Canada

 

Canada is, after Russia, the largest country in the world and this huge landmass sees great climatic variation.

Climate is varies from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic in north

Its northerly location means Canada certainly experiences some of the world’s harshest winter weather.

Because most of Canada’s provinces are quite large, they often span more than one climatic zone. Quebec, for example, stretches from the forests and lakes around the US border to tundra and snow country of the Arctic along the eastern shore of Hudson Bay. The length of day and the intensity of sunlight therefore shift markedly from south to north. Most of Canada experiences a distinct four seasons that vary in their average schedules across the vast breadth of land.

From the temperate coast of  British Columbia to the Arctic tundra of Nunavut, points in Canada see wildly different temperatures throughout the year. Canada's climate is not as cold all year around as some may believe. In winter, temperatures fall below freezing point throughout most of Canada. But the south-western coast has a relatively mild climate. Along the Arctic Circle, mean temperatures are below freezing for seven months a year. 

According to the Canadian Encyclopedia, the coldest temperature recorded in the country was -81 degrees Fahrenheit, a frigid rating achieved in Snag, Yukon, in February 1947. Ten years earlier, in July, two Saskatchewan towns, Yellow Grass and Midale, experienced the hottest recorded temperature in Canada: 113 degrees.

Canada’s weather sometimes turns violent. In winter, severe blizzards and ice storms may afflict parts of the country. Fueled by rising heat thermals, thunderstorms are not uncommon in Canadian summers. The Canadian government reports an average of 80 tornadoes, most violent of the world’s storms, in Canada every year.

 

1) Is Canada the largest country in the world?

2) What kinds of climate can we meet in Canada?

3) How many seasons does most of Canada experience?

4) Why do most of Canada’s province experience more than one climatic zone?

5) Describe winter and summer Canadian temperatures.

6) Can you name the coldest temperature recorded in Canada? And the hottest? When and where was it recorded?

7) What natural disasters are observed in Canada?