St. Ives, England lies at a latitude of 50.2084° N. The local flora contains many subtropical species. The equivalent latitude of Labrador and Newfoundland in coastal Canada is home to mostly subarctic flora. Which of thefollowing best explains the difference between this apparent anomaly between Europe and North America?Labrador does not get enough rainfall to support the subtropical flora found in Land's End.Warm ocean currents interact with England, whereas cold ocean currents interact with Labrador.Rainfall fluctuates greatly in England; rainfall is consistently high in Labrador.Labrador receives sunlight of lower duration and intensity than does Land's End.000

Weather refers to the day-to-day changes in the atmosphere with respect to the changes in the temperature, moisture, precipitation, and degree of dryness. It differs from climate, as the latter is a broader spectrum, which includes the average weather of an area for years. Temperature and phenomena like solar insolation are all dependent on the latitude of an area. More the latitude towards the north and south less is the temperature since higher latitudes receive low insolation from the sun. The ocean currents play a major role in the distribution of heat and temperature throughout the globe. Based on this, the oceanic currents are divided into warm and cold currents. The warms currents, such as Kuroshio, North Equatorial currents, originate from the equator and travel to the poles, while cold currents, such as Benguela, Canary, etc., originate from the poles and travel to the tropics. By following this process the global temperature is maintained by these ocean currents. The temperature of the west and the southwest area of the continent of Europe is largely affected by the warm ocean currents, Gulf stream, and the North Atlantic Drift. While the region of Canada is affected by the Labrador current, which is a cold current, and thus it lowers down the temperature of Canada and thereby affects the type of flora. The correct answer for this question is option B.