CGC1D
What Factors Affect the Climate in Canada?
–Student worksheet
What are the 6 factors that affect climate in Canada?
1. ___________________________
2. ___________________________
3. ___________________________
4. ___________________________
5. ___________________________
6. ___________________________
Acronym to remember: ____________________________
LATITUDE and CLIMATE
What happens as you move north or south away from the equator?
The energy hitting any spot on the Earth is _________________
Why does temperature decrease as you move away from the equator?
OCEAN CURRENTS and CLIMATE
What is an ocean current?
How is the temperature of the current determined?
The temperature of the current will influence the temperature of the air passing over it.
Explain how this is true by using the climate of BC as an example.
WINDS and CLIMATE
Write down the definitions of these words using your textbook.
Air Mass:
Wind:
Prevailing Wind:
Polar Front:
Jet Stream:
Why are ocean air masses full of moisture and either cool or warm and land air masses
dry and either warm or cool?
Copy down the figure as seen on the slide:
Air Moves,
What would be the result if you are:
North of the jet stream: ____________________
South of the jet stream: ____________________
So, shifts in the jet stream can cause major changes in ________________
ELEVATION and CLIMATE
How does elevation affect climate?
*Refer to notes on relief precipitation for any extra help on this factor*
RELIEF and CLIMATE
What causes this factor to affect climate?
*Refer to notes on relief precipitation for any extra help on this factor*
NEAR WATER and CLIMATE
Fill in the chart below, summarizing 2 general climates influenced by:
_________________________
Continental Climate
Conclusions
Write down the 6 conclusions for each of the factors:
Maritime Climate
What climate factors are affecting the following regions in Canada?
Try and use at least 3 of the factors in explaining the climatic characteristics
Artic
(cold temperatures)
BC Interior
(dry climate)
Newfoundland
(fog)
BC Mountains
(snow on caps)