with reference to temperature and rainfall identify and explain the differences in the climatic zones

Temperature and precipitation are the basic and detrimental factors when it comes to climate types.

Explanation:

There are multiple different climate types across the globe. There are numerous factors that influence their characteristics, but the most important are temperature and precipitation. The warmer and wetter it is, the more organisms thrive, and the colder or hotter and drier it is, the fewer organisms thrive.

The tropical rainforests have high amounts of precipitation and high temperatures all year round, thus they have high biodiversity. The deserts have very high temperatures (some also very low in winter) and lack of precipitation, so there is very little biodiversity.The temperate climates have medium amounts of precipitation and high variation in temperature from one to another season, leading to having moderate biodiversity.The polar climates have very low temperatures and very low precipitation, so they have the least biodiversity.

The correct answer is:   [b]:   "distortion" .