Temperature and precipitation are the two basic climate elements that
primarily determine the typical
flora and
fauna
of a
biome.
Temperature is related to altitude and the intensity of solar radiation which in turn
depends on the height of the Sun
(
solar altitude).
Solar altitude changes with latitude and with the
seasons which on
Earth can be experienced as a parallel translation of the
Sun's path
across the sky.
Their apparent trajectories can be grouped into
climate zones
in order to describe certain climatic conditions within a certain latitudinal range.
The
regional
climate is often much more complex as the
dry
caatinga desert,
the semi - dry
cerrado savanna
or the humid
amazon rainforest
proove. All three biomes are located in the
tropics.
See also:
Climate of the Atlantic Rainforest
Climate Diagrams