The zone of the earth lying between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn is called
- A.the temperate zone
- B.the torrid zone
- C.the frigid zone
- D.the subtropical zone
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, the torrid zone, also called the tropical zone. It is the only belt in which the noon sun can be vertically overhead at some time of the year, so it receives the most direct insolation and has the highest average temperatures. Option A is wrong because the temperate zone lies between a tropic and the polar circle of the same hemisphere, where the sun is never overhead but the seasons are well marked. Option C is wrong because the frigid zone lies beyond the Arctic and Antarctic Circles, where the sun's rays are most slanting and the polar day and polar night occur. Option D is wrong because subtropical is a climatic description for the margins of the torrid zone and not one of the three classical heat zones.
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Practice Questions
View allThrough which one of the following groups of countries does the Equator pass?
- A.Brazil, Zambia and Malaysia
- B.Colombia, Kenya and Indonesia
- C.Brazil, Sudan and Malaysia
- D.Venezuela, Ethiopia and Indonesia
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The Equator crosses Colombia in South America, Kenya in East Africa and the islands of Indonesia in South East Asia, so all three names in this group are correct.
Read the full explanation →Tropic of Cancer, Equator and Tropic of Capricorn do not pass through which of the following continents?
- A.North America and Antarctica
- B.Australia and Antarctica
- C.Europe and Antarctica
- D.Only Antarctica
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Europe lies entirely north of the Tropic of Cancer, its southernmost points being above 34 degrees north, and Antarctica lies far south of the Tropic of Capricorn, beyond the Antarctic Circle, so neither continent is touched by any of the three lines.
Read the full explanation →On which days do the equinox happen in India?
- A.21 March and 22 December
- B.21 June and 23 September
- C.21 June and 22 December
- D.21 March and 23 September
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On these two dates the noon sun is vertically overhead at the Equator, the circle of illumination passes through both poles, and day and night are of nearly equal length everywhere on the earth; 21 March is the spring or vernal equinox and 23 September the autumnal equinox.
Read the full explanation →The Tropic of Cancer passes through how many states of India?
- A.Six
- B.Seven
- C.Eight
- D.Nine
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From west to east the Tropic of Cancer passes through Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura and Mizoram, which is why the line is said to divide India almost into two halves.
Read the full explanation →Which country is crossed by both the Equator and the Tropic of Capricorn?
- A.Brazil
- B.Indonesia
- C.Kenya
- D.Australia
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Brazil is so large in north to south extent that the Equator crosses its northern part near the mouth of the Amazon while the Tropic of Capricorn crosses its south, close to Sao Paulo, making it the only country in the world cut by both lines.
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