Review- Climate, Vegetation and Soils

2. Rich organic material found in topsoil.
8. Unsustainable farming practices and poor soil management largely cause this man made catastrophe
9. Cold ocean current which travels along the coast of Baffin Island and Labrador…
12. Largest vegetation region of Canada.
15. A common effect in a wet climate soil.
16. Vancouver BC- Maritime or Continental Climate?
17. This climate factor partly determines our 4 seasons.
18. The difference between the highest temperature and lowest temperature of climate station is known as the temperature R----.
19. An example is a mixed-forest region.
20. Precipitation patterns associated with mountainous regions.
21. Acronym which describes the major factors which affect North America's climate.
22. Also known as frontal precipitation...this precip pattern occurs when cold air and warm meet along a weather front

1. In a Continental Climate, most of the rain falls during which season?
3. This vegetation region contains Canada’s largest temperate rainforests.
4. Vegetation region characterized by lichens, mosses and small shrubs.
5. Rock layer at the bottom of a soil profile (“C” Horizon).
6. The first letter of an air mass code indicates what characteristic about that air mass?
7. Upward movement of water in a calcified soil.
10. This precipitation patterns is common in Burlington during the summer months
11. Winnipeg Man.- Maritime or Continental Climate?
13. This warm current travels along the East Coast of North America.
14. In a Maritime Climate, most of the rain falls during which season?