humid


States above tropic of Capricorn?

All states are above the Tropic of Capricorn. If you mean the Tropic of Cancer, then every state but Hawaii lies north of the Tropic.


Is tropical an adjective or an adverb?

The word tropical is an adjective form of the word tropic or tropics. The word tropic is also used as an adjective. The adverb form is "tropically."


How do you use tropic in a sentence?

The word 'tropic' is a noun, a word for one of the two imaginary lines around the Earth on either side of the equator.The Tropic of Cancer is 23°26' north of the equator and the Tropic of Capricorn is 23° 26' south of the equator. When referring to either of specific tropic, the word is a proper noun, which is capitalized.The plural form 'tropics' is a word for the hottest part of the Earth, between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn; the noun tropics is a common noun.The word tropic is also an adjective (an alternate for the adjective tropical), used to describe a noun as in or of the tropics, having a climate of or similar to the tropics.Example sentences: The northern part of Australia lies in the tropics. The Tropic of Capricorn runs through Western Australia, the Northern Territory, and Queensland.


What is the root word for tropical?

Tropic is the root of tropical - relating to the tropics (the extreme latitudes near the equator)


What is a good sentence with the word Tropic of Cancer?

The Tropic of Cancer is located at 23.5 north of the equator.The Tropic of Cancer marks the most northerly position on the Earth where the Sun appears directly overhead at it zenith.


What does active tropic mean?

it means that part of tropic which is active i.e. all life in tropical areas of world increasing in number and diversity


What 2 countries does the tropic of cancer pass?

I'm not sure what you mean when you say "pass".The Tropic of Cancer crosses parts of ...MoroccoMauritaniaMaliAlgeriaLibyaEgyptSaudi ArabiaUAEOmanIndiaBangladeshMyanmarChinaTaiwanMexicothe Bahamas


What does it mean to say Africa lies on a tropic zone?

The western and central part of Africa lies in a tropic zone. These areas have a climate that can lead to tropical cyclones.


What tropic is closest to nz?

The Tropic of Capricorn is the tropic that is the closest to New Zealand. The other tropic in the world is the Tropic of Cancer.


What does it mean to say that much of Africa lies in a tropic zone?

africa is called the tropic zone because of its hot tempatures so most of the land is tropical rainforest


When the tropic of cancer receives the direct rays of the sun is called the?

You must mean: "When the tropic of Cancer recieves the rays of the sun at a 90 degrees angle". We call that the Equinox.