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What is the latitude of the Tropic of Cancer?
What is the latitude of the Tropic of Cancer?
- 23°27′ S
- 0°0′ N
- 23°27′ N (correct)
- 45°0′ N
What is the meaning of the Greek word 'tropos' in the context of the tropics?
What is the meaning of the Greek word 'tropos' in the context of the tropics?
- Moist
- Climate
- Sun
- Turn (correct)
What is the characteristic of the climate in the region between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn?
What is the characteristic of the climate in the region between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn?
- Cold during the winter and hot during the summer
- Cold and dry year-round
- Hot during the day and cold at night
- Warm to hot and moist year-round (correct)
What is the term used to describe the region that includes all areas of the Earth where the sun reaches a point directly overhead at least once a year?
What is the term used to describe the region that includes all areas of the Earth where the sun reaches a point directly overhead at least once a year?
What marks the most southerly latitude on the Earth at which the Sun can be directly overhead?
What marks the most southerly latitude on the Earth at which the Sun can be directly overhead?
What is the purpose of the Prime Meridian?
What is the purpose of the Prime Meridian?
Why was the Prime Meridian established through Greenwich, England?
Why was the Prime Meridian established through Greenwich, England?
What is the longitude of the meridian that is exactly opposite the Prime Meridian?
What is the longitude of the meridian that is exactly opposite the Prime Meridian?
What is the purpose of meridians?
What is the purpose of meridians?
What is the name of the meridian that passes through Greenwich, England?
What is the name of the meridian that passes through Greenwich, England?
