What specific latitude boundaries define the zone known as \"the tropic\" and wh

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What specific latitude boundaries define the zone known as "the tropic" and why is it so consistently warm in this zone? The analemma can be found on slide 7 (and other slides) of ES11_Sum Angle Variations and the analemma graph is posted in the file on the Moodle course site. On the analemma, assume that the nearest horizontal graph line to the date is correct. (No need to fine tune your answer any more than this.) On January 25, at what latitude is the sun directly overhead at solar noon? Solar altitude is the sun angle at solar noon. What is the solar altitude at 51 degree N latitude (approximate latitude of London, England) on March 10? Show the calculations.

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23) The latitudes between 0 degrees to 23.5 degrees north/south are called tropics.

This region receives more sun light because the sum rays fall directly over the tropics without any inclination as in the case of poles . So the directly falling sun rays have more intensity leading to high temperatures and warm conditions

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