BECE Social Studies 2023 Paper

Concept:The Equator ($0^{\circ}$ latitude) is the imaginary line drawn around the middle of the Earth, exactly halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole.Solution:It divides the Earth into two equal halves: the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.The other latitudes have special names: $23\frac{1}{2}^{\circ}\text{ N}$ is the Tropic of Cancer, $23\frac{1}{2}^{\circ}\text{ S}$ is the Tropic of Capricorn and $66\frac{1}{2}^{\circ}\text{ N}$ is the Arctic Circle. None of them is halfway between the poles.Answer:Option A ($0^{\circ}$)