GEOLOGY

EARTH SCIENCE

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which latitude zone has hot summers and cold winters?
A
Temperate
B
Tropic of Cancer
C
Tropics
D
Polar
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Related subjects: General Physics. In geography, temperate latitudes of the globe lie between the tropics and the polar circles. The changes in these regions between summer and winter are generally subtle, warm or cool, rather than extreme, burning hot or freezing cold.

Detailed explanation-2: -Moist continental mid-latitude climates have warm to cool summers and cold winters.

Detailed explanation-3: -Temperate climates are generally defined as environments with moderate rainfall spread across the year or portion of the year with sporadic drought, mild to warm summers and cool to cold winters (Simmons, 2015).

Detailed explanation-4: -Average temperatures are highest near the equator and decrease as latitude increases. This information is used to classify climates by dividing the Earth into temperature zones by latitude.

Detailed explanation-5: -Temperate Zone – Interesting Facts The south temperate zone is located between the Tropic of Capricorn at 23° 27′ S and the Antarctic Circle at 66° 33′ S. The north temperate zone is located between the Arctic Circle at 66° 33′ N and the Tropic of Cancer at 23° 27′ N.

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