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Chapter 2 Section 2
Chapter 2 Section 2
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Geography
9th Grade
09/10/2011

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Tropics
Definition
warm low-latitude areas near the equator
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Polar Regions
Definition
areas surrounding the North and South Poles
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Solstice
Definition
the time that Earth's poles point at their greatest angle toward or away from the sun
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Equinox
Definition
the time When Earth's poles are not pointed towards or away from the sun
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Tropic of Capricorn
Definition
the parallel 23 1/2 degrees south of the equator
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Antarctic Circle
Definition
the parallel 66 1/2 degrees south of the equator
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Arctic Circle
Definition
the parallel 66 1/2 degrees north of the equator
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Tropic of Cancer
Definition
the parallel 23 1/2 degrees north of the equator
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