tropics
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While agricultural expansion is still the leading driver of tree cover loss across the tropics, fires played a major role worldwide, accounting for 42 percent of the destruction.
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
"It was hard sometimes but getting dressed up every day, and spending months in the tropics with 30 of my friends was so much fun," he said.
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026
Massive ice sheets stretched all the way to the tropics, covering much of the globe in ice.
From Science Daily • Feb. 12, 2026
The storm is slated to come from the tropics southwest of the California coast.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025
For the first time in history, a taste native to the tropics was exactly matched by a plant grown in a colder area.
From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson
Vocabulary lists containing tropics
Southeast Asia - Introductory
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Southeast Asia - Middle School
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Southeast Asia - High School
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