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Most of Hawaii is located in the tropics, between the Tropic of Cancer and the equator in the central Pacific Ocean.
Florida, although having a "tropical climate" in its southern regions, is entirely north of the Tropic of Cancer, being the closest in The Florida Keys north of Cuba.
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What do the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn define?
The tropics.
What is the equator oriented parallel to?
Tropics of Capricon And Tropics of cancer.
Do 1000 thunderstorms occur at any given time?
Yes. At any given time there are about 2000 thunderstorms occurring, many of them in the tropics.
Would you find more seasonal changes in the area between the tropics or in the areas north or south of the tropics?
You would find it in the north tropics
What tropics are in the Philippines?
No, the tropics are larger than the Philippines (they run round the whole planet north and south of the Equator. Thus the question should be :- "Are the Philippines in the tropics" The answer to that question is "Yes" (see the map of the tropics in the related link below.
Are there any parts of Europe or the continental US in the tropics?
No. The tropics is defined as the area between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. Since neither of these tropics pass through the continental US or Europe, then they are not a part of the tropics.
Are any parts of Europe or the continental unitrd states in the tropics?
No. The Tropics is the area from the Tropic of Cancer to the Tropic of Capricorn. Europe is not in this area and neither is the continental US. However, the US as a whole is in the tropics, because Hawaii lies south of the Tropic of Cancer.
Are any parts of Europe or the continental US in the tropics?
No. The Tropic of Cancer passes just south of Florida and is also south of California, so it is close. No part of Europe is in the tropics.
Are there any cities in the US that are between the Tropic of Cancer and Capricorn?
The population centers in the state of Hawaii are in the tropics.
What area in the US is in the tropics?
Only the State of Hawaii.
Are there any edible fish in the tropics?
yes
How is the Tropic of Capricorn related to the Tropic of Cancer?
They are both lines that define the tropics. Without any of them, the tropics would not exist.
What lines mark the tropics or low latitudes?
The 'low' latitudes can be considered as any below the equator. The 'Tropics' are any latitudes between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.
Why does Australia get such severe weather?
Generally speaking the weather in Australia is reasonably predictable. The top end is in the tropics and like any place in the tropics is prone to be in a cyclone zone.
Is there any south American country to lie completely outside of the tropics?
equador
Are any islands that are part of the New Zealand political boundaries in the Tropics?
yes
Does rainforest only occur in the tropics?
No. The coast of Washington is the US has some rain forest land.
