Question

differentiate between torrid zone and frigid zone

Answer 1

torrid zone:1. lies between equator to tropic of cancer in north and equator to tropic of capricorn in south.
2. sun rays are directly overhead here.
3. the temperature here is very hot.
WHEREAS
frigid zone: 1. lies between arctic circle to north pole in north and antarctic circle to south pole in south.
2.sun rays are never directly overhead. or slanting sunrays fall here. in other words it receives very lesssun rays.
3. the temperature here is very cool and it is covered with ice for most part of the year.

Answer 2

Torrid Zone :

• The topic of cancer and the tropic of Capricorn mark the limits of this zone.

• The sun rays are directly overhead only in this zone.

• Hence, it receives maximum heat from the sun and is very hot.

Frigid Zone :

• It lies from Arctic Circle to the North Pole and from Antarctic Circle to the South Pole.

• This zone remains covered with ice and snow for the most part of the year.

• Hence, it is the coldest zone of the Earth.