GEOG 1700- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 41 pages long!)
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Tropic of cancer: the most northerly circle of latitude on the earth at which the sun can be directly overhead, occurring on the june solstice, when the northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun to its maximum extent. Tropic of capricorn: the southernmost circle of latitude on the earth at which the sun can be directly overhead, occurring during the december solstice, when the southern hemisphere is tilted to the sun to its maximum extent. The intertropical convergence zone (itcz): a global low-pressure belt that migrates between the tropics of capricorn cancer over the course of a year, with the direct rays of the sun; the. Serengeti: an area of savanna in tanzania and kenya; the southern part of the region receives rainfall closer to the december solstice, so herds of wildebeest and zebra migrate south in. A tropical rainy climates: af, tropical rainforest; no dry season, driest month has at least 6 cm of precipitation.
