tropical zone

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tropical zone

The tropical zone has lush rainforests and warm weather year-round.

Definition

Noun: - The region of the Earth's surface between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn: This is the geographical area defined by specific lines of latitude, approximately 23.5 degrees north and south of the equator. It is characterized by consistently high temperatures year-round.

Usage

The term is used to describe the warmest climatic region on Earth, which includes areas like the Amazon rainforest, central Africa, and Southeast Asia. - Many countries in the tropical zone rely on agriculture suited to warm, wet climates. - Biodiversity is exceptionally high within the tropical zone.

Advanced Usage
  • "the tropics": A more common, informal synonym for the tropical zone.
    • She moved to the tropics to study marine biology.
  • Scientific contexts may refer to it as the torrid zone or the tropical region.
Variants and Related Words
  • Tropics (noun, plural): The broad area within the tropical zone.
  • Tropical (adjective): Of, relating to, or characteristic of the tropical zone (e.g., , ).
  • Subtropical (adjective): Relating to the regions adjacent to the tropical zone.
Synonyms
  • The tropics
  • Torrid zone
  • Equatorial region
tropical zone

The tropical zone has lush rainforests and warm weather year-round.

Noun
  1. the part of the Earth's surface between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn; characterized by a hot climate

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