climatic zone

British  

noun

1. 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

Boston University plant ecologist Richard Primack, who was not involved in the map project, said: “Half the U.S. has shifted to a slightly warmer climatic zone than it was 10 years ago.”

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 18, 2023

Maybe migrating critters could follow a survivable, fast-shifting climatic zone while others find refuge at the equator.

From Scientific American ● Feb. 12, 2012

In any climatic zone the exact location or site, particularly air drainage is important.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 44th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. August 31 and September 1, 1953 by Northern Nut Growers Association

Flora.—Owing to the diversities in altitude the flora of Bolivia represents every climatic zone, from the scanty Arctic vegetation of the lofty Cordilleras to the luxuriant tropical forests of the Amazon basin.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" by Various

This third climatic zone, embracing parts of the tableland, is capable of producing all the varieties of wheat, and does actually produce some, and the cultivation of this cereal is being extended.

From Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development by Hume, Martin