Geography: Biomes
BIG HISTORY PROJECT/ LESSON 3.2ACTIVITY GEOGRAPHY: BIOMES1Unless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “Geography: Biomes”, OER Project, https://www.oerproject.com/PurposeLearning how to read and analyze graphs will help you understand how climate and the environment impact life on Earth.Key information•Climateis the long-term weather pattern in a region. •Geographers use a special kind of tool called a climographto visualize the climate in a particular location. •A climographshows the two most-important measurements that determine climate: air temperature and precipitation.•Climate has a wide range of effects on human, animal, and plant life. When a large area of Earth has a similar climate, vegetation, and animal life, we call it a biome.Process1.Use the climographson pages 4–10 (downloadthem or viewthem) to complete the tables below. The firstclimograph you’ll review is for Cairo, Egypt. Use the information from the Cairoclimograph to complete the table below.QuestionResponseWhat do the blackbars on the graph represent?What do the bluedots and lines represent?Which months get the highest levels of precipitation?Which months get the lowest levels of precipitation?Which months have the highest temperatures?Which months have the lowest temperatures?
BIG HISTORY PROJECT / LESSON 3.2ACTIVITY GEOGRAPHY: BIOMES2Which type of climate does Cairo experience? Circle one:Tropical—Hot and humid all year.Dry—Very little precipitation.Temperate—Warm summers with rain and mild winters.Continental—Warm summers and very cold winters.Polar—Extreme cold all year.2.Choose two mystery climographs in the image carousel to analyze (there are four total),and then answer the questionsfor each of your chosen climographs. Mystery Climograph # ________________What type of climate does this location have?Circle one:Tropical Dry Temperate Continental PolarLook at the world map on page 10 or the last page of the Climographs image carousel. Which location do you think is represented by this climograph?Circle one:A B C D Why does this graph fit this biome?
BIG HISTORY PROJECT / LESSON 3.2ACTIVITY GEOGRAPHY: BIOMES3Mystery Climograph # ________________What type of climate does this location have?1.Circle one:Tropical Dry Temperate Continental PolarLook at the world map on the last page of the Climographs image carousel. Which location do you think is represented by this climograph? 2.Circle one:A B C D Why does this graph fit this biome?
BIG HISTORY PROJECT / LESSON 3.2ACTIVITY GEOGRAPHY: BIOMES4Cairo (Egypt) ClimographClimate diagrams by MAPresso https://climate.mapresso.com/?lat=29.879&lon=31.333
BIG HISTORY PROJECT / LESSON 3.2ACTIVITY GEOGRAPHY: BIOMES5Mystery Climograph 1
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BIG HISTORY PROJECT / LESSON 3.2ACTIVITY GEOGRAPHY: BIOMES7Mystery Climograph 3
BIG HISTORY PROJECT / LESSON 3.2ACTIVITY GEOGRAPHY: BIOMES8Mystery Climograph 4