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The mid day sun is exactly overhead at least once a year on ........

Geography and Environment (HCS) Shape and Motions of Earth
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    The mid-day sun is exactly overhead at least once a year on

    All latitudes excluding the polar latitude

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    All latitudes in between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn

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    Only the equator

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    All latitudes beyond both tropics

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    Explanation:

    This is because earth is tilted at 23.5 degrees on its axis and keeps revolving around the Sun. Due to this, sun’s rays do not always fall vertically above these latitudes.

    Thus, the area between both tropics receives the maximum heat and is called the Torrid Zone.

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