AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Climate describes the average weather conditions of a particular place over a 30 year period . All places on earth have their own climates.

Detailed explanation-2: -Climate is defined as an area’s long-term weather patterns. The simplest way to describe climate is to look at average temperature and precipitation over time.

Detailed explanation-3: -Climate is the long-term pattern of weather in a particular area. Weather can change from hour-to-hour, day-to-day, month-to-month or even year-to-year. A region’s weather patterns, usually tracked for at least 30 years, are considered its climate.

Detailed explanation-4: -Climate refers to the average atmospheric conditions that prevail in a given region over a long period of time-whether a place is generally cold and wet or hot and dry, for example.

Detailed explanation-5: -This classification distinguishes four main climate zones in each hemisphere of the Earth as well as three transitional zones. The main climate zones are: equatorial, tropical, temperate and polar (Arctic in the Northern Hemisphere and Antarctic in the Southern Hemisphere).