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Bob-Dole

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Explain the progression of the months and the latitudes of declination of the Sun through the year, and the named Earth-Sun days involved.
 
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Explain why the following lines are crucial to physical geography: North Pole, South Pole, Tropic of Capricorn, and the International Date Line.
 
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Reply #1 on: Jul 13, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: For the Northern Hemisphere: March, spring equinox, and equator; June, summer solstice, and the Tropic of Cancer; September, fall equinox, and the equator; and December, winter solstice, and the Tropic of Cancer.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: The North and South Poles are at the ends of the Earth's axis of rotation. Lines of latitude: solar energy distribution. Lines of longitude: time. Plane of the ecliptic: orbital plane of Earth. Equator: center of the migrating declination of the Sun.


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