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Tropic of Cancer

The Tropic of Cancer is a major circle of latitude located at 23.5 degrees north of the equator. It marks the northernmost point on where the Sun shines directly overhead during the June solstice.

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How could you use tropic of cancer in a sentence?

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The Tropic of Capricorn is the southernmost circle of latitude where the sun can be directly overhead. That's one sentence. Another one is: "The Tropic of Capricorn passes through a total of 10 countries. "

What type of cancer is leukemia?

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Leukemia is a type of cancer that affects the blood and bone marrow. It specifically targets the body's blood-forming tissues, including the bone marrow and the lymphatic system. In leukemia, there is an abnormal production of white blood cells (leukocytes) in the bone marrow. These abnormal white blood cells, also known as leukemia cells, do not function properly and can crowd out normal blood cells, leading to various health complications.

Leukemia is broadly classified into four main types based on how quickly the disease progresses and the type of white blood cells that are primarily affected:

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL): This is a fast-growing type of leukemia that primarily affects immature lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell. It often occurs in children and requires prompt treatment.

Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML): AML is a rapidly progressing leukemia that affects myeloid cells, another type of white blood cell. It can occur in both children and adults.

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL): CLL is a slower-growing leukemia that primarily affects mature lymphocytes. It is more common in adults, especially older adults.

Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML): CML is characterized by the presence of an abnormal chromosome known as the Philadelphia chromosome. It typically progresses more slowly than acute leukemias and can occur in all age groups.

Leukemia disrupts the normal production of blood cells, which can lead to symptoms such as fatigue, weakness, frequent infections, easy bruising or bleeding, and anemia. Treatment for leukemia depends on the type and subtype of leukemia, the patient's overall health, and other factors. Treatments may include chemotherapy, targeted therapy, radiation therapy, stem cell transplantation, and other specialized treatments tailored to the specific type of leukemia and the patient's condition.

What coutries lie between the tropic of cancer and Capricorn?

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A list of such countries would be very long; suffice it to say, it would include every country which has a boundary on, or within 23.5° of either side of, the equator. This is approximately 2/5 (40%) of the total surface of the Earth!

Difference between equator and tropic of cancer?

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These both are latitude with different geographical coordinates

Equator: 0° 0' 0"

Tropic of Cancer: 23° 26' 22" N

Is the tropic of cancer on the top or bottom of the equator?

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Top remember it goes by the alphabet cancer comes befor Capricorn so it's first=)

Is Louisiana or Wyoming closer to the Tropic of Cancer?

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The northwestern islands of Hawaii overlap the Tropic of Cancer near 23.5°N 165°W, although the inhabited main islands are well south. The Florida Keys are just north of the Tropic, extending nearly to 24°N, as the line passes just north of Cuba.

What cities are located in the tropics?

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Many world cities are located in the tropics, including:

- Mexico City, Panama City, and all of the capitals of Central America

- Havana (Cuba), San Juan (Puerto Rico), and the capitals of the Caribbean islands

- Bogota (Colombia), Caracas (Venezuela), Brasilia, and capitals of Peru and Bolivia

- Almost all of the capitals of African countries, except those on the Mediterannean or in extreme South Africa.

- Mumbai (India), Colombo (Sri Lanka), Bangkok (Thailand), and all of the cities of Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea.

- Manila and all of the cities of the Philippines

- Darwin (Australia)

- Honolulu (Hawaii, US) and Papeete (Tahiti)

How many South American countries does the Tropic of Cancer touch?

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The Tropic of Cancer also is called the Northern Tropic. For it's found in the Northern Hemisphere. Therefore, the only Latin American countries through which it may run are the eight countries north of the Panama Canal, and south of the United States. Of those countries, the Tropic only runs through Mexico.

Does the international dateline pass through the tropic of cancer or tropic of Capricorn?

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Yes. It crosses the Prime Meridian. The other two lines mentioned

are both parallel to the equator, and to each other.

How many days a year is the directly overhead tropic of Capricorn?

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The Tropic of Capricorn is the farthest south on the earth where the sun can be directly overhead at any time.

Technically, that only happens at a single moment, at some time on December 21 or 22.

What is the approximite latitude of the Tropic of Capricin?

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The latitude of the Tropic of Capricorn (or the Southern Tropic) is 23°26′13.7″ (or 23.43714°) south of the equator. But note this line is gradually moving northward, currently at the rate 15 metres per year.

Tropic of Capricorn is the southernmost latitude where the Sun can be directly overhead.

Which Indian state does tropic of cancer does not pass through?

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The Indian states of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Mizoram, and Tripura are divided by the Tropic of Cancer, which also crosses southern Rajasthan and northern Chhattisgarh.

The remaining 20 states do not:

Andhra Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh

Assam

Bihar

Goa

Haryana

Himachal Pradesh

Jammu and Kashmir

Karnataka

Kerala

Maharashtra

Manipur

Meghalaya

Nagaland

Orissa

Punjab

Sikkim

Tamil Nadu

Uttar Pradesh

Uttarakhand

What are the characteristics of a tropical region?

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The Tropics are the land and sea areas between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn which are 23.5 degrees north(Cancer) and south(Capricorn) of the Equator.

These areas are typically hot, humid and rainy, with lush vegetation and lots of insects, snakes and reptiles. But these conditions are most pronounced at or near sea level and change as the land rises, e.g. into mountains. There is also plenty of desert in the Tropics

What time is the sun vertically overhead the tropic of cancer?

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The date is always within a day or so of June 21. There's no general way to state where on the Tropic of Cancer the sun will be overhead at that moment in different years, or even how many minutes before or after 12:00 Noon the local clocks may read at the moment.

What do the Tropics of Capricorn and Cancer signify?

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Respectively, they are the southernmost and northernmost latitudes where the sun may be directly overhead. Each tropic experiences this phenomenon once per year, on the equinoxes of December and June respectively.

What are the three units of measure in which latitude and longitude are given?

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The three units of measure in which latitude and longitude are given are:

degrees (°), minutes ('), and seconds ('').

Is Trinidad south of the tropic of cancer?

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The Tropic of Cancer (approximately 23.5° N latitude) crosses Asia in the countries of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar (Burma), China, and Taiwan.