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Why does the torrid zone receives maximum amount of heat?

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Torch-light falling on a straight surface is bright and covers a smaller area. The mid-day sun is exactly overhead at least once a year on all latitudes in between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. This area, therefore, receives the maximum heat and is called the Torrid Zone.

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