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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