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WHAT IS TORRID ZONE? IS THAT REGION EXTREME HOT?
Torrid Zone

In the Torrid or tropical Zone, also known as the Tropic, the Sun is directly overhead at least once during the year. In the Northern Hemisphere, the overhead Sun moves north from the Equator until it reaches 23.5 degrees North (Tropic of Cancer) at the June solstice, after which it moves back south to the Equator. In the Southern Hemisphere, the overhead Sun moves south from the Equator until reaches 23.5 degrees South (Tropic of Capricorn) at the December solstice, after which it moves back north to the Equator.

The changes in these regions between summer and winter are generally relatively moderate, rather than extreme hot or cold.
In Africa ,torrid zone is extreme hot ,while in America it is not extreme hot.


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