Science glossary film: Temperate zones

The regions of the Earth in between the Tropic of Cancer and Arctic Circle in the northern hemisphere, and the Tropic of Capricorn and Antarctica in the south, that have less extreme temperatures than the poles and equatorial regions. Though large parts of the northern hemisphere experience very cold winters and hot summers, their average temperatures over the year are much higher than the poles.

Though large parts of the northern hemisphere experience very cold winters and hot summers, their average temperatures over the year are much higher than the poles.