Table of Contents
- 1 What countries are included in North America?
- 2 What countries in South America does the Tropic of Cancer pass through?
- 3 Which country pass through both Equator and Tropic of Capricorn?
- 4 Which region in South America receives high rainfall?
- 5 How are the Tropic of cancer and tropics of Capricorn related?
- 6 Is the Tropic of cancer part of the Sahara Desert?
What countries are included in North America?
Most of North America’s area consists of three large nations and one large island territory. They are Canada, the United States of America (USA), Mexico and Greenland.
What countries in South America does the Tropic of Cancer pass through?
Daily Geography Week 13-15
| A | B |
|---|---|
| Does the Tropic of Cancer pass through any South American countries? | No |
| Name a strait in the southern part of South America. | Striat of Magellan |
| Name two peninsulas found in Mexico. | Baja (lower) California and Yucatan |
| Name the island nation southeast of India. | Sri Lanka |
Which region of South America receives more rain annually the north or south?
The southern part receives most of its rainfall during the Southern Hemisphere summer (October to April), while the northern part has its rainy season during the Northern Hemisphere summer (May to September).
Which countries pass through the Tropic of Cancer?
Moving east of the Prime Meridian, the Tropic of Cancer passes through the following Countries:
- Algeria.
- Niger.
- Libya.
- Egypt.
- Saudi Arabia.
- UAE (Abu Dhabi)
- Oman.
- India.
Which country pass through both Equator and Tropic of Capricorn?
A country through which both Equator and Tropic of Capricorn pass is Brazil. The Tropic of Capricorn located at 23.5 degrees south of the equator and runs through Australia, Chile, southern Brazil. Brazil is the only country that passes through both the equator and tropic and northern South Africa.
Which region in South America receives high rainfall?
The four regions of South America which receive heavy rainfall are the Amazon River Basin, coastal parts of French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname, and the southwestern coasts of Chile, Colombia, and Ecuador. A unique feature of South America’s climate is the El Nino.
What are the countries along the Tropic of cancer?
The Tropic of Cancer lies at 23.5 degrees north of the equator and includes the countries of Mexico, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, India, and southern China, as well as the Bahamas.
When does the Tropic of cancer pass through?
The Tropic of Cancer, which is also referred to as the Northern Tropic, is the most northerly circle of latitude on Earth at which the Sun can be directly overhead. This occurs on the June solstice, when the Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun to its maximum extent North of the tropic are the subtropics and the North Temperate Zone.
Both the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn are imaginary lines delineating an area on Earth called the Tropics. The Tropics experience little dramatic seasonal change throughout the course of the year due to their proximity to the equator and relatively consistent distance from the sun, with two distinct seasons rather than four.
Is the Tropic of cancer part of the Sahara Desert?
Much land on or near the Tropic of Cancer is part of the Sahara Desert, while to the east the climate is torrid monsoonal with a short wet season from June to September and very little rainfall for the rest of the year.