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 Flat or rolling land covered with grasses Covered with snow more than half of year Contains permafrost Cover one-third of the U.S. and almost half of Canada Desert and semiarid lands with little rain Wheat and cattle further west Only a few people live there and survive by fishing and hunting Maple syrup and maple sugar are products made from sugar maple trees Only a few plants Great Basin lies between Rockies and Sierra Nevada Cold and dry in the far north of Canada Enough rain to support grasses, but not forests Northern Pacific Coast and Rockies have coniferous trees Sheep graze on shrubs Sierras block winds from Pacific Ocean which bring rain Mosses, grasses and wildflowers grow Vast grasslands form Central and Great Plains of U.S.; Interior Plains of Canada Native people make a living here by fishing and hunting Provinces here are sometimes called the “Prairie Provinces” Cannot support large numbers of people due to lack of rain Mixed coniferous and deciduous trees in southeastern Canada, New England, and southern U.S. Mild climate