Figure 5 - Regions of the world showing levels of climate matching each Canadian ecozone based on the CLIMEX modelling system.

Map eleven illustrates the areas of the world that have similar climates to the Taiga Plains Canadian ecozone which includes western Northwest Territories, with small extensions into north-eastern British Columbia and northern Alberta. Areas with similar climate include small portions of Europe, United Kingdom and Scandinavia, areas throughout Russia and China, north-western United States and Alaska, the Yukon, Nunavut and Northwest Territories.