| English | Chinese |
| abyssal zone | 深海区大陆架以外，海面以下2000米~ 6000 米 |
| chaotic zone | 混乱层 |
| climatic zone A belt of the earth's surface within which the climate is generally homogeneous in some respect; an elemental region of a simple climatic classification | 气候带 (在地球表面的一个带状区域内气候在某些方面具有相同特征；一个简单的气候分类的基本区域。) |
| coastal zone oil spill | 海岸地带原油泄漏 |
| coastal zone planning The objective of coastal management and planning is the preservation of coastal resources whilst simultaneously satisfying the sometimes conflicting interests and requirements of protection, development, usage and conservation | 沿海地区规划 (海岸管理和规划的目标是在保护海岸资源，同时满足一些如保护、发展、使用及保存的冲突性利益与需求。) |
| cold zone ecosystem The interacting system of a biological community and its non-living environmental surroundings located in climatic regions where the air temperature is below 10° Celsius for eight to eleven months of the year | 寒带生态系统 (在一年中有长达8至11个月期间空气温度低于摄氏10度的地区中，生物群体与周遭非生命环境的交互作用系统。) |
| controlled hunting zone An administered geographic area in which the pursuit, capture and killing of wild animals for food or sport, is allowed, often with certain restrictions or regulations | 管制狩猎区 (一个受管辖的地理区域，该区域允许在一定限制或规则下以追踪、捕获野生动物为食物或运动。) |
| disaster zone Zone that has been stricken by a disaster and where measures must be taken to reduce the severity of the human and material damage caused by it | 灾区 (已遭受灾害侵袭的地区，必须采取行动来减低因灾害而带来的对人类与物品损伤的严重程度。) |
| economic zoning A land-use planning design or control where specific types of businesses or private sector investment are encouraged within designated boundaries | 经济分区 (土地使用规划的设计或控制，鼓励特定类型的企业或私人厂商在指定区域内投资。) |
| fire zone | 火警【防火】区 |
| global agro-ecological zone | 全球农业生态区 |
| hot zone | 炎热压指炎热生境 |
| industrial zoning A system of land use planning that forms zones or boundaries to be used only by manufacturing or business enterprises | 工业分区制 (一种土地使用规划系统，形成只有生产或商业企业所使用的区域或界线。) |
| intertidal zone 1. The area between land and sea which is regularly exposed to the air by the tidal movement of the sea. Marine organisms that inhabit the intertidal zones have to adapt to periods of exposure to air and to the waves created by wind, which makes it the most physically demanding of the marine habitats. 2. The shore zone between the highest and lowest tides | 潮间带 (1. 潮汐活动中经常曝露在空气中的海洋与陆地间的部分。栖息于潮间带的海洋生物需要适应曝露于空气的时间段，并且需要适应此时因风而起的海浪，这些成为了海洋生物最大的体能要求。 2. 最高和最低潮汐之间的海岸域。) |
| military zone Area whose utilization is exclusively reserved to the army | 军事区 (专属军队的使用区域。) |
| mutual response zone | 共同威胁区 |
| mutual threat zone | 共同威胁区 |
| pedestrian zone Area where vehicles are not allowed | 行人专用区 (汽车不允许进入的区域。) |
| pre-emption zone Areas that are subject to the pre-emption right which is a privilege accorded by the government to the actual settler upon a certain limited portion of the public domain, to purchase such tract at a fixed price to the exclusion of all other applicants | 先发制人区 (一个区域，政府给予的优先购买权具有一定的时域限制，部分市民具有实际定居者的特权，以固定价格购买这种土地，而其他申请者被排除在外。) |
| protected marine zone Sea area where marine wildlife is protected | 海洋保护区 (对海洋野生动物进行保护的区域。) |
| riparian zone 1. Terrestrial areas where the vegetation complex and microclimate are products of the combined pressure and influence of perennial and/or intermittent water... and soils that exhibit some wetness characteristics. 2. Zone situated on the bank of a water course such as a river or stream | 河滨地带 (1. 在多种自然力、连续或间接的水域影响下，形成的植被状态，具有复杂和微气候特点的陆地区域，该区域往往具有土壤湿润的特点。2.水域(如河流、小溪)旁的区域。) |
| sanitary protection zone | 卫生防护区【带】 |
| touristic zone Any section of a region which attracts travelers, often because of its scenery, objects of interest or recreational activities | 旅游区 (某个地区吸引游客的任何部分，往往是因为它的景色、趣物或娱乐活动。) |
| upwelling zone | 喷出区指大山 |
| upwelling zone | 上升流带 (分生) |
