climatic zone - any of the geographical zones loosely divided according to prevailing climate and latitudegeographical zone, zone - any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitude Frigid Zone, polar zone - the part of the Earth's surface forming a cap over a pole; characterized by frigid climate Temperate Zone - the part of the Earth's surface between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer or between the Antarctic Circle and the Tropic of Capricorn; characterized by temperate climate Torrid Zone, tropical zone, tropics - the part of the Earth's surface between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn; characterized by a hot climate |