Slide questions

Analysis/Research Questions:
1. What biome do we live in?
2. Would you rather live in a different Canadian biome?
Why or why not?
3. What is the wettest biome?
4. What is the warmest biome?
5. What biome has the most extreme seasonal variations?
6. Do you think climate change would affect the map of
Canada’s biomes?

1. Explain how the following factors contribute to long and

short term changes in climate. Use the information from the
lesson to complete the table You can also do some
research. How it contributes to changes in climate
(complete using point form)

Factor
Continental Drift
Proximity to water
Earth’s orbit
Prevailing winds
Volcanic eruptions

2. How do changes in solar activity activity affect climate?

(Think about the Earth’s rotation and tilt relative to the Sun).
3. In the summer Canada experiences more hours of
daylight and warmer temperatures than in the winter.
Explain the difference.