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    Activity - Climate - Latitude Vs Temperature 2014-2015 Inb

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    This document analyzed the relationship between latitude and temperature using monthly temperature data from four cities at different latitudes: Singapore, Calcutta, Washington D.C., and Moscow. A graph showed that temperatures generally decrease as latitude increases, with Singapore closest to the equator having the most consistent temperatures year-round and Moscow at the highest latitude having the coldest temperatures. The data also demonstrated that locations at higher latitudes experience greater yearly temperature ranges than locations closer to the equator.

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    This document analyzed the relationship between latitude and temperature using monthly temperature data from four cities at different latitudes: Singapore, Calcutta, Washington D.C., and Moscow. A graph showed that temperatures generally decrease as latitude increases, with Singapore closest to the equator having the most consistent temperatures year-round and Moscow at the highest latitude having the coldest temperatures. The data also demonstrated that locations at higher latitudes experience greater yearly temperature ranges than locations closer to the equator.

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    This document analyzed the relationship between latitude and temperature using monthly temperature data from four cities at different latitudes: Singapore, Calcutta, Washington D.C., and Moscow. A graph showed that temperatures generally decrease as latitude increases, with Singapore closest to the equator having the most consistent temperatures year-round and Moscow at the highest latitude having the coldest temperatures. The data also demonstrated that locations at higher latitudes experience greater yearly temperature ranges than locations closer to the equator.

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    The passage discusses the relationship between a city's latitude and its average monthly temperatures. Cities closer to the equator tend to have more uniform temperatures while cities farther from the equator experience more variation in temperatures throughout the year.

    Cities closer to the equator have more uniform temperatures throughout the year while cities farther from the equator experience greater temperature variation and more extreme highs and lows. Temperatures also generally decrease as latitude increases.

    Singapore has the most uniform temperatures throughout the year because its location near the equator causes it to experience similar temperatures with little variation.

    Name________________________________________ Pd_______ Date_____________

    CLIMATIC FACTORS: LATITUDE AND TEMPERATURE

    Purpose: To see how the year-round temperatures of a city are related to its latitude.

    Background: Latitude is defined as the distance in degrees north or south of the Equator.
    Because of Earths spherical shape, the angle of the Suns rays and the length of daylight
    (insolation) are different for different latitudes at any given moment. Because of Earths revolution
    around the Sun, these two factors angle of the rays and length of daylight (insolation)
    constantly change throughout the year. In this exercise we shall see how the month-by-month
    mean temperatures of four different cities appear to be related to their latitudes. It should be noted
    that all four cities are below 500 feet above sea level.

    As you complete each step of the procedures below, place a check mark in the box.

    CUT OUTS:
    Cut out the Data Table and the World Map and glue both to page 60 of your INB.

    PART A PROCEDURE:
    On page 61 of your Interactive Notebook, create a graph that is 24 boxes wide (X-Axis)
    and 30 boxes tall (Y-Axis).
    Label your X-Axis Month and label every other line a month (starting with January).
    Label your Y-Axis Average Monthly Temperatures. Starting your Y-Axis with 0F,
    continue to label each line with temperature values each line must equal 3F (up to
    90F).
    Do not forget key important graph features:
    o Title
    o Label for each axis including the units
    o Key
    Plot the position of each of the four cities on the data table on the map using the
    longitude and latitude provided. Use a different color for each city and create a key.
    Plot the temperature curves, month by month, for Singapore, Malaysia.
    Plot the temperature curves, month by month, for Calcutta, India.
    Plot the temperature curves, month by month, for Washington, D.C.
    Plot the temperature curves, month by month, for Moscow, Russia.

    PART B PROCEDURE:
    Calculate the Yearly Mean (the average) and the Yearly Range (the difference between
    the highest and the lowest temperatures) for each location and place that in the data
    table (you do not need to graph these numbers).
    ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESITONS:
    Describe the relationship shown by the table & graph between latitude and mean
    temperature.
    ____________________________________________________________________________
    ____________________________________________________________________________
    ____________________________________________________________________________

    Describe the relation shown by the table/graph between latitude and temperature range for
    the year.
    ____________________________________________________________________________
    ____________________________________________________________________________
    ____________________________________________________________________________

    How does the shape of the line for each city relate to the range of temperature? (Slope?
    Curvy-ness?)
    ____________________________________________________________________________
    ____________________________________________________________________________

    Why does Singapores location near the equator cause it to have uniform (the same, similar)
    temperatures throughout the year?
    ____________________________________________________________________________
    ____________________________________________________________________________

    Why do you think Calcutta is so much warmer from March through October than from
    November through February? (Think about the angle of the Suns rays and length of daylight).
    ____________________________________________________________________________
    ____________________________________________________________________________

    In which months is Calcutta warmer than Singapore? ________________


    Why?
    ____________________________________________________________________________
    _______________________________________________________________________

    Which is the warmest month in both Washington D.C. and Moscow? ________________
    Why do you think it is the same for both?
    ____________________________________________________________________________
    ____________________________________________________________________________

    When does the temperature peak in Calcutta? _____________ Moscow? ________________


    Why do the temperatures peak at different times of the year?
    ____________________________________________________________________________
    ____________________________________________________________________________

    Which is the coldest month in both Washington D.C. and Moscow? ________________ Why?
    ____________________________________________________________________________
    _______________________________________________________________________
    SUMMARY: In the space below, summarize what you have learned about latitude and
    temperature.

    Data Table

    Mean Monthly Temperatures (Degrees Fahrenheit)

    Singapore, Calcutta, Washington, Moscow,


    Malaysia India D.C., U.S.A. Russia
    Latitude 2 N 23 N 39 N 56 N
    Longitude 104 E 88 E 77 W 37 E
    January 80 67 36 12
    February 80 71 37 15
    March 81 80 46 24
    April 82 85 55 38
    May 82 86 65 53
    June 81 85 74 62
    July 81 84 78 66
    August 81 83 76 63
    September 81 83 70 52
    October 81 81 58 40
    November 81 73 48 28
    December 80 67 38 17

    Yearly Mean
    Yearly Range

    World Map

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