north temperate zone
31North Island Volcanic Plateau — View of the Central Plateau from the Desert Road showing the three active peaks: Snow capped Ruapehu (left), conical Ngauruhoe (centre) and broad domed Tongariro (right) The North Island Volcanic Plateau (often called the Central Plateau and… …
32North Cowichan, British Columbia — Municipality of North Cowichan   District Municipality   …
33Hardiness zone — The main factors determining average minimum temperature are altitude, latitude and proximity to the coast.A hardiness zone is a geographically defined zone in which a specific category of plant life is capable of growing, as defined by… …
34Frigid Zone — noun the part of the Earth s surface forming a cap over a pole; characterized by frigid climate • Syn: ↑polar zone, ↑polar region • Hypernyms: ↑climatic zone • Instance Hyponyms: ↑Antarctic, ↑Antarctic Zone, ↑ …
35Geography of North America — North America is the third largest continent with an estimated population of around 460 million, ca. 24,346,000 km² (9,400,000 square miles), (if Eurasia is excluded), and the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere.cite… …
36Abyssal zone — Zone one (z[=o]n), n. [F. zone, L. zona, Gr. zw nh; akin to zwnny nai to gird, Lith. j[*u]sta a girdle, j[*u]sti to gird, Zend y[=a]h.] 1. A girdle; a cincture. [Poetic] [1913 Webster] An embroidered zone surrounds her waist. Dryden. [1913… …
37Pacific temperate rain forests — The Pacific temperate rain forests of North America are the largest temperate rain forest zone on the planet. The Pacific temperate rain forests lie on west facing coastal mountains along the Pacific coast of North America the Pacific Northwest… …
38Valdivian temperate rain forests — The Valdivian temperate rain forests are a temperate broadleaf and mixed forest ecoregion located on the west coast of southern South America, lying mostly in Chile and extending into a small part of Argentina. It part of the Neotropic ecozone.… …
39Korea, North — Introduction Korea, North Background: Following World War II, Korea was split with the northern half coming under Communist domination and the southern portion becoming Western oriented. KIM Chong il has ruled North Korea since his father and the …
40Korean Demilitarized Zone — For Panmunjom or Joint Security Area, see Joint Security Area. For the demarcation line in the Yellow Sea, see Northern Limit Line. Korean Demilitarized Zone (Korean: 한반도 비무장지대(韓半島非武裝地帶)) Hanbando Bimujangjidae Korean Peninsula …
