What similarities and differences can you identify between the climate regions of canada and the climate regions of south america

The similarities between the climate regions of this wast places can be seen in the climate of all of Canada and the Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego and Andean regions of South America, where there is snow fall, cold and harsh conditions, glaciers, summers that are short and not warm. The differences can be seen in the other regions of South America where there's climate regions that are lacking in Canada, there's tropical rain forests, semi dry plateaus, desert...

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