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Equator
The equator is a major line of latitude located at 0 degrees latitude. It divides Earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres.
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It is possible for a place to be close to the equator and still be very cold?
There are snow-capped mountains near the equator.
If you walked north from the equator 10 and deg how would you expect Polaris to move?
answer: It would rise above the horizon 10°. hope it helps!
Name at least five contries that the tropic of cancer passes through?
Mexico, Egypt, Oman, India and China
Does the equator received 12 hours of daylight every day?
Only twice a year on the equinox (start of spring and start of fall).
Is Floreana Island below the equator?
Yes, Floreana Island in the Galapagos archipelago is south of the equator.
What windless area is near the equator?
It's an area in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans called the "Doldrums." It is a low pressure area along the equator caused when all the hot air along the equator rises very high and flows North or South. Eventually it comes back down in the horse latitudes, about 30 to 36 degrees North and South of the equator.
Also, if you wanna know what is just the "area near the equator" alone, it is the tropical zone.
What three continents does the equator run?
The Equator runs through South America, Africa, and Asia.
What are the five horizontal lines that divide the earth?
These are circles of latitude, rather than "lines".
They are, in order from north pole to south pole:
- Arctic Circle
- Tropic of Cancer
- Equator
- Tropic of Capricorn
- Antarctic Circle
What effect does the earths tilt have on the equator?
No effect at all. However the plane of the equator will be tilted to the same amount as the Earth as compared to the plane in which the Earth orbits the Sun. This plane is called "the ecliptic".
What are two capitals are totally due north of the equator?
All of the capitals in the Northern hemisphere are due north of the Equator.
Which month has the greatest duration of insolation for the equator?
March has the greatest duration of insolation for the equator due to the vernal equinox, when the sun is directly overhead. This leads to more direct sunlight and longer daylight hours in March.
How many degrees from the equator is Washington dc?
The latitude of the Washington Monument is 38.8895°N. That's the angle
between it and the equator. Other spots around the capitol city have
somewhat different latitudes.
Is Sudan north south or on the equator?
Sudan is north of the Equator; but very close to it.
The Equator passes through Uganda which is just south of Sudan.
What direction do surface currents near the equator flow?
Ocean currents flow near the equator from the east to west. Ocean currents flow near the poles from west to east.
Was New York ever on the equator?
"New York" wasn't, obviously, but I think the chunk of continent it sits on was once part of a much larger continent in the Southern Hemisphere, thanks to Continental Drift, rifting and collision.
We'd need to consult a palaeogeographical atlas to establish quite where and when.
Halves of the globe divided by the equator and prime meridian?
The equator divides the globe into northern and southern hemispheres.
The prime meridian divides the globe into eastern and western hemispheres.
Note: All six of the aforementioned items are imaginary.
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In order for that description to apply to any point on Earth, the point must be in
the Tropic Zone; i.e. its latitude must be within the range of (+ or -) 23.5 degrees.
