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6th grade Read a climate map and match climate to how people live worksheet

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Read a climate map and match climate to how people live

Grade 6 Social Studies Worksheet

NameDate

Circle the best answer.

  1. Read this first

    Use the table

    CityAverage rain and snow in a year (inches)
    Seattle, Washington39.3
    Mobile, Alabama67.1
    New York City49.5
    Los Angeles, California12.2

    Data: NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 climate normals.

  2. Seattle is famous for rain. Pia checks the table. Which city gets the most rain and snow in a year?

    • Los Angeles
    • New York City
    • Mobile
    • Seattle

  3. Tala compares rain and snow totals for a weather club. Which city in the table gets the most in a year?

    • Charleston
    • Denver
    • Minneapolis
    • Seattle

  4. Zee finds Minneapolis's yearly temperature range: the warmest month minus the coldest month. What is it?

    • 16°F
    • 90°F
    • 74°F
    • 58°F

  5. Ari finds Honolulu's yearly temperature range: the warmest month minus the coldest month. What is it?

    • 156°F
    • 74°F
    • 82°F
    • 8°F

  6. Bo finds Denver's yearly temperature range: the warmest month minus the coldest month. What is it?

    • 32°F
    • 107°F
    • 75°F
    • 43°F

  7. Jun compares two cities for a summer visit. Which one is warmer on average in July?

    • New York City
    • You need the January data to tell
    • Los Angeles
    • Neither; both average 70°F

  8. Kira compares July in two cities for a class chart. Which one is warmer on average in July?

    • Neither; both average 76°F
    • You need a map to tell
    • Charleston
    • Los Angeles

  9. Use this

    Sorting card (classroom rules, simplified from the Köppen system). Check in this order: 1. Polar: the warmest month averages below 50°F. 2. Dry: less than 10 inches of rain and snow in a year. 3. Tropical: every month averages 64°F or warmer. 4. Mid-latitude: everything else. Honolulu, Hawaii: warmest month 82°F, coldest month 74°F, 16.4 inches a year. Data: NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 climate normals.

  10. Luz uses the sorting card on Honolulu. Which climate group does Honolulu belong to?

    • Tropical
    • Polar
    • Mid-latitude
    • Dry

  11. Use this

    Sorting card (classroom rules, simplified from the Köppen system). Check in this order: 1. Polar: the warmest month averages below 50°F. 2. Dry: less than 10 inches of rain and snow in a year. 3. Tropical: every month averages 64°F or warmer. 4. Mid-latitude: everything else. Los Angeles, California: warmest month 71°F, coldest month 58°F, 12.2 inches a year. Data: NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 climate normals.

  12. Milo uses the sorting card on Los Angeles. Which climate group does Los Angeles belong to?

    • Tropical
    • Polar
    • Mid-latitude
    • Dry

  13. Use this

    Sorting card (classroom rules, simplified from the Köppen system). Check in this order: 1. Polar: the warmest month averages below 50°F. 2. Dry: less than 10 inches of rain and snow in a year. 3. Tropical: every month averages 64°F or warmer. 4. Mid-latitude: everything else. Las Vegas, Nevada: warmest month 93°F, coldest month 48°F, 4.2 inches a year. Data: NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 climate normals.

  14. Noah uses the sorting card on Las Vegas. Which climate group does Las Vegas belong to?

    • Polar
    • Dry
    • Mid-latitude
    • Tropical
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About this worksheet

Climate regions and climate graphs. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

  • I can tell weather from climate.
  • I can read a climate graph: temperature from the line and left scale, rain from the bars and right scale.
  • I can compare cities with real data, find a yearly temperature range, sort a place with a climate card, and plan around two conditions at once.

Standard: D2.Geo.4.6-8

Words to know

weather: The conditions for one day or week

climate: The usual pattern over many years (NOAA uses 30-year averages)

climate graph: Bars for monthly rain and snow plus a line for monthly temperature

precipitation: Rain and snow, measured as water

temperature range: Warmest month's average minus the coldest month's average

Common mistakes

Your child read the wrong scale on a climate graph. Point together: the line uses the left scale (temperature), the bars use the right scale (rain).

Your child mixed up weather and climate.

Your child went by what a place is known for instead of the numbers. Look up the yearly rain totals for two cities together and compare.

What to say

Ask: is this one day or week, or the pattern over many years? One day is weather; many years is climate.

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with read a climate map and match climate to how people live?

Your child read the wrong scale on a climate graph. Point together: the line uses the left scale (temperature), the bars use the right scale (rain).

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