字神帝國英語天地

✿✿✿TOEFL專業領域分類單字✿✿✿
字神不藏私，免費提供給大家~
考生們快快把分類單字記起來吧！
　
【GEOGRAPHY地理學】：climatic zone 氣候帶
　
1. equator [ɪˋkwetɚ] n. 赤道
The equator is an imaginary line that divides the earth into equal parts called the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.
　　
2. Tropics [ˋtrɑpɪks] n. 熱帶地區 ( = Tropical Zone =Torrid Zone)
The Tropics are the regions between the lines of latitude 23.27 north and south, with a hot climate.
● the tropic of Cancer　北迴歸線
● the tropic of Capricorn　南迴歸線
　　
3. Subtropics [sʌbˋtrɑpɪks] n. 亞熱帶
Subtropics are regions between Torrid Zone and Temperate Xone.
　　
4. Temperate [ˋtɛmprɪt] adj. 溫的；溫帶的 ( = tepid zone)
In geography, Temperate Zone lies between the tropics and the Polar Regions. The temperatures in these regions are generally relatively moderate, rather than extremely hot or cold, and the changes between summer and winter are also usually moderate.
　　
5. Frigid [ˋfrɪgɪd] adj. 寒帶的
Frigid Zone is the coldest climatic zones of the earth which lies in 66.5˚ and above latitudinal height towards south and north poles of the earth.