b'\n_START_ARTICLE_\nZon\xc4\x83 geografic\xc4\x83\n_START_PARAGRAPH_\nZonele geografice reprezint\xc4\x83 ni\xc8\x99te f\xc3\xa2\xc8\x99ii alungite ce \xc3\xaenconjoar\xc4\x83 globul mai mult sau mai pu\xc8\x9bin continuu, pe direc\xc8\x9bia paralelelor, care se caracterizeaz\xc4\x83 prin caracteristici fizico-geografice relativ omogene pe uscat \xc8\x99i specifice pe ap\xc4\x83, \xc3\xaen special sub aspectul climei, circula\xc8\x9biei maselor de aer, vegeta\xc8\x9biei, solului, proceselor hidro-morfologice. Zonele geografice coincid \xc3\xaen mare m\xc4\x83sur\xc4\x83 cu limitele zonelor climatice. Geodezic, globul terestru se \xc3\xaemparte \xc3\xaen cinci zone: dou\xc4\x83 zone polare (\xc3\xaentre poli \xc8\x99i cele dou\xc4\x83 cercuri polare): arctic\xc4\x83 \xc8\x99i antarctic\xc4\x83, dou\xc4\x83 zone temperate (\xc3\xaentre cercurile polare \xc8\x99i cele tropicale) \xc8\x99i o zon\xc4\x83 tropical\xc4\x83 sau intertropical\xc4\x83 (\xc3\xaentre cele dou\xc4\x83 tropice). Sub aspect geografic \xc3\xaens\xc4\x83 aceste zone geodezice sunt modificate, nu merg exact \xc3\xaen lungul unor paralele \xc8\x99i au ca baz\xc4\x83 de conturare temperaturile, precipita\xc8\x9biile, urmate de vegeta\xc8\x9bie etc. Astfel se disting 13 zone geografice: zona ecuatorial\xc4\x83, 2 zone subecuatoriale (nordic\xc4\x83 \xc8\x99i sudic\xc4\x83), 2 zone tropicale (nordic\xc4\x83 \xc8\x99i sudic\xc4\x83), 2 zone subtropicale (nordic\xc4\x83 \xc8\x99i sudic\xc4\x83), 2 zone temperate (nordic\xc4\x83 \xc8\x99i sudic\xc4\x83), zona subarctic\xc4\x83, zona subantarctic\xc4\x83, zona arctic\xc4\x83 \xc8\x99i zona antarctic\xc4\x83.'