Climate is the most common weather condition(s) found in an area. The tilt of the Earth in space causes places at different latitudes to have different climates: Sun's rays spread out at the poles. The midday sun is low on the horizon. Sun's rays are direct at the Equator. The midday sun is high in the sky. A biome is a place where similar species live together in an ecosystem. The main biomes on earth are: equatorial; savanna; hot desert; monsoon; temperate; polar and tundra. |