Climates and Interpreting Data from Maps

Climates & Interpreting Data from Maps

Description:  Climographs show the average temperature and precipitation in an area over the course of the year. Websites like climatecharts.net can be used to quickly identify patterns of climate around the world.

Hotspot

Click on the X Axis of this graph.

Hotspot

Click on the Y Axis of this graph.

Categorize

Options (4)

Organize these options into the right categories

Warmest

Moderate

Coldest

Most Rainfall

Where are each of those countries located?

Multiple Choice

Which of these locations is in a Temperate Zone?

• Michigan

• Russia

• India

• Dominican Republic

Multiple Choice

Which of these locations is in a Subpolar Zone?

• Michigan

• Russia

• India

• Dominican Republic

Multiple Choice

Which of these locations is in a Subtropical Zone?

• Michigan

• Russia

• India

• Dominican Republic

Multiple Choice

Which of these locations is in a Tropical Zone?

• Michigan

• Russia

• India

• Dominican Republic

Multiple Choice

Based on the climate data from Michigan, how can we characterize a Temperate Climate?

• Warm/Hot year round with a rainy season

• Cold almost year round with some precipitation (mostly snow)

• All four seasons with moderate precipitation year round

• Warm temperatures year round with an extremely rainy season

Multiple Choice

Based on the climate data from the Dominican Republic, how can we characterize a Tropical Climate?

• Warm/Hot year round with a rainy season

• Cold almost year round with some precipitation (mostly snow)

• All four seasons with moderate precipitation year round

• Warm temperatures year round with an extremely rainy season

Multiple Choice

Based on the climate data from Russia, how can we characterize a
Subpolar Climate?

• Warm/Hot year round with a rainy season

• Cold almost year round with some precipitation (mostly snow)

• All four seasons with moderate precipitation year round

• Warm temperatures year round with an extremely rainy season

Multiple Choice

Based on the climate data from India, how can we characterize a
Subtropical Climate?

• Warm/Hot year round with a rainy season

• Cold almost year round with some precipitation (mostly snow)

• All four seasons with moderate precipitation year round

• Warm temperatures year round with an extremely rainy season

Open Ended

Summarize three things you've learned about world climates.

Case Study: Maddie's Earthquakes

While doing research for her science class Maddie reads an article about an earthquake that occurred in the county of Kent.  Maddie lives in Manchester, UK and worries that her city might experience a similar event.  

Draw

Read the following article and circle important information that would help Maddie begin her research into the earthquakes of the UK.

Categorize

Options (4)

None

Very few in Ireland. Most were in the West side of the UK

Two islands of Europe

North and South of Ireland, West and North of the UK

Organize these observations that Maddie made into the right categories

Mountains

Continental Boundaries

Volcanoes

Earthquakes

Multiple Choice

What can we observe about the locations of mountains and the location of earthquakes in the UK?

• The earthquakes are mostly occurring away from the mountain ranges

• The earthquakes are mostly occurring close to the mountain ranges

Multiple Choice

What can we infer is likely causing the earthquakes given their proximity to the mountain ranges?

• Human activities
• Weather patterns
• Tectonic plate movements and interactions
• Volcanic eruptions

Open Ended

Maddie lives in Manchester.  Should she be concerned about future earthquakes in her city?  Explain your thinking.

Review of
Topographic Maps

Multiple Choice

Contour lines are

• Imaginary lines that circle the Earth in a north and south direction

• Imaginary lines that circle the Earth in an east and swest direction

• the curved lines on a topographic map

• the equator and prime meridian

Multiple Choice

Elevation is

• the height above sea level

• the curved lines on a topographic map

• a small box that lists symbols and tells what they stand for

• maps that show shape and elevation of the Earth's surface

Multiple Choice

If contour lines on a topographic map are close together, then the slope is

• gentle

• flat

• steep

• going up and down

Multiple Choice

What is the highest elevation on this map?

• 650 m

• 500 m

• 400 m

• 300 m

Multiple Choice

What is the highest elevation on this map?

• 100

• 200

• 400

• 500

Multiple Choice

What is the lowest elevation on this map?

• 500

• 300

• 100

• 200

Open Ended

In your own words, describe the difference you will see on a topographic map when the slope of a hill/mountain is steep or gentle.