The southern frigid zone lies between the _____________.
A.Tropic of capricorn and South pole
B.Equator and South pole
C.Antarctic circle and South pole
D.None of the above
VerifiedHint: Geographical zones include the five primary latitude areas of the Earth's surface, separated by the major circles of latitude. The distinctions between them apply to climate.
Complete answer:
The Frigid Region is a region in the Northern Hemisphere between the Arctic Circle and the North Pole, and there is a very cold Antarctic Range and the South Pole in the Southern Hemisphere. This is because the sun does not rise high above the horizon here.
For part of the year, the two frigid zones, or polar areas, witness the midnight sun and the polar night - there is one day at the edge of the zone at the winter solstice where the light is unseen, and one day at the summer solstice when the sun appears for 24 hours above the horizon. The day is one year long in the middle of the zone (the pole), with six months of daytime and six months of darkness. The coldest areas of the World are the frigid zones, normally shrouded with ice and snow.
As this area lies farthest from the equator, it absorbs slanting rays from the sun. The summer season in this area lasts about 2 to 3 months, and during the summer, there is almost 24 hours of sunshine. The rays of the sun still slant and deliver less heat.
The North Frigid region occupies 4.12 percent of the Earth's surface, between the North Pole at 90°N and the Arctic Circle at 66°33′48.7" N.
4.12 percent of the Earth's atmosphere is occupied by the South Frigid Zone, from the Antarctic Circle at 66°33'48.7" S and the South Pole at 90°S.
Hence, the correct answer is option "C".
Note: The ancient Greek scholar Parmenides first hypothesised the notion of a geographical region and Aristotle permanently changed it. Based on their position from the equator, both philosophers theorised that the World was separated into three types of temperature zones.
