Causes of Climate

grassland region

Boreal Forest Region

is the Peace River area because it is good for growing crops because there is moisture in the air and it gets warm air (winds) from British Columbia.

They have longer winters and shorter and cooler summers. There is more rain.

latitude

r

how far away from the sun and how far away from the equator

distance from the equator

distance from the sun

temperature cools down by 1dereese

Latitude is the angular measurement in degrees of the distance from the equator to any location on the Earth

distance from equator

altitued

(elevation)-the temperature cools down as the distance above sea level increases

Parkland Region

from season to season and within the seasons. It can be cold, cool, warm or hot in the spring, summer and fall and cold, cool or warm in the winter.

distance from the sun

the tilt of the earth is on its axis

the farther you are from the suns rays it gets colder

the tilt of the Earth on its axis affects how close a place is to the sun.

nearness to bodies of water

Big bodies of water warm up and cool down slower than land.

Big bodies of water warm up and cool down slower than land.

Rocky Mountain Region