Powerpoint to help you with your homework from 21st October 2011

Miss Bradshaw

Key Question:Why do the cherry blossom trees

blossom 6 weeks earlier in Kyushu than in Hokkaido?

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Starter

Write the title of the lesson at the top of the post-it note/ card in front of you:

Why do the cherry blossom trees blossom 6 weeks earlier in Kyushu

than in Hokkaido?

Underneath it write what you think is the answer to the question. Be as detailed as

possible. If you do not know, take an intelligent guess and try to predict the

answer!

Now put this post-it/ card to one side. KCo

What is Climate?Climate is the average weather conditions of

an area taken over a period of time, usually 30 years.

Where can we get climate data?

How can we illustrate climate data?

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How to Draw a Climate Graph1. Look at the data and decide on a scale for each

set of data- temperature and rainfall2. Label axis- x= months of the year, y=

temperature, z= rainfall3. Give your graph a title4. Plot the rainfall figures as a bar graph- draw in

pencil5. Plot the temperature figures as a line graph.

Each point should be a small cross in the centre of each month, with the centre of the cross being on the temperature figure you are plotting. When all are plotted, join them up with a smooth line.

6. When you have checked your graph you can shade it in- rainfall is blue, temperature is red.

Your finished work today should look similar to this!

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Kyushu’s Climate (South Japan)J F M A M J J A S O N D

Temp (0c)

8 8 10 13 17 22 24 26 23 17 10 6

Rain(mm)

85 80 150 230 250 350 280 190 220 130 90 85

J F M A M J J A S O N DTemp (0c)

-5 -5 0 3 6 10 13 15 13 10 4 -3

Rain(mm)

50 25 75 80 100 100 100 105 150 100 90 65

Hokkaido’s Climate (North Japan)

Climate Data

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• Which region has the warmest summer? What is the temperature?

• What is the difference between the highest temperatures in the two regions?

• Which region has the coldest winter? What is the temperature?• What is the difference in temperature between the two regions

in the winter?• Which region has the greatest annual temperature range? (Temperature range= highest temperature – lowest temperature)

• Which region has the wettest climate? What is the total annual rainfall of each region (all rainfall figure added up over the 12 months).

Climate ComparisonUse the data from your graphs to complete the following questions

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