HOW DO WE READ CLIMATE GRAPHS? Hide Assignment Information
Instructions
PICK ONE OF THE NATIONAL PARKS LISTED UNDER UNIT 1 ACTIVITY 5.

(DO NOT PICK GROS MORNE NATIONAL PARK BUT LOOK AT ANSWERS FOR EXAMPLES)

AFTER VIEWING THE CLIMATE GRAPH FOR YOUR SELECTED NATIONAL PARK, ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

TEMPERATURE

1. WHAT IS THE RANGE OF THE TEMPERATURE AXIS?

2. WHAT MONTHS ARE THE WARMEST? THE COLDEST?

3. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE COLDEST AND WARMEST MONTHS?

PRECIPITATION

1. WHAT IS THE RANGE OF THE PRECIPITATION AXIS?

2. WHICH MONTH HAS THE TALLEST BAR? THE SHORTEST?

3. IS THERE A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TALLEST AND THE SHORTEST?

4. WHAT IS THE ANNUAL PATTERN FOR RAINFALL

TRENDS

1. WHAT TREND IS EVIDENT FOR THE TEMPERATURE?

2. WHAT TREND IS EVIDENT FOR THE PRECIPITATION?

SIGNIFICANCE

1. WHERE IS THIS NATIONAL PARK LOCATED IN CANADA?

2. WHAT CLIMATE FACTORS MIGHT HAVE INFLUENCE ON THE CLIMATE OF THIS NATIONAL PARK