SS10: Climograph Analysis (cullen 2010)
Name: ____________
Look at page 19 of the Canadian Oxford School Atlas Eight Edition to answer the following questions.
1. Which 2 cities get the highest precipitation?
2. Where are these 2 cities located?
3. What are 2 cities with average July temperatures over 20 degrees?
4. What do you notice about the location of the cities in question #3?
5. Look at Resolute and Iqaluit. In what part of Canada are these two cities located?
6. What do you notice about the precipitation patterns of Resolute and Iqaluit?
7. What length of growing season do Resolute and Iqaluit have?
8. Which city looks like it has the longest growing season?
9. Look at Edmonton, Medicine Hat, and Winnipeg. What is similar about their locations?
10. What kind of precipitation patterns do the 3 cities in question #9 share?
11. What do you notice about their temperature range as compared to Vancouver?
12. What do you notice about their growing seasons?
13. What are 3 cities with a maritime climate?
14. Summarize the location, temperature, precipitation, and growing season of a maritime climate.
15. What are 3 cities with a continental climate?
16. Summarize the location, temperature, precipitation, and growing season of a continental climate.
17. What are 3 cities of Canada's far north?
18. Summarize the location, temperature, precipitation, and growing season of a far northern climate.