Equator

South America is closer to the equator.

The equator is at the zero line of latitude.

At the equator the surface of the Earth is a right angles to the rays of light coming from the Sun. As the Earth is a globe, as one moves North or South, away form the equator, the surface of the Earth begins to tip away from facing the Sun until, at the poles, the surface of the Earth is parallel to the Rays coming from the Sun.

This means that as one moves away from the equator, the surface of the Earth actually receives less of the Sun's energy.

Lines of Latitude run east and west (aka the Equator which is zero degrees latitude) and are measured north and south of the equator. Lines of longitude run north and south and are measured east and west from the Prime Meridian in Greenwhich, England.

Hawaii is on the surface, just like the equator and roughly 21° north of it.

The longest line of latitude is the equator (0°).

Yes, Hawaii, the 50th and newest state is close to the equator.

The Intertropical Coverance Zone. Or to abbreviate, ITCZ.

The wind systems south of the equator are called the Southern Hemisphere trade winds and the westerlies. Trade winds blow from east to west near the equator, while westerlies blow from west to east in the mid-latitudes.

The equator receives much more direct radiation, meaning it has less of the atmosphere to travel through before reaching the surface. Even though the sun can shine for 24 hours in the summer at the poles, it barely rises above the horizon. This means very little radiation actually makes it to the surface at the poles.

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Only Asia, Africa, and South America touch the equator.
Europe, North America, Australia, and Antarctica don't.

The International Date Line runs primarily along the 180 degree longitudinal line. The Equator runs along 0 degrees latitude. The lines intersect along in the middle of the Pacific Ocean (0 degrees North, 180 degrees West).

The gravitational pull of the earth is pretty much the same anywhere between the poles and the equator creating a centripetal force pulling things in towards the earth.. However, the rotation of the planet results in an outward centrifugal force pushing things away from the earth. This force is greatest at the equator.

Even though the gravitational pull is the same everywhere, the centrifugal force at the equator gives the impression of a very slightly lower gravitational pull.

I don't live in the equator at all. Personally, the farther from it I can stay,

the better I like it.

That is based on the day of the year, and your location (and how far north or south of the equator you are located). This is a matter of almanac- records of repeating natural events. The sun will rise at the same hour every Feb 24th at a given spot. Records have been collected over the years, and repeat every year.

an energy transfer, with heat energy moving away from the equator

They are both called that because you can't see them. They are something that people decided that they had to have them to explain time zones and the northern and southern hemispheres.

All places near the equator have 12 hour days year round because the Earth's axis is not tilted relative to its orbit around the sun at the equator. This means that the sunlight is evenly distributed throughout the year, resulting in equal lengths of day and night. As you move away from the equator, towards the poles, the tilt of the Earth's axis causes variations in day length throughout the year, resulting in longer days in summer and shorter days in winter.

Gabon actually sits on the equator.

The two hemispheres formed by the equator are the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere. The Northern Hemisphere is located north of the equator, while the Southern Hemisphere is located south of the equator.

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