torrid zone

torrid zone

tor·rid zone (also Tor·rid Zone) • n. the hot central belt of the earth bounded by the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn.

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torrid zone

torrid zone General climatic term for the region between the northern and southern tropics, broadly the ‘equatorial’ zone.

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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "torrid zone." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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torrid zone General climatic name for the region between the northern and southern tropics, broadly the equatorial zone.

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torrid zone

torrid zone see tropics .

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