subtropics
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- noun
- /sʌbˈtroʊpɪks/
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subtrópicos
- In the subtropics, summers are often hot and humid, making it the ideal climate for growing tropical plants.
- subtropics and tropics
Examples
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Africa and Australia are quite similar in the subtropics, 15 degrees S to 35 degrees S, with deficit greatly exceeding surplus.
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I understand that several of the climate models present scenarios that rainfall will increase in the tropics and subtropics as a consequence of increased greenhouse gas emissions.
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These changes will cause areas at the poleward edges of the subtropics to dry out.
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In the semi-arid subtropics, on the other hand, there is strong agreement across models that many areas are likely to become even drier.
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Hepatitis E is more common in the tropics and subtropics, particularly Asia and Africa.
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It is found throughout the tropics and subtropics and seems to be fond of human company.
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Three-fourths of all species live in the subtropics and tropics, where mosquitoes originated.
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Many of our best perennial staples come from this family, particularly in the humid tropics and subtropics.
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Carob prefers semi-arid subtropics and Mediterranean climates.
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In the northern hemisphere, uncertainty about the direction of change in average annual precipitation is greatest in the mid-latitude transition zone between the drying subtropics and in the far northern areas that are likely to become wetter.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
Areas next to the tropics with a climate between tropical heat and milder zones
Antonyms
How Warm
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Subtropics comes from sub- meaning 'below' and tropics, which means 'the warm areas near the equator' and appears in tropical. So the subtropics are the regions just north and south of the tropics, with hot, humid summers and mild winters.