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Climates of Canada

Climates of Canada. SS 10: Ms. Pasichnyk pp. 25-27: “ New ” Horizons Textbook. There are many different climates in Canada. P. 26 identifies 11 different climate regions in Canada What are the different climate regions in BC, in your magazine article project?

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Climates of Canada

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  1. Climates of Canada • SS 10: Ms. Pasichnyk • pp. 25-27: “New” Horizons Textbook

  2. There are many different climates in Canada • P. 26 identifies 11 different climate regions in Canada • What are the different climate regions in BC, in your magazine article project? • However there are 2 broad types of climate: Continental & Maritime

  3. Continental Climate • i.e.Manitoba: temperature ranges are extreme & precipitation is low

  4. Maritime Climate • i.e. British Columbia: this climate has milder temperatures & highprecipitation due to it’s location close to the ocean

  5. 5 Factors that affect Temperature in Canada’s Regions • Latitude • Altitude • Distance from sea • Wind direction • Ocean currents

  6. Latitude: Distance of a place from the equator

  7. Altitude • Usually, the higher the altitude the colder the temperature

  8. Distance from the sea The closer to the water, the less extreme the temperature. Water moderates the temperatures.

  9. Facts: Wind blowing off the ocean moderates the temperature, whereas, wind blowing off of the land increases the temperature differences. Wind Direction http://visual.merriam-webster.com/images/earth/meteorology/meteorological-measuring-instruments/measure-wind-direction.jpgext

  10. Ocean Currents*are either warm or cold depending on where they are from

  11. Canada’s Ocean Currents West coast has a warm current=milder climate East coast has a colder current= harsher winters

  12. 3 Types of Precipitation (rain, snow, hail, fog) in Western Canada • Convectional • Orographic • Frontal COF

  13. http://home.comcast.net/~rhaberlin/images/atpptcn.gifText Convectional Precipitation

  14. Orographic Precipitation http://www.grc.k12.nf.ca/climatecanada/images/oro_rain.gif

  15. Frontal Precipitation • When cold, arctic air meets warm tropical air (fronts meeting) http://www.physicalgeography.net/fundamentals/images/coldfront.GIF

  16. Activities to do: • In small groups do p. 28 Questions #2, 3 4 & 6 • Individually do p. 28 Question #5

  17. Other Websites used: • http://i1.trekearth.com/photos/3655/dscn2478-te.jpg • http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a5/Vancouver_BC_rain_02.jpg • http://www.fci-inc.ca/images/support/map.jpg • http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://www.ec.gc.ca/envirozine/82B538B3-

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