CLIMATE
Every location on earth has characteristics that distinguish it from all other places. Climate is an essential part of a place's physical characteristics; it can influence many of the rest of a place's traits, such as its vegetation, wildlife, cultural landscapes and lifestyles.
CLIMOGRAPHS One of the best and easiest ways to
describe the climate is to use a climograph. Although a climograph does not provide complete climate information, it does portray two of the most important elements of climate -- precipitation and temperature.
What is the difference between weather and climate? weather- day to day atmospheric conditions
(precipitation and temperature) in a particular place for a short period of time.
climate- average of precipitation and temperature patterns over a long period of time
Vocabulary Precipitation - moisture in form of rain,
snow, or sleet.
Temperature - measure of heat and cold.
Climograph - a chart that shows a place's yearly climate patterns.
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What do the numbers on the left represent?
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The numbers on the right? Answer:
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Questions about this climograph
What is the warmest month?
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What is the coldest month?
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The driest month? Answer:
Questions about this climograph
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Questions about the Climograph
What two months in Boston average below freezing temperatures?
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precipitation come in the form of snow?
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Questions about the Climograph What’s the difference in
degrees between the coldest and warmest months?
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Would you expect to find a seasonal change of clothing?
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What might you be wearing in Boston in December?
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What country does this climograph represent? Answer:
What’s the wettest month? Answer:
What’s the driest month? Answer:
?’s about the Weather Fatalities Graph
Which causes the most of amount of deaths? Answer:
Which causes the least amount of deaths? Answer:
How many people died from lightning over a 30 year period?
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?’s about the Weather Fatalities Graph
What are those numbers on the left side? Answer:
Are more people dying of lightning the past 10 years or the past the 30 years on average?
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Why do you think that is? Answer:
This is an example of solstice or equinox?What seasons does it start?
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This is an example of solstice or equinox?What season does it start?
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This is an example of solstice or equinox?What season does it start?