middlelatitudes
nounUK /ˌmɪd.əl ˈlæt.ɪ.tʃuːdz/
US /ˌmɪd.əl ˈlæt̬.ə.tuːdz/
The middlelatitudes are the parts of the world between the warm equator and the cold poles.
Many countries with four seasons, like the United States and Japan, are in the middlelatitudes.
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2. A region where warm air from the tropics meets cold air from the poles, often causing storms.
Storms often form where the middlelatitudes meet the polar regions.
3. The areas of Earth that usually have mild temperatures and clear seasonal changes.
Farmers in the middlelatitudes grow crops like wheat and corn.
4. A band on a map between about 30 and 60 degrees north or south of the equator.
The teacher pointed to the middlelatitudes on the globe.