Geographical Zone
The five main latitude regions of the Earth's surface comprise geographical zones, divided by the major circles of latitude. The differences between them relate to climate, and the behaviour of the Sun. They are as follows:
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... 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 ... Aristotle dubbed the region around the equator (from 23.5° N to 23.5° S) the "Torrid Zone." He reasoned that from the Arctic Circle to the pole was permanently frozen ...
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