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Worksheet 5.3A
Comparing weather data
These graphs show data from two cities in very different parts of the world.
City A
City B
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1 Which city is wetter in July? ____________________________________
2 Which city is hotter in July? ____________________________________
3 Which city do you think is in the northern hemisphere? Give your reasons. (Think what time of year is
summer in the northern hemisphere.)
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4 a Describe the climate in city A. (Think which of these descriptions fits city A.)
Climate zone Description of climate
polar very cold and dry all year
temperate cold winters and mild summers
arid hot and dry all year
tropical hot and wet all year
Mediterranean mild winters and hot, dry summers
mountains/tundra very cold all year
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b Which climate zones are city A and city B in?
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5 Describe the rainfall in city B. (Think about which months have the same amount of rain. Which
months do not have the same amount of rain? How much more rain is there in these months?)
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6 How is the rainfall in city B different from the rainfall in city A? (Make a general statement about the
rainfall in the two cities. Then compare when each is the wettest and when each is the driest.)
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