SNC2P

8.4 COMPARING TOOLS FOR STUDYING CLIMATE (P.306-307)

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Tools for studying climate, such as climate maps and climatographs, present different information. In this activity, you
will compare these two ways of presenting climate data and the type of data presented.
Purpose
To compare climate data presented by different tools - climate maps and climatographs.
Procedure
Steps 1 & 2/P.306 (do not worry about recording/describing information from the graphs)
Analyze & Evaluate (18 marks)
Answer the following questions in the space provided. Sentences are not necessary!
(a) Which tool provides climate information about a single location?

Map

Graph

(b) Which tool provides climate information for many locations at once?

Map

Graph

(c) Which tool provides climate information for different times of the year?

Map

Graph

May

Nov

Jun

mm

Oct

mm

(d) Use the climatograph for Windsor, Ontario to answer the following.
(i) What is the tem perature in:

(ii) What is the amount of precipitation in:

(iii) In what 3 months is the temperature below 0C:

(iv) In what 2 months is there 80 mm of precipitation:
(e) Use the climate map for Ontario to answer the following.
(i) What is the January average precipitation in:

Kenora

mm

North Bay

mm

Prince Edward County

mm

(ii) In what 3 cities is the January average precipitation 41 to 60 mm?

Evaluate/Apply & Extend (12 marks)

Answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper. Be sure to use complete sentences and to write neatly!
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(f) Why does a climatograph and a climate map used together give a more complete view of the climate of a region?

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(g) Which tool (climatograph or climate map) would be most useful to people deciding where to live? Why?

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(h) Which tool (clim atograph or climate map) would be m ost useful to people deciding on the best months to take a
snowboarding vacation? Why?

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(i)

Scientists need to use both of these tools together to better understand the climate for a region. Why?