Climographs and Ocean Currents Map (6/19/2024)

Climographs show the temperature and precipitation of a location throughout the year. Temperature is shown with a line. Precipitation is shown with bars. Use the climograph below to answer the following questions.

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What is the average temperature in May?

75 degrees Celsius

75 degrees Fahrenheit

-2 degrees Celsius

15 degrees Celsius

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What is the average precipitation in May?

75 inches

75 mm

150 mm

15 mm

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What is the average temperature in November?

50 degrees Celsius

-8 degrees Celsius

7 degrees Celsius

105 degrees Celsius

1

What is the average precipitation in August?

50 mm

12 inches

170 mm

20 mm

3

What does a climograph show us?

Use the climograph of U.S. City B to answer the following questions.

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According to the climograph above, which month was the warmest?

April

May

July

August

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According to the climograph above, what is the average temperature of the coldest month at this location?

10

65

70

75

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According to the climograph above, what is the driest month in this location?

February

July

August

December

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According to the climograph for U.S. City B, what is the difference in degrees between the coldest and warmest months?

15

25

30

60

3

Use the climograph to answer the question and provide evidence. Does this city have a "dry season" or a season with very low precipitation? If so, when? If not, why? Explain your answer with evidence from the climograph.

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Which business would you rather own in this city? An air conditioning company or a heating company. Support your answer with evidence from the climograph.

Answer the following questions based on your knowledge of ocean currents.

The picture shown above is a current map. Current maps show the flow of warm and cold water currents around the Earth’s surface. Warm currents are shown with red arrows while cold currents are shown with blue arrows. Use the picture above to answer the following questions.

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Based on the map above, what type of winter will Harstad have? Why?

Harstad will have a colder, wetter winter because it is next to a cold current.

Harstad will have a colder, dryer winter because it is next to a cold current.

Harstad will have a warmer, wetter winter because it is next to a warm current.

Harstad will have a warmer, dryer winter because it is next to a warm current.

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Based on the map above, what type of summer will Sydney have?

Sydney will have a warmer, dryer summer because of the warm current next to it.

Sydney will have a warmer, wetter summer because of the warm current next to it.

Sydney will have a cooler, dryer summer because of the cold current next to it.

Sydney will have a cooler, wetter summer because of the cold current next to it.

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Based on the map above, what type of winter will London have?

London will have a warmer, wetter winter because it is next to a warm current.

London will have a colder, dryer winter because it is next to a cold current.

London will have a warmer, dryer winter because it is next to a warm current.

London will have a colder, wetter winter because it is next to a cold current.

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Based on the map above, what type of summer will Casablanca have?

Casablanca will have a cooler, wetter summer because of the cold current next to it.

Casablanca will have a cooler, dryer summer because of the cold current next to it.

Casablanca will have a warmer, wetter summer because of the warm current next to it.

Casablanca will have a warmer, dryer summer because of the warm current next to it.

The following two cities occur at nearly the same latitude near the equator. One is a landlocked city and the other is a coastal city which has an ocean current flowing near it. Reference the ocean current map above to help answer the questions.

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Which of these two cities has a current running nearby?

Lima

Brasilia

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Is it a cold current or a warm current?

Warm

Cold

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Comparing the climographs of the two cities, why is there a difference in precipitation, if they are at the same latitude

Lima is near a warm current which causes it to have very little precipitation.

Lima is near a cold current which causes it to have very little precipitation.

Brasilia is near a warm current which causes it to have a lot of precipitation.

Brasilia is near a cold current which causes it to have a lot of precipitation.

The following two cities occur at nearly the same latitude. One is a coastal city located near a warm current and the other is a coastal city which has a cold current flowing near it. Reference the map above to help you with the answers to the following questions.

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Based on the data, which of these two cities has a warm water current nearby?

Walvis Bay, Africa

Sao Paulo, Brazil

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Based on the data, which of these two cities has a cold water current nearby?

Walvis Bay, Africa

Sao Paulo, Brazil

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Climographs and Ocean Currents Map (6/19/2024)

What is the average temperature in May?

What is the average precipitation in May?

What is the average temperature in November?

What is the average precipitation in August?

What does a climograph show us?

According to the climograph above, which month was the warmest?

According to the climograph above, what is the average temperature of the coldest month at this location?

According to the climograph above, what is the driest month in this location?

According to the climograph for U.S. City B, what is the difference in degrees between the coldest and warmest months?

Use the climograph to answer the question and provide evidence. Does this city have a "dry season" or a season with very low precipitation? If so, when? If not, why? Explain your answer with evidence from the climograph.

Which business would you rather own in this city? An air conditioning company or a heating company. Support your answer with evidence from the climograph.

Based on the map above, what type of winter will Harstad have? Why?

Based on the map above, what type of summer will Sydney have?

Based on the map above, what type of winter will London have?

Based on the map above, what type of summer will Casablanca have?

Which of these two cities has a current running nearby?

Is it a cold current or a warm current?

Comparing the climographs of the two cities, why is there a difference in precipitation, if they are at the same latitude

Based on the data, which of these two cities has a warm water current nearby?

Based on the data, which of these two cities has a cold water current nearby?

Why is there such a difference in precipitation in the two cities if they are located near the same latitude?

What is the average temperature in May?

What is the average precipitation in May?

What is the average temperature in November?

What is the average precipitation in August?

What does a climograph show us?

According to the climograph above, which month was the warmest?

According to the climograph above, what is the average temperature of the coldest month at this location?

According to the climograph above, what is the driest month in this location?

According to the climograph for U.S. City B, what is the difference in degrees between the coldest and warmest months?

Use the climograph to answer the question and provide evidence. Does this city have a "dry season" or a season with very low precipitation? If so, when? If not, why? Explain your answer with evidence from the climograph.

Which business would you rather own in this city? An air conditioning company or a heating company. Support your answer with evidence from the climograph.

Based on the map above, what type of winter will Harstad have? Why?

Based on the map above, what type of summer will Sydney have?

Based on the map above, what type of winter will London have?

Based on the map above, what type of summer will Casablanca have?

Which of these two cities has a current running nearby?

Is it a cold current or a warm current?

Comparing the climographs of the two cities, why is there a difference in precipitation, if they are at the same latitude

Based on the data, which of these two cities has a warm water current nearby?

Based on the data, which of these two cities has a cold water current nearby?

Why is there such a difference in precipitation in the two cities if they are located near the same latitude?