tropical zone
Earth's warm middle
The tropical zone is the region of Earth between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, roughly 23.5 degrees north and south of the equator.
This belt receives the most direct sunlight year-round, producing warm temperatures and minimal seasonal variation.
The term appears in climate classification, ecology, and geography: Coffee grows best in the tropical zone.
- jungleDense tropical forest
- rainforestWet tropical woodland ecosystem
- humidityMoisture in atmosphere
- trade windsReliable equatorial air currents
- savannaTropical grassland, sparse trees
rain forest floor · dry season · grassland · wet season · monsoon · endemic species · equator · El Niño · coral reef · plantation economy · spice trade · hot and humid · year round warmth · canopy · mangrove · wetland · palm · sweltering
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- biomesdesert, forest, grassland, jungle, tundra
- tropicsequator, coconut tree, banana tree, humid, rainforest
- climatestemperate forest, equatorial, continental, oceanic, desert climate
- earth zonespolar region, arctic, Antarctic, subtropics, equator
- Latitudesequator, Arctic Circle, Antarctic Circle, North Pole, South Pole
tropical zonearctic zone
Earth's northernmost climate belt
polar regions · temperate zone · arctic · Antarctic · polar
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