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equator
The imaginary line around the middle of the Earth, equidistant from the North and South Poles, dividing the Earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres.
赤道付近は暑い。
It's hot near the equator.
赤道を越えると南半球になる。
When you cross the equator, you enter the Southern Hemisphere.
エクアドルは赤道直下にある国だ。
Ecuador is a country directly on the equator.
赤道付近では一年中気温が高い。
Near the equator, temperatures are high all year round.
赤道は地球を北半球と南半球に分ける線だ。
The equator is the line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
The 赤道 is the line of 0° latitude that circles the Earth at its widest point. The name literally means 'red path' (赤 = red, 道 = road/path).
GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS:
- 北半球: Northern Hemisphere
- 南半球: Southern Hemisphere
- 北緯: north latitude
- 南緯: south latitude
- 赤道直下: directly on/under the equator
CLIMATE ZONES:
- 熱帯: tropical zone (near the equator)
- 温帯: temperate zone
- 寒帯: frigid zone (polar regions)