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 | | B.C.) with Parmenides, who recognized a torrid zone (see tropics) and north and south temperate zones and postulated north and south frigid (or arctic) zones; his classification was adopted by Aristotle and is still in use. |
 | | The zones are based on latitude: the torrid zone lies between 23 1/2 °N and 23 1/2 °S, the temperate zones between these parallels and the polar circles (66 1/2 ° N and S), and the frigid zones from the polar circles to the poles. |
 | | Geographic zones in which people have similar patterns of life are called culture zones or areas (see culture). |
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