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Question 13

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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:

When does most of the precipitation fall in the Subarctic climates?

  

summer

 

winter

 

 

IncorrectQuestion 14

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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:

What is responsible for the winter precipitation in Sacramento, California and Montgomery, Alabama?

  

Polar Front

   

Subtropical High

   

ITCZ

 

warm, moist air from the oceans

 

 

Question 15

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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:

What is responsible for the summer precipitation in Montgomery, Alabama?

  

warm, moist air from oceans

   

Polar Front

   

Subtropical High

  

ITCZ

 

 

IncorrectQuestion 16

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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:

Why does Sacramento experience a dry summer?

  

Subtropical High

   

Polar Front

 

ITCZ

  

warm, moist air from oceans

 

 

Question 17

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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:

Sacramento, California, and Montgomery, Alabama, are located at about the same latitude and have similar average annual temperatures. Why do they have such different precipitation regimes in summer?

 

 

IncorrectQuestion 18

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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 Questions:

Which climate station has the largest annual temperature range? 

What is responsible for its large annual temperature range (one word)? 

Which climate station has the largest daily temperature range? 

What is responsible for its large daily temperature range? 

 

 

UnansweredQuestion 19

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INFLUENCE OF OCEAN CURRENTS ON COASTAL CLIMATE

The five predominant subtropical high pressure cells are shown in Figure 8.7  .  Download it, draw in the features as described, scan it as a PDF and upload it.

 

 

Question 20

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San Diego, California (32°N, 117°W)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
temp (ºC)	12.7	13.3	14.2	15.5	16.8	18.4	20.4	21.2	20.3	18.2	15.6	16.7
precip (mm)	47.2	47.5	39.9	18.3	6.8	1.4	0.8	2.2	3.4	10.7	25.5	46.7

Jacksonville, Florida (30°N, 82°W)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
temp (ºC)	12.9	14	17	20.3	23.8	26.6	27.7	27.5	25.8	21.4	16.8	13.4
precip (mm)	72.4	81.4	86	70.3	96.3	145.7	168.2	168.1	182.9	110.4	50	69.9

 

Table 8.5 SUMMARY CLIMATOLOGICAL STATISTICS

	San Diego	Jacksonville
Mean annual temperature	16.9 ºC	20.6 ºC
Annual temperature range	8.5 ºC	14.8 ºC
Total annual precipitation	250.4 mm	1301.6 mm

 

Use the data in the tables above, Figure 8.7, and your knowledge of climates to answer the following questions.  

 

Homework Question:

What kind of ocean current (warm/cold) flows along the coast of California near San Diego?

  

cold

 

warm

 

 

Question 21

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San Diego, California (32°N, 117°W)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
temp (ºC)	12.7	13.3	14.2	15.5	16.8	18.4	20.4	21.2	20.3	18.2	15.6	16.7
precip (mm)	47.2	47.5	39.9	18.3	6.8	1.4	0.8	2.2	3.4	10.7	25.5	46.7

Jacksonville, Florida (30°N, 82°W)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
temp (ºC)	12.9	14	17	20.3	23.8	26.6	27.7	27.5	25.8	21.4	16.8	13.4
precip (mm)	72.4	81.4	86	70.3	96.3	145.7	168.2	168.1	182.9	110.4	50	69.9

 

Table 8.5 SUMMARY CLIMATOLOGICAL STATISTICS

	San Diego	Jacksonville
Mean annual temperature	16.9 ºC	20.6 ºC
Annual temperature range	8.5 ºC	14.8 ºC
Total annual precipitation	250.4 mm	1301.6 mm

 

Use the data in the tables above, Figure 8.7, and your knowledge of climates to answer the following questions.  

 

Homework Question:

What effect does the ocean current have on air temperature and stability at San Diego? 

  

cool, stable

   

cool, unstable

   

warm, stable 

 

warm, unstable

 

 

IncorrectQuestion 22

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San Diego, California (32°N, 117°W)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
temp (ºC)	12.7	13.3	14.2	15.5	16.8	18.4	20.4	21.2	20.3	18.2	15.6	16.7
precip (mm)	47.2	47.5	39.9	18.3	6.8	1.4	0.8	2.2	3.4	10.7	25.5	46.7

Jacksonville, Florida (30°N, 82°W)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
temp (ºC)	12.9	14	17	20.3	23.8	26.6	27.7	27.5	25.8	21.4	16.8	13.4
precip (mm)	72.4	81.4	86	70.3	96.3	145.7	168.2	168.1	182.9	110.4	50	69.9

 

Table 8.5 SUMMARY CLIMATOLOGICAL STATISTICS

	San Diego	Jacksonville
Mean annual temperature	16.9 ºC	20.6 ºC
Annual temperature range	8.5 ºC	14.8 ºC
Total annual precipitation	250.4 mm	1301.6 mm

 

Use the data in the tables above, Figure 8.7, and your knowledge of climates to answer the following question.

Homework Question:

What kind of ocean current (warm/cold) is found off the coast of Florida near Jacksonville? 

  

warm

   

cold

 

 

IncorrectQuestion 23

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San Diego, California (32°N, 117°W)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
temp (ºC)	12.7	13.3	14.2	15.5	16.8	18.4	20.4	21.2	20.3	18.2	15.6	16.7
precip (mm)	47.2	47.5	39.9	18.3	6.8	1.4	0.8	2.2	3.4	10.7	25.5	46.7

Jacksonville, Florida (30°N, 82°W)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
temp (ºC)	12.9	14	17	20.3	23.8	26.6	27.7	27.5	25.8	21.4	16.8	13.4
precip (mm)	72.4	81.4	86	70.3	96.3	145.7	168.2	168.1	182.9	110.4	50	69.9

 

Table 8.5 SUMMARY CLIMATOLOGICAL STATISTICS

	San Diego	Jacksonville
Mean annual temperature	16.9 ºC	20.6 ºC
Annual temperature range	8.5 ºC	14.8 ºC
Total annual precipitation	250.4 mm	1301.6 mm

 

Use the data in the tables above, Figure 8.7, and your knowledge of climates to answer the following question.

Homework Question:

What effect does the ocean current have on the temperature and stability of air at Jacksonville?

  

warm, unstable

   

warm, stable

   

cool, unstable

  

cool, stable

 

 

Question 24

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San Diego, California (32°N, 117°W)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
temp (ºC)	12.7	13.3	14.2	15.5	16.8	18.4	20.4	21.2	20.3	18.2	15.6	16.7
precip (mm)	47.2	47.5	39.9	18.3	6.8	1.4	0.8	2.2	3.4	10.7	25.5	46.7

Jacksonville, Florida (30°N, 82°W)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
temp (ºC)	12.9	14	17	20.3	23.8	26.6	27.7	27.5	25.8	21.4	16.8	13.4
precip (mm)	72.4	81.4	86	70.3	96.3	145.7	168.2	168.1	182.9	110.4	50	69.9

 

Table 8.5 SUMMARY CLIMATOLOGICAL STATISTICS

	San Diego	Jacksonville
Mean annual temperature	16.9 ºC	20.6 ºC
Annual temperature range	8.5 ºC	14.8 ºC
Total annual precipitation	250.4 mm	1301.6 mm

 

Use the data in the tables above, Figure 8.7, and your knowledge of climates to answer the following question.  Your answer should be about 4-5 sentences. 

Homework Question:

How does the stability of the air help to explain the dry conditions at San Diego and precipitation at Jacksonville?  Use the information from the previous four questions (everything on San Diego and Jacksonville) to create an answer.

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