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    • The tropics are the regions of Earth surrounding the Equator, where the sun may shine directly overhead. This contrasts with the temperate or polar regions of Earth, where the Sun can never be directly overhead. This is because of Earth's axial tilt; the width of the tropics (in latitude) is twice the tilt. The tropics are also referred to as the tropical zone and the t… See more

    Etymology

    The word "tropic" comes via Latin from Ancient Greek τροπή (tropē), meaning "to turn" or "change direction". See more

    Astronomical definition

    The tropics are defined as the region between the Tropic of Cancer in the Northern Hemisphere at 23°26′09.7″ (or 23.43603°) N and the Tropic of Capricorn in the Southern Hemisphere at 23°26′09.7″ (or 23.43603°) S; these lat… See more

    Subtropics - Wikipedia
    The subtropical zones or subtropics are geographical and climate zones immediately to the north and south of the tropics. Geographically part of the temperate zones of both hemispheres, …
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    What are the tropics?
    The Alagoas Coast in Brazil. The tropics refer to the region of the planet adjacent to the equator but delimited to the north by the Tropic of Cancer and to the south by the Tropic of Capricorn.

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    What are the tropics in astrology?
    The tropics refer to the region of the planet adjacent to the equator but delimited to the north by the Tropic of Cancer and to the south by the Tropic of Capricorn. This region is also known as the torrid zone or the tropical zone and includes the areas of the planet that experience the sun directly overhead at least once during the solar year.

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    Where does the word 'tropics' come from?
    The word "tropics" comes from Greek tropos meaning "turn", because the apparent position of the Sun moves between the two tropics within a year. The word Tropical specifically means places near the equator. The word is also sometimes used in a general sense for a tropical climate, a climate that is warm to hot and moist year-round.

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    What are the tropics and how are they distinguished?
    The tropics include aw the auries on the Yird whaur the Sun reaches a subsolar pynt, a pynt directly owerheid at least ance durin the solar year. The tropics are distinguished frae the other climatic an biomatic regions of Yird, the middle latitudes an the polar regions on either side o the equatorial zone.

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    What is the latitude of the tropics?
    The tropics is a region o the Yird surroonding the Equator. It is leemitit in latitude bi the Tropic o Cancer in the northren hemisphere at 23°26′10.8″ (or 23.43635°) N an the Tropic o Capricorn in the soothren hemisphere at 23°26′10.8″ (or 23.43635°) S; these latitudes correspond tae the axial tilt o the Yird.

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    Which tropics are hot and dry?
    Places in the tropics which are hot and dry include the Atacama Desert, Sahara Desert, Central Africa, most parts of Western Africa and Northern Australian Outback. Some parts of Eurasia are also in the tropical zone. People in some tropical places call their seasons "dry"/"hot" and "rainy"/"wet", especially where the seasons are made by monsoons.

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