Our Environment
Food For
Thought
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| Food for Thought... How does the landscape affect the climate? Why do you think that BC has areas that are desert? | Consider the effects of mountain ranges. Research the effects of rain shadow on climatic conditions. |
| Food for Thought...Why is the coastal region so wet? What is it about the landscape that causes so much rain? | As the clouds are forced to rise over the coastal mountains, they release most of their moisture as rain or snow. Look at a map of the west coast of North America. You can see mountains along the coastline from Alaska to Mexico. |
| Food for Thought...Why is the Okanagan so dry? How do the mountains prevent so much rain from falling there? | The Okanagan Valley sits in the rain shadow of BC's Coast Mountains. Because the rain has been spent from the air as it rises over the mountains, it will pick up moisture as it falls into the valley. |
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