Question

Name the zones the Earth can be divided into, based on temperature.

• A. Torrential Zone
• B. Torrid Zone
• C. Temperate Zone
• D. Frigid Zone

Answer 1

Answer: (B), (C), (D)

Frigid Zone

Based on temperature, the Earth is divided into three zones: Torrid Zone, Temperate Zone, and Frigid Zone. The tropical or Torrid Zone lies near the Equator and extends to the Tropic of Cancer in the north and the Tropic of Capricorn in the south. The north and south frigid zones also known as the Arctic and the Antarctic region, lie near the poles. In between them lie the north and south temperate zones.