|
Each of the five main latitude regions of the earth's surface is said to be a geographical zone, divided by the major circles of latitude. The differences between them relate to climate, and the behaviour of the sun. They are as follows: Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
The 4 main circles of latitude on Earth A circle of latitude is an imaginary east-west circle on the Earth, that connects all locations with a given latitude. ...
- The North Frigid Zone, north of the Arctic Circle
- The North Temperate Zone, between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer
- The Torrid Zone, between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn
- The South Temperate Zone, between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle
- The South Frigid Zone, south of the Antarctic Circle
In the Torrid Zone, also known as the Tropics, the sun is directly overhead at least once during the year - at the edges of the tropics this occurs at the summer solstice, and over the equator, at the equinoxes. This is the hottest part of the earth, and there are two annual seasons: a dry and a wet. The Torrid Zone includes most of Africa, southern India, southern Asia, Indonesia, New Guinea, northern Australia, Central America and northern South America. For the fast food restaurant chain, see Arctic Circle Restaurants. ...
For the novel by Henry Miller, see Tropic of Cancer (novel). ...
World map showing the Tropic of Capricorn For the novel by Henry Miller, see Tropic of Capricorn (novel). ...
Zoomable PDF of the map this is based on The Antarctic Circle is one of the five major circles of latitude that mark maps of the Earth. ...
A noontime scene from the Philippines on a day when the Sun is almost directly overhead. ...
“Summer solstice†redirects here. ...
World map showing the equator in red In tourist areas, the equator is often marked on the sides of roads The equator marked as it crosses Ilhéu das Rolas, in São Tomé and PrÃncipe. ...
In astronomy, an equinox is defined as the moment when the sun reaches one of two intersections between the ecliptic and the celestial equator. ...
A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ...
For other uses, see Asia (disambiguation). ...
For other uses, see Central America (disambiguation). ...
South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ...
In the two Temperate Zones, the sun is never directly overhead, and the climate is mild, generally ranging from warm to cool. The four annual seasons, Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter occur in these areas. The North Temperate Zone includes Great Britain, Europe, northern Asia and North America. The South Temperate Zone includes southern Australia, New Zealand, southern South America and South Africa. For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ...
North America North America is a continent[1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ...
South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ...
The two Frigid Zones, or polar regions, experience the midnight sun and the polar night for part of the year - the edge of the zone experiences one day at the solstice when the sun doesn't rise or set for 24 hours, while in the centre of the zone (the pole), the day is literally one year long, with six months of daylight and six months of night. The Frigid Zones are the coldest parts of the earth, and are covered with ice and snow. The North Frigid Zone (the Arctic) includes northern Canada and Alaska, Greenland, northern Scandinavia, northern Russia, and the Arctic ice. The South Frigid Zone (The Antarctic) is filled by the continent of Antarctica; the next closest mainland is the southern tip of Chile and Argentina, followed by New Zealand. Location of the polar regions Northern Hemisphere permafrost (permanently frozen ground) in purple. ...
The midnight sun at Nordkapp, Norway. ...
The polar night is the night lasting more than 24 hours, usually inside the polar circles. ...
“Summer solstice†redirects here. ...
The red line indicates the 10°C isotherm in July, commonly used to define the Arctic region border Satellite image of the Arctic surface The Arctic is the region around the Earths North Pole, opposite the Antarctic region around the South Pole. ...
For other uses, see Alaska (disambiguation). ...
For other uses, see Scandinavia (disambiguation). ...
Greek ἀνταρκτικός, opposite the arctic) is a continent surrounding the Earths South Pole. ...
The edges of the Temperate Zones are also sometimes referred to as the Subtropics, Subarctic and Subantarctic. The subtropics are the zones of the Earth immediately north and south of the tropic zone, which is bounded by the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, at latitude 23. ...
The subarctic is a region in the Northern Hemisphere immediately south of the true Arctic and covering much of Canada and Siberia, the north of Scandinavia, northern Mongolia and the Chinese province of Heilongjiang. ...
The subantarctic is a region in the Southern Hemisphere immediately north of the true Antarctic. ...
History
The idea of a geographical zone was first hypothesized by the ancient Greek scholar Aristotle. He said that the earth was divided into three types of climatic zones, based on their distance from the equator. For other uses, see Aristotle (disambiguation). ...
Thinking that the area near the equator was too hot for habitation, Aristotle dubbed the region around the equator (from 23.5° N to 23.5° S) as the "Torrid Zone." He reasoned that from the Arctic Circle to the pole was permanently frozen. He called this uninhabitable zone the "Frigid Zone." The only area that Aristotle believed was livable was the "Temperate Zone", lying between the "Frigid Zone" and the "Torrid Zone". One of the reasons Aristotle believed that the Temperate Zone was the best for life could come from the fact that he lived in that zone.
As knowledge of the earth's geography improved a second "Temperate Zone" was discovered south of the equator, and a second "Frigid Zone" was discovered around the Antarctic. Greek ἀνταρκτικός, opposite the arctic) is a continent surrounding the Earths South Pole. ...
Aristotle's map was vastly oversimplified, although the general idea was correct. Today, the most commonly used climate map is the Köppen climate classification, developed by German climatologist and amateur botanist Wladimir Köppen (1846-1940), which divides the world into six major climate regions, based on average annual precipitation, average monthly precipitation, and average monthly temperature. The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. ...
Wladimir Peter Köppen (September 25, 1846 in Saint Petersburg, Russia — June 22, 1940 in Graz, Austria) was a German geographer, meteorologist, climatologist and botanist. ...
Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
See also | v • d • e Regions of the world | |
The 4 main circles of latitude on Earth A circle of latitude is an imaginary east-west circle on the Earth, that connects all locations with a given latitude. ...
Leslie Holdridges Life Zone Classification system is essentially a climate classification scheme. ...
A noontime scene from the Philippines on a day when the Sun is almost directly overhead. ...
For the usage in virology, see temperate (virology). ...
Location of the polar regions Northern Hemisphere permafrost (permanently frozen ground) in purple. ...
The definition of continental subregions in use by the United Nations. ...
This article is about Earth as a planet. ...
Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 407 pixel Image in higher resolution (2759 × 1404 pixel, file size: 55 KB, MIME type: image/png) this is a boring map of africa!!!!!!!!!!!! World map depicting Africa; map adapted from PDF world map at CIA World Fact Book File...
| Africa A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ...
| Central · Eastern · Northern · Southern · Western Central Africa Middle Africa (UN subregion) Central African Federation (defunct) Central Africa is a core region of the African continent often considered to include: Burundi Central African Republic Chad Democratic Republic of the Congo Rwanda Middle Africa (as used by the United Nations when categorising geographic subregions) is an analogous...
Eastern Africa (UN subregion) East African Community Central African Federation (defunct) geographic, including above East Africa or Eastern Africa is the easternmost region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. ...
Northern Africa (UN subregion) geographic, including above North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent, separated by the Sahara from Sub-Saharan Africa. ...
Categories: Africa geography stubs | Southern Africa ...
Western Africa (UN subregion) Maghreb[1] West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of the African continent. ...
| |
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2759x1404, 54 KB) Extracted from CIA World Factbook PDF world map, then rasterized and colored. ...
| Americas World map showing the Americas CIA political map of the Americas The Americas are the lands of the Western hemisphere or New World, consisting of the continents of North America[1] and South America with their associated islands and regions. ...
| Anglo · Caribbean · Central · Latin · Middle · North · Northern · South The term Anglo-America is used to describe those parts of North America in which English is the main language. ...
West Indies redirects here. ...
For other uses, see Central America (disambiguation). ...
Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ...
Middle America For other uses, see Middle America (disambiguation). ...
North America North America is a continent[1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ...
Northern America is a name for the parts of North America besides Mexico when Mexico is considered as Latin America. ...
South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ...
| |
This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons, a repository of free content hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation. ...
| Asia For other uses, see Asia (disambiguation). ...
| Central · Eastern · Northern · Southern · Southeastern · Southwestern / Western Map of Central Asia showing three sets of possible boundaries for the region Central Asia located as a region of the world Central Asia is a vast landlocked region of Asia. ...
East Asia Geographic East Asia. ...
Regions of Asia: Northern Asia Central Asia Western Asia Southern Asia Eastern Asia Southeastern Asia North Asia or Northern Asia is a subregion of Asia. ...
Map of South Asia (see note on Kashmir). ...
Location of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia. ...
Southwest Asia in most contexts. ...
| |
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2759x1404, 55 KB) link title dkrjfjjfffffffffffffffffffffffffvnguigtailewGFGSgfgfFdsguuggsgsugusGUISHGUIYFGHFDGHEAHRUGIDAFGOFDSOGYFOHGUOFDYHOIYFDSYOGIDHB JKZVXCNBJKGDUGKDFH87IHZDJKLGXHGKVCZHBUIJZUIVBHUIVCYUBHFDZKHUIVCVCYUBYVCUIBXChkGHIDAHAYFDUGFGFDZOIGFDZHLGFDZHJLGFDSZhKLZFDHFXGJFSJGFXJXZJXGFGJXJJJJJJFGFFDFHFDZFHHDHFHDZHFDZHDZHFDHFDDHHHFDFDHZFHGFJZHJAYATHZDGXVJGJTDYHDGHBNDZHFXHZGFDHDZHZDZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG World map depicting Europe; map adapted from PDF world map at CIA World Fact Book File links The following pages link to this file: Australia Africa Asia Antarctica Africa-Eurasia Continent Europe Elias Canetti...
| Europe For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ...
| Northern · Southern · Western · Eastern · Central Northern Europe Northern Europe is the northern part of the European continent. ...
Southern Europe is a region of the European continent. ...
A current understanding of Western Europe. ...
Pre-1989 division between the West (grey) and Eastern Bloc (orange) superimposed on current national boundaries: Russia (dark orange), other countries of the former USSR (medium orange),members of the Warsaw pact (light orange), and other former Communist regimes not aligned with Moscow (lightest orange). ...
Central Europe The Alpine Countries and the Visegrád Group (Political map, 2004) Central Europe is the region lying between the variously and vaguely defined areas of Eastern and Western Europe. ...
| | |
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2759x1404, 54 KB)Oceanias place in the world. ...
| Oceania For other uses, see Oceania (disambiguation). ...
| Australasia · Melanesia · Micronesia · Polynesia Australasia Australasia is a term variably used to describe a region of Oceania: Australia, New Zealand, and neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean. ...
Map showing Melanesia. ...
Carving from the ridgepole of a MÄori house, ca 1840 Polynesia (from Greek: πολÏÏ‚ many, νῆσος island) is a large grouping of over 1,000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific Ocean. ...
| | Other
| Asia Pacific · Caucasus · Far East · Indian subcontinent · Middle East
Map showing general definition of Asia-Pacific The term Asia-Pacific generally applies to littoral East Asia, Southeast Asia and Australasia near the Pacific Ocean, plus the states in the ocean itself (Oceania). ...
It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Caucasus Mountains. ...
The far east as a cultural block includes East Asia, Southeast Asia, Northeast Asia and South Asia. ...
Map of South Asia (see note) This article deals with the geophysical region in Asia. ...
A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ...
| |
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2759x1404, 50 KB) Summary Map indicating the worlds polar regions (i. ...
| Polar Location of the polar regions Northern Hemisphere permafrost (permanently frozen ground) in purple. ...
| Arctic · Antarctic The red line indicates the 10°C isotherm in July, commonly used to define the Arctic region border Satellite image of the Arctic surface The Arctic is the region around the Earths North Pole, opposite the Antarctic region around the South Pole. ...
For other uses, see Antarctica (disambiguation). ...
| |
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2759x1404, 55 KB) Summary The large plain-grey Image:LocationWorld. ...
| Oceans Animated map exhibiting the worlds oceanic waters. ...
| World · Arctic · Atlantic · Indian · Pacific · Southern The term World Ocean refers to the interconnected system of the planet Earths marine waters. ...
The Arctic Ocean, located in the southern hemisphere and mostly in the Antarctic south polar region, is the largest of the worlds five major landmassesic divisions and the deepest. ...
The Atlantic Ocean, not including Arctic and Antarctic regions. ...
Pacific redirects here. ...
The Southern Ocean, also known as the Antarctic Ocean or South Polar Ocean, is the oceanic division completely in Earths southern hemisphere encircling Antarctica, comprising the southernmost waters of the World Ocean south of 60° S latitude. ...
| | | See also Continents of the world | |
Feeds |
Contact