Countries in the northern hemisphere experience shorter days…

Question

Countries in the northern hemisphere experience shorter days and longer nights when the sun is overhead on the

Answer 1

Countries in the northern hemisphere experience shorter days and longer nights when the sun is overhead on the

Tropic of Capricorn ✓
Equator
Tropic of Cancer
Artic Circle

Explanation

When the sun is overhead at the Tropic of Capricorn (about 22 December), the northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun. Days there are shorter and nights longer.

When the sun is over the Tropic of Cancer, the opposite happens: the north has its longest days.

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