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Table 8.3a Iquitos, Peru (3°S, 73°W)

What is the Temperature range?

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Table 8.3a Iquitos, Peru (3°S, 73°W)

Iquitos:

What is the Average annual temperature? 

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Table 8.3a Iquitos, Peru (3°S, 73°W)

What is the Total annual precipitation?

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Table 8.3e Colorado Springs, Colorado (39°N, 105°W)

What is the Temperature range?

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Table 8.3e Colorado Springs, Colorado (39°N, 105°W)

What is the Average Annual Temperature?

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Table 8.3e Colorado Springs, Colorado (39°N, 105°W)

What is the Total Annual Precipitation?

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You will need to download the Classification key and codes.pdf  to answer this and the next question.

Iquitos, Peru (3°S, 73°W)

Use the data in the table above and your knowledge of climates to answer the following question:

Climate Classification Code:

Use the Climate Classification Key to classify the climate for Iquitos.  Be sure to enter the Koppen letter code from the leftmost column on the Koppen Climate Code Table.  These items are in the Climate supplement.

Homework Question:

What is the Koppen Climate code for Iquitos?

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Colorado Springs, Colorado (39°N, 105°W)

Use the data in the table above and your knowledge of climates to answer the following question:

Climate Classification Code:

Use the Climate Classification Key to classify the climate for Iquitos.  Be sure to enter the Koppen letter code from the leftmost column on the Koppen Climate Code Table.  These items are in the Climate supplement.

Homework Question:

What is the Koppen Climate code for Colorado Springs?

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Use the data in Tables 8.3, the summary data associated with each of the climographs in Figures 8.6  , and your knowledge of climates to answer the following questions. 

Homework Question:

During which sun period (high or low) does most of the precipitation occur in Iquitos, Peru?

high

low

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Use the data in Tables 8.3, the summary data associated with each of the climographs in Figures 8.6, and your knowledge of climates to answer the following questions. 

Homework Question:

Referring to the question above, what is responsible for the large amount of precipitation during this time?

ITCZ

Subtropical High

Polar Front

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Use the data in Tables 8.3, the summary data associated with each of the climographs in Figures 8.6, and your knowledge of climates to answer the following questions.  Your answer should be about 4-5 sentences.

Homework Question:

How do the midlatitude desert (BWk) climates differ from the subtropical desert (BWh) climates in terms of climate characteristics and controls? Look at the climographs and data for each, look at Table 8.1, use the book, and describe what controls are responsible for each.

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