Name: Tyreece Beatty Date: 23/05/2017

Activity 1.1 - Climatographs

Student Instructions:

For this assignment, you will complete the activity by reading the purpose and procedures,
answering questions and writing a conclusion in this Word Document

You will also produce a graph. This can be done on paper, scanned and uploaded OR done
with an Excel if you would prefer.

Please follow the student instructions highlighted in yellow.

Purpose:

To interpret, compare and construct climatographs.

Materials:
Graph paper, pencil ruler OR graphing program

Procedures:

Part 1 - Climatograph Interpretation:

1) Look at the climatograph below and answer the following questions (type directly below each
question using FULL SENTENCES):

a)What information is indicated on the left hand y-axis (vertical axis?)

 The information on the vertical axis is Temperature.

b)What are the units on this axis?

The units on the axis are degrees celsius.

c)What information is indicated on the right hand y-axis?

The information on the right hand axis is precipitation.

d)What are the units on this axis?

The units on the axis are mm.

e)What information is indicated on the x-axis (horizontal axis)?

The information on the x-axis is time (months).

f)If you were looking at the line (temperature) which axis should you use?

You should use the left y-axis.

g)If you were looking at the bars (precipitation) which axis should you use?

You should use the right y-axis.

Part 2: Construct a Climatograph

Student Instruction: You can use graph paper and then scan and upload your graph, or use a
graphing program like excel to create a graph. (Note that creating a graph with a double y-axis
is a bit tricky, so you may want to do this by hand)

2) Use the data below (Source: Environment Canada) to construct a climatograph for Prince Rupert
BC.
Average Average
Month Maximum Precipitation - months should be on the x- axis (horizontal axis)
Temperature (oC) (mm) - temperature on the left hand y-axis (vertical axis),
present as a line graph (smooth curve, NOT
January 4.6 256.9 connect the dots)
February 5.9 203.9 - precipitation on the right hand y-axis (vertical
March 7.4 191.6 axis), present as a bar graph
- refer to the graph in part 1 as an example
April 9.9 178.7
May 12.3 139.5 Climate Data for Prince Rupert, BC
June 14.2 123.7
July 16.1 114.3
August 16.7 155.4
September 14.9 244
Tips for good graphing:
October 11.7 379
November 7.1 305
December 5.1 302
- use a ruler for straight lines,
- make sure to label all axis including units,
- make sure all intervals (the squares or tic marks on a graph) are worth an EQUAL AMOUNT...for
example go up by twos, fives etc.
- the graph should be large enough to be interpreted visually....at least 1/2 a page is a good rule of
thumb

Data and Observations:

Questions:

1) How would you describe the climate of Kamloops (part 1) compared to the climate of Prince
Rupert (part 2). For example is it hot/mild/cold, dry/wet/average precipitation?
Kamloops has a warmer summer than Prince Rupert and a lower precipitation all
year around
2) Which biome type do you think Kamloops is, based on the climatograph? Explain your answer
(refer to the previous lesson biomes if you * to).
 Kamloops is Boreal forest, due to its low precipitation.

3) Which biome type do you think Prince Rupert is, based on the climatograph? Explain your
answer (refer to the previous lesson on biomes if you need to).

Prince Rupert is Temperate rainforest biome based on the climatograph

Conclusion:

All in all, I enjoyed working on this graph. Doing this graph taught me that I dont understand
everything about graphing, especially with more than 1 axis, and I would like to understand it a bit
more. In order to understand graphs, I will have to work and practice. This lab demonstrated that
there a plenty of different biomes, and that there are different weather types for each biome. I was
surprised that there was such variety in BC.