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The earth's axis is tilted 23.4° relative to the plane of rotation around the sun (It varies from 21.5° to 24.5° with a 41,000 year periodicity.) At the summer solstace (June 20 or 21st) the sun is directly overhead at the Tropic of Cancer and there is 24 hrs. of daylight inside the artic circle.
The area bounded by the Tropic of Cancer on the north and Tropic of Capricorn on the south is known as the "tropics."

Regions - Population:
Continents:

Continent Population
2020
Area
(Km2)
Density
P/Km2
% of population
Asia 4,641,054,775 31,033,131 150 59.54%
Africa 1,340,598,147 29,648,481 45 17.20%
Europe 747,636,026 22,134,900 34 9.59%
North America 592,072,212 21,330,000 28 7.60%
South America 430,759,766 17,461,112 25 5.53%
Australia/Oceania 43,111,704 8,486,460 5 0.55%
Antarctica 0 13,720,000 0 0.00%
Density - P/Km2 = 1,000 people per square kilometer.
Source: 7 continents of the World | Worldometer

United Nations 2006 population revision (Millions)
Region Population
Millions
% of world Annual
Growth
rate
2005 2050 2005 2050
World 6,515 9,191 0.77%
Africa 922 1,998 14.20% 21.7% 1.73%
Asia 3,938 5,266 60.40% 57.3% 0.65%
Europe 731 664 11.20% 7.2% -0.21%
Latin America and the Caribbean 558 769 8.60% 8.4% 0.72%
Northern America 332 445 5.10% 4.8% 0.65%
Oceania 33 49 0.50% 0.5% 0.88%
More developed regions 1,216 1,245 18.70% 13.5% 0.05%
Less developed regions 5,299 7,946 81.30% 86.5% 0.90%
Least developed countries 767 1,742 11.80% 19.0% 1.84%
Other less developed countries 4,532 6,204 69.60% 67.5% 0.70%
- More developed regions: They comprise all regions of Europe plus Northern America, Australia/New Zealand and Japan (see definition of regions).
- Less developed regions: They comprise all regions of Africa, Asia (excluding Japan), Latin America and the Caribbean plus Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia (see definition of regions)
Source: United Nations (POPULATION AGEING)
More detail in Reference How Much Will Each Continent's Population Grow Over the Next Century? | Sierra Club May/June 2015

Oceans:
Name      Size    % of earth
Pacific  69,375,000 sq mi 35% 
Atlantic 41,105,000 sq mi 21%
  North Atlantic
Indian   28,900,000 sq mi 15%
Arctic   14,056,000 sq mi  7%
Antarctic or Southern
All      141,600,000 sq mi 72%
See:
Oceanography
The Earth's Oceans
Countries & Territories
  (Country Codes - Tel., web)
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Popular World Cities, Sites   Vacation & Recreation Destinations. Maps:
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Lonley Planet, National Geographic

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See Sunrise - Sunset in Astronomy.

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last updated 21 Nov 2002