GK
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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The Tropic of Cancer is north of the Tropic of Capricorn.
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The Tropic of Cancer is south of the Tropic of Capricorn.
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The Tropic of Cancer is east of the Tropic of Capricorn.
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The Tropic of Cancer is west of the Tropic of Capricorn.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which of the following statements accurately describes the relationship between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn? The Tropic of Cancer is north of the Tropic of Capricorn.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Tropic of Capricorn can be found at latitude 23.5 degrees south. The Tropic of Cancer is at 23.5 degrees north. The equator is the circle where the sun can be found directly overhead at noon. when the Sun is directly over the Tropic of Capricorn at noon, it will not be visible from the Arctic Circle.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Tropic of Cancer is an imaginary latitude line above the equator that runs across the globe at about 23 degrees north, while the Tropic of Capricorn is an imaginary latitude line below the equator whose latitude line circles the globe at about 23 degrees south.