temperate regions
Neither hot nor cold
Temperate regions are the zones between the tropics and the polar circles, characterized by moderate climates with distinct seasons.
These areas experience neither the year-round heat of equatorial latitudes nor the extreme cold of arctic zones: Most of Europe lies in the temperate regions.
The term appears frequently in discussions of climate, agriculture, and biodiversity.
- grasslandsOpen grassy terrain
- perennialRecurring each year
- growing seasonTime crops can mature
- subtropicsWarm latitudes below tropics
- pollinationFlower reproductive transfer
angiosperm · Southern Hemisphere · deciduous forests · mixed forests · migratory species · horticulture · apple orchards · Mediterranean climate · seed dispersal · Australasia · native flora · seasonal variation · endemic species · wetlands · freshwater ecosystems · forestry · rainfall · habitat fragmentation
temperate regionstropical regions
Earth's warmest climate belt
polar regions · equatorial regions · desert regions · tundra · rainforest regions