1) Examine your climographs. What is the difference between the highest and lowest temperatures in the climograph for each city?
For Arica, Chile, the difference in temperature is 12 degrees. For Tokyo, Japan, the difference in temperature is 35 degrees. For Trondheim, Norway, the difference in temperature is 32 degrees.
2) Which city is in a desert? How can you tell?
Arica, Chile is a city in a desert. I can tell because in fact sheet B, it says it is in Atacama Desert.
3) Take a closer look at Arica, Chile climograph. What can you tell about the seasons and the months? How is this related to the hemisphere where Arica is located?
The temperature is relatively hot there and it doesn't rain in Arica, Chile. It is located in the Southern Hemisphere and in the months June through September the temperature is lower in average than the rest of the months.
4) Is there a relationship between the temperature of the ocean current and the coastal climate?
The current is usually hot in temperature and the coast is usually warm as well. So there is some relationship between the temperature of the ocean current and the coast.
5) Is there a relationship between the direction of the ocean current and the coastal climate?
The ocean current flows toward or near the coast. It brings air from above and flows towards the coast. Making the coast at least a little bit cool.
6) In general, on which side of the ocean basins are the cold currents? Warm currents?
Usually the North has colder currents while the South has warmer currents.
7) What can you infer about the climate of each region by reviewing the climographs?
For Arica, Chile, the difference in temperature is 12 degrees. For Tokyo, Japan, the difference in temperature is 35 degrees. For Trondheim, Norway, the difference in temperature is 32 degrees.
2) Which city is in a desert? How can you tell?
Arica, Chile is a city in a desert. I can tell because in fact sheet B, it says it is in Atacama Desert.
3) Take a closer look at Arica, Chile climograph. What can you tell about the seasons and the months? How is this related to the hemisphere where Arica is located?
The temperature is relatively hot there and it doesn't rain in Arica, Chile. It is located in the Southern Hemisphere and in the months June through September the temperature is lower in average than the rest of the months.
4) Is there a relationship between the temperature of the ocean current and the coastal climate?
The current is usually hot in temperature and the coast is usually warm as well. So there is some relationship between the temperature of the ocean current and the coast.
5) Is there a relationship between the direction of the ocean current and the coastal climate?
The ocean current flows toward or near the coast. It brings air from above and flows towards the coast. Making the coast at least a little bit cool.
6) In general, on which side of the ocean basins are the cold currents? Warm currents?
Usually the North has colder currents while the South has warmer currents.
7) What can you infer about the climate of each region by reviewing the climographs?
Arica, Chile
Tokyo, Japan
Trondheim, Norway