The Pairies are the northenmost branch of the Great Plains of North America. A challenge in the climate is that the high winds make the ecozone dry,but precipitation in creases towards the east. Another is temperatures are extreme due to the lack of the oceans buffering. Dry climate and continental extremes lead to a risk of disertification is another challenge. A opportunity in climate is that climate determines length of growing season and type of crop grown. A water deficit is the ecozone receives less precipitation then other parts of canada and the world.