AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn each lie at 23.5 degrees latitude. 1 The Tropic of Cancer is located at 23.5 degrees north of the equator and runs through Mexico, the Bahamas, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, India, and southern China.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Tropic of Cancer lies at 23d 26’ 22” (23.4394 degrees) north of the Equator and marks the most northerly latitude at which the sun can appear directly overhead at noon.

Detailed explanation-3: -Three-quarters of the way between the equator and the North Pole lies the Arctic Circle. Above this line is the Arctic region, where nights last for 24 hours in the middle of winter. It is known as the Land of the Midnight Sun because in summer the sun never sets.

Detailed explanation-4: -Geography and environment. The Tropic of Capricorn is the dividing line between the Southern Temperate Zone to the south and the tropics to the north. The Northern Hemisphere equivalent of the Tropic of Capricorn is the Tropic of Cancer.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Tropic of Cancer is a parallel of latitude on the Earth, 23.5 degrees north of the equator.