In the tropical zone, intense cold is never recorded.
Tropical is that linked to the tropics . The tropic is called, on the other hand, both parallels of the Earth that correspond to the parallels of the celestial sphere and are located at 23º 27' north and south of the Equator .
In order to know the meaning of the term, it is important to determine its etymological origin. In this case, it derives from Greek as it is the result of the sum of two very different parts:
- The noun tropikos , which is synonymous with “return” .
- The suffix -al , which is used to indicate “relative to” .
The tropical climate
In the northern hemisphere, there is the Tropic of Cancer , while in the southern hemisphere there is the Tropic of Capricorn . Mexico , Bahamas , Brazil and Australia are some of the countries that are crossed by these tropics.
The region located between the two tropics is called the intertropical zone . The notion of tropical climate , for its part, refers to the climatological conditions that characterize the intertropical zone.
The tropical climate is characterized by having an average temperature of 18 degrees Celsius, with a reduced thermal oscillation throughout the year. That is why it is often said that winter does not exist in tropical areas, since intense cold is not recorded and frost or snow never occurs.
Merengue, salsa and cumbia are part of tropical music.
Other applications of the adjective
Forests in the intertropical zone, on the other hand, are known as tropical forests . When the tropical forest is very rainy, it is referred to as a rainforest .
The exuberance of the vegetation and the warm climate characteristic of these areas makes tropical an adjective that qualifies a certain type of clothing, a musical style and other issues. A tropical shirt , in this sense, is one with a flower print. Cumbia , salsa and merengue, on the other hand, are often mentioned as part of tropical music .
Tito Puente, Tony Vega, Johny Rivera, Oscar D'Leon, Manny Manuel, Cheo Feliciano y Celia Cruz son algunos de los artistas que se consideran figuras claves dentro de la llamada music tropical.
We must not overlook “Tropical Tribute to the Beatles” , an album from the 90s in which great singers of the tropical genre, such as Domingo Quiñones and Celia Cruz , performed some of the legendary songs. of the London band.
The term tropical in cinema
In addition to all of the above, it is worth highlighting that tropical is a word that appears in different titles of cultural products.
An example of this is the film “Tropical Malady” , which was released in 2004 and is directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul . It won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival that same year and intertwines several stories, such as that of a love relationship between two young people or that of a soldier who finds himself lost in the middle of the jungle.