Geo Chapter 13 - Climate

Canada is a very country; it extends for a great distance from north to south and from east to west. Different produce different climate conditions. Coastal regions have different climates from regions. Wind and systems move weather conditions from one part of the country to another.

The most southerly inhabited point in Canada is in Lake at 41 degrees North latitude. The most northerly point of the country is , Nunavut, at the northern tip of Island. at 83 degrees North latitude. This wide range in latitude has a huge impact on Canada's .

Distance from the (latitude) is a key (but not only) factor in determining whether a region has a hot or cold climate. In general, as latitude increases, temperature . This is because the curvature of the earth causes the sun's energy to be more closer to the equator but more as you get closer to the poles.