climatic zone

noun

1. any of the eight principal zones, roughly demarcated by lines of latitude, into which the earth can be divided on the basis of climate

Example Sentences

Boston University plant ecologist Richard Primack, who was not involved in the map project, said: “Half the U.S. has shifted to a slightly warmer climatic zone than it was 10 years ago.”

From Seattle Times

After all, forecasts now suggest that if greenhouse-gas emissions aren't reduced deeply and quickly, the climatic zones safe for humans to live in will shrink dramatically.

From Salon

The company breeds seed for all climatic zones, and for outdoor as well as indoor growing.

From Washington Post

"It was a bit shameful because Russia is the biggest country in the world and has a huge number of climatic zones and therefore should have a huge range of products," Ivan Berezutskiy said.

From Washington Post

The previous record for the entire Antarctic region - which includes the continent, islands and ocean that are in the Antarctic climatic zone - was 19.8C, logged in January 1982.

From BBC