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climatic zone

(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) any of the eight principal zones, roughly demarcated by lines of latitude, into which the earth can be divided on the basis of climate

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climatic zone - any of the geographical zones loosely divided according to prevailing climate and latitude

geographical zone, zone - any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitude

Frigid Zone, polar region, polar zone - the part of the Earth's surface forming a cap over a pole; characterized by frigid climate

Temperate Zone - the part of the Earth's surface between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer or between the Antarctic Circle and the Tropic of Capricorn; characterized by temperate climate

semitropics, subtropics - regions adjacent to the tropics

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