GEOG 001 Study Guide - International Date Line, Hydrosphere, Antarctic Circle
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Meridians are only parallel at the equator (69 miles apart) The time does not change, only the day. You lose a day when you go from east to west (sunday becomes monday) You gain a day when you go from west to east (sunday becomes saturday) Direct rays of the sun reach the tropic of capricorn. 24 hours of daylight in the antarctic circle. 24 hours of darkness in the arctic circle. Longest day of the year in the southern hemisphere. Shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere. Direct rays of the sun on the equator. Direct rays of the sun reach the tropic of cancer. 24 hours of daylight in the arctic circle. 24 hours of darkness in the antarctic circle. Shortest day of the year in the southern hemisphere. Longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere. There is 24 different time zones in the world.
