What is the long river that winds from Peru through northern Brazil and empties into the Atlantic Ocean?
Orinoco
What is the plain that extends through northern Argentina between the Andes mountains and the Atlantic Ocean?
The Pampas, also called the Pampa, Spanish La Pampa, vast plains extending westward across central Argentina from the Atlantic coast to the Andean foothills, bounded by the Gran Chaco (north) and Patagonia (south).
How many countries lie wholly below Tropic of Capricorn?
4 countries
What’s the longest day of the year 2020?
June 21
Is 25th December the longest day?
Shortest Day of the Year in the Northern Hemisphere. The December solstice can be on December 20, 21, 22, or 23. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is the summer solstice and the longest day of the year.
What happens to the sun on December 22?
On December 22 the Sun is farthest south and the length of time between sunrise and sunset in the northern hemisphere is the shortest of the year. As the Earth circles around the Sun, it leans about 23° on its axis like a spinning top frozen in an off-kilter position.
How much daylight do we gain each day after December 21?
21 is 9 hours 21 minutes and 11 seconds. In just a month, our length of day increases by almost 30 minutes, picking up 9 hours 49 minutes and 57 seconds. The sunset also will happen later and later, giving you more sunshine after work.
Why is the 22nd December the shortest day?
The tilt of the Earth – not our distance from the sun – is what causes winter and summer. At the December solstice, the Northern Hemisphere is leaning most away from the sun for the year. At the December solstice, Earth is positioned in its orbit so that the sun stays below the North Pole horizon.
What happens to the sun on Christmas?
The Sun will “die” at midnight on December 21, but don’t panic, it will “rebirth” on midnight December 24. This occurs at the beginning of Winter every year for the past 4.6 billion years. It is called the Winter Solstice, “sun stood still”, and is considered the shortest day in the year in terms of hours of sunlight.