Key Points
Biotic and abiotic
The different elements that make a biome unique are the biotic and abiotic factors, these living and non living things and their interaction, can define the characteristics of each biome.
Temperature and precipitation
They are very important abiotic factors that influence on the characteristics and distribution of biomes. As we can see on this graph of Sockhold Grunchholden, where they have an elevation of temperature at summer and an increase of precipitation on spring.
Latitude
Is the distance measured with degrees from north to south, where the Equator is 0°latitude. This affects the biomes because depending on the location towards the latitude, the region would receive more or less sunlight.
Elevation
Is the height of a land mass above sea level, the elevation affects because the atmosphere becomes thinner at higher elevations, and a thinner atmosphere retains less heat.
In this picture, we can see how the temperature becomes cooler as the level of the land gets higher.
Ocean currents
Ocean currents affect temperature and precipitation and therefore they affect biomes. This abiotic factor can help to moderate the climate, for example with the United Kingdom, where it helps to make it mildest but with more presipitations due to humidity.
Biotic factors affecting biomes
Abiotic factors determine what kind of animal can live in the biome, but biotic factors can determine spieces' success in the biome. The interactions and competitions between spieces can also define a biome.
Climatographs
Climatographs contain useful data to recognize different climates. They include average monthly temperature and an average of the total monthly precipitation. Climatographs are also useful to compare different places with the average precipitation and temperature.