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

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 winter rains of the Karst region show that it belongs to the sub-tropical climatic zone.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" by Various

The score would be directly related to the adaptability of this variety to a climatic zone or to a system of cultivation or to variation in any other environmental condition.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Incorporated 39th Annual Report at Norris, Tenn. September 13-15 1948 by Northern Nut Growers Association