AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The two most important factors in the climate of an area are temperature and precipitation. The yearly average temperature of the area is obviously important, but the yearly range in temperature is also important.

Detailed explanation-2: -Two of the most important and unique are water and carbon. They are important for climate, and they are important for life: Almost all living things contain and use carbon in different forms for our bodies and as part of the cycle of energy (either photosynthesis in plants or respiration in animals).

Detailed explanation-3: -The simplest way to describe climate is to look at average temperature and precipitation over time. Other useful elements for describing climate include the type and the timing of precipitation, amount of sunshine, average wind speeds and directions, number of days above freezing, weather extremes, and local geography.

Detailed explanation-4: -The most familiar features of a region’s climate are probably average temperature and precipitation. Changes in day-to-day, day-to-night, and seasonal variations also help determine specific climates. For example, San Francisco, California, and Beijing, China, have similar yearly temperatures and precipitation.