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The earth's axis is tilted 23.4° relative to the plane of rotation around the sun (It varies from 21.5° to 24.5° with a 41,000 year periodicity.)
At the summer solstace (June 20 or 21st) the sun is directly overhead at the Tropic of Cancer and there is 24 hrs. of daylight inside the artic circle.The area bounded by the Tropic of Cancer on the north and Tropic of Capricorn on the south is known as the "tropics."
Regions - Population:
- Less developed regions: They comprise all regions of Africa, Asia (excluding Japan), Latin America and the Caribbean plus Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia (see definition of regions) Source: United Nations (POPULATION AGEING) More detail in Reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Countries & Territories Maps: U. Texas, CIA World Maps (Political Map (pdf)) Lonley Planet, National Geographic
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Other Information: CIA World Factbook 1clic1planet.com US State Department: Regions, Travel Warnings, Per Diems Other: Demographics (population, ..) Longitude and Latitude See Sunrise - Sunset in Astronomy. |
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