Weather / B2

i-KWAYT-uh/ɪˈkweɪtə/

The equator is the imaginary line around the Earth at 0° latitude, halfway between the poles: the Equator; north of the equator. Latitude is the distance from it (already related in higher lists); tropics lie near it; meridian is longitude. Give the latitude relative to the equator, then the climate zone. Mix-up: equator vs equation; educator; do not write equator for a “hot country” with no latitude.

Meaning

The imaginary line around the Earth at 0° latitude, halfway between the poles.

Examples

• “Give the latitude relative to the equator, then the climate zone, the geography paper said.”
• “Equatorial rainforest featured in the biome case, which is the climate-belt sense — still name the degrees if asked.”

Good to know

the equator / Equator; north / south of the equator; equatorial. Related: latitude / tropics. Trap: equation / educator. Geography and science. The 0° latitude line — quote the degrees, not merely “hot”.

Near in meaning

latitude, tropics, 0°

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