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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Example Sentences

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

At all events, Belley, in spite of its clear and crisp mountain air, is not of the same climatic zone as the other dioceses in the archbishopric of Besan�on.

From The Cathedrals of Southern France by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)

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

The limit of this climatic zone is at the elevation of 6,000 feet above sea-level, and here are evergreen oaks, pine, and the extraordinary forms of the organ cactus, as well as orchids.

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