CLIMATE ZONES: Overall, this climate is very cold, but the range from a mild climate to a polar
climate. Factors such as latitude, (north or south of equator), mountains, and oceans affect climate
For foldable -- VEGETATION ZONES: Four kinds of natural vegetation zones are tundra, grassland,
desert scrub, and forests
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Flat or rolling land covered with grasses
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Covered with snow more than half of year
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Contains permafrost
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Cover one-third of the U.S. and almost half of Canada
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Desert and semiarid lands with little rain
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Wheat and cattle further west
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Only a few people live there and survive by fishing and hunting
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Maple syrup and maple sugar are products made from sugar maple trees
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Only a few plants
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Great Basin lies between Rockies and Sierra Nevada
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Cold and dry in the far north of Canada
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Enough rain to support grasses, but not forests
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Northern Pacific Coast and Rockies have coniferous trees
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Sheep graze on shrubs
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Sierras block winds from Pacific Ocean which bring rain
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Mosses, grasses and wildflowers grow
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Vast grasslands form Central and Great Plains of U.S.; Interior Plains of Canada
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Native people make a living here by fishing and hunting
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Provinces here are sometimes called the “Prairie Provinces”
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Cannot support large numbers of people due to lack of rain
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Mixed coniferous and deciduous trees in southeastern Canada, New England, and southern U.S.
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Mild climate