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:

What do the bars represent? 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?