Science 10: Climatographs

A. Comparing Two Cities 1. What does the horizontal axis of the climatograph show? ____Month of the Year_____________

2. Does the line connecting the dots show temperature or precipitation? _____Temperature____________

3. What does the right vertical axis on the climatograph show? ___Average Temperature in °C______________

4. What is the average temperature of Tofino in October? ______10°C___________

5. What is the average temperature of Osoyoos in July? _____22°C____________

6. In whish month does Tofino have the lowest average temperature? _____January____________

7. What does the left vertical axis on the climatograph show? _____Average Precipitation (mm)____________

8. What is the average precipitation in Tofino in August? ________100mm_________

9. How much precipitation is received in Osoyoos during its driest month? _____11mm (January)____________

10. How do the average temperatures compare for the two location in October? _____both 10°C___________

B. Interpretting Biomes Use the climatographs, biome map, and information below to answer the following questions.

1) Answer the following questions about temperature and precipitation for the biomes above.

1. Which biome has the most constant temperature over the course of a year? ____Temperature Rainforest___

2. Which biome has the greatest range in monthly temperatures over the course of a year? ____Boreal Forest___

3. Which biome has the greatest range in monthly precipitation over the course of a year? Temperature Rainforest

4. In which biome does precipitation exceed 100 mm in a single month? _____none____________

5. For how many months of the year is the average temperature below freezing (0°C) in a grassland biome?

______five___________

2) Use the above data to compare animal adaptations.

1. Which biome has large grazing animals as well as predators of the grazers? ____grasslands_____________ 2. In which biome do many animals live in different layers of the forest? __Temperature Decidous Forest______ 3. In which biome do insect-eating birds migrate south in the fall, while seed-eating birds stay year-round?

___Boreal Forest___

3) Use the above data to compare plant adaptations.

1. In which biome do the trees grow very tall? ___Temperature rainforest______________ 2. In which biome are trees present but scarce due to limited rainfall? _____grasslands____________ 3. Which biome is barren of trees? ______Tundra___________

C) Quick Check: Comparing Multiple Biomes Use the Precipitation and Temperature Graph below to answer the following questions. 1. What is the highest average annual temperature that would be found in a grassland biome? ____31°C______

2. What is the range (lowest and highest) of annual average temperatures for a temperate deciduous forest biome?

Highest ____22°C______ Lowest ___0°C_______

3. What is the lowest average annual precipitation in a tropical rainforest biome? ____150cm______

4. What is the range (lowest and highest) of annual average precipitation in a boreal forest biome?

Highest ____205cm______ Lowest ___23cm_______

5. What is the highest average annual precipitation and temperature in a desert biome?

Precipitation ____27cm______ Temperature ___21°C_______

6. Which biomes can have both an annual average rainfall of less than 25 cm precipitation and a temperature

below 0°C? _______Grassland_________ _____Tundra___________ ______Permanent Ice__________