The Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn were identified by the ancient Greeks as the ________
A) center of areas that were the hottest on earth
B) center of areas that were both hot and wet
C) boundaries between the moderate and hot areas on earth
D) center of areas that were moderate temperature on earth
E) edges of the world
C
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