GEOG 2OC3 Lecture 2: 2
3 Apr 2018
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Interaction of these principal factors leads to the many different climates experienced around the world. Canada has such diverse regional landscapes, it is no surprise that it contains a wide variety of climate regions: factors affecting climate, latitude, proximity to water (continental vs. coastal, elevation, precipitation, ocean currents. The pacific region: the pacific region has a marine climate influenced by the pacific ocean, with warm summers and cool winters. It has a seasonal variation in temperature with a wetter winter season, and is dominated by a type of precipitation known as orographic due to lifting of moist air over a mountain. The pacific cordillera: the higher elevation of the pacific cordillera causes the average temperature to be lower, with higher levels of precipitation on the leeward side of the mountains (orographic precipitation). The prairies: the interior situation of the prairies allows for continental climate, with hot summers and cold winters.
