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Earth's sweat belt, where the sun stands directly overhead and seasons just mean wet or dry.
means The warm band circling Earth between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, straddling the equator.
from From Greek 'tropikos,' meaning 'of a turn' — the latitude where the sun appears to halt and reverse its yearly drift.
Solar limitOnly zone where sun passes directly overhead.
BiodiversityHosts most of Earth's plant and animal species.
Shifting boundsThe tropic lines slowly drift with Earth's tilt.