GEOG 2010B: Geography of Canada
Assignment
Name: ______________________ Due: Mar. 16, 2015
Student Number: _____________
Part A: Climates of Canada
Introduction:
Detailed climate data has been collected at hundreds of stations in Canada for over 100 years.
From this information, climates have been classified and maps and graphs have been produced to
provide a visual perspective of the many climates of the country.
Objective:
The objective of this part of the assignment is to develop a better understanding of the climate
patterns of Canada, to draw and interpret climographs, and to improve mapmaking skills.
1. For your two assigned cities (see your drop box on our OWL site), use the data in Table 1 and
Table 2 of the Data file to draw a climograph in the spaces provided below and calculate the
mean annual temperature and total annual precipitation for each city. Use red for the
temperatures and blue for the precipitation. Temperatures are drawn as line graphs and
precipitation as bar graphs. Indicate your assigned city in each case.
a) City: ____________________________
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Precipitation (mm)