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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 - Challenge Me

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Circle the best answer.

  1. Data: NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 climate normals. Ari's family wants a Tucson hike in a month that is cool (below 75°F) and dry (under 1 inch). Which month fits both?

    • April
    • July
    • June
    • August

  2. Data: NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 climate normals. Esme plans a Fairbanks camping trip with a grown-up: the warmest month that gets under 2 inches of rain. Which month is it?

    • May
    • July
    • August
    • June

  3. Read this first

    Use the table

    CityWarmest month (average)Coldest month (average)
    Fairbanks, AlaskaJuly, 63°FJanuary, -8°F
    Baltimore, MarylandJuly, 78°FJanuary, 34°F

    Data: NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 climate normals.

  4. Jun compares two cities. Which has the larger yearly temperature range, warmest month minus coldest month, and how large?

    • Baltimore: 78°F
    • Fairbanks: 71°F
    • Fairbanks: 55°F
    • Baltimore: 44°F

  5. Kira compares an Arctic town with a river city. Which has the larger yearly temperature range, and how large?

    • Huntington: 76°F
    • Utqiaġvik: 54°F
    • Huntington: 41°F
    • Utqiaġvik: 30°F

  6. Luz compares a desert city with a coastal city. Which has the larger yearly temperature range, and how large?

    • Baltimore: 112°F
    • Tucson: 88°F
    • Baltimore: 44°F
    • Tucson: 35°F

  7. Suppose it snows one day in Tucson this winter. Milo's friend says that proves Tucson has a snowy climate. Which response is right?

    • Agree: one snowy day shows the climate
    • Disagree: one snowy day is weather, not climate
    • Disagree: snow cannot fall in a desert
    • Agree: deserts are snowy in winter

  8. Noah's friend says San Diego is closer to the equator than Baltimore, so it must be warmer in July. Which response is right?

    • Disagree: they have the same July average
    • Disagree: Baltimore averages warmer in July
    • Agree: California is warmer than Maryland
    • Agree: the place nearer the equator is the warmer one

  9. Suppose one July in Baltimore is cooler than usual. Ren's note says, "Baltimore's climate has turned cool." Which fix makes the note right?

    • Change "Baltimore" to "Boston"
    • Leave it: one cool July changes the climate
    • Change "cool" to "hot"
    • Change "climate" to "weather"

  10. Tala's note says, "Huntington is farther from the equator than San Diego, so Huntington is cooler in July." Which fix makes it right?

    • Leave it: farther from the equator means cooler
    • Change "cooler" to "warmer"
    • Change "San Diego" to "Tucson"
    • Change "July" to "August"

  11. Zee's note says, "Utqiaġvik, Alaska, is snowy, so it gets lots of precipitation." Which fix makes it right?

    • Change "lots of" to "very little"
    • Leave it: snowy places get lots of precipitation
    • Change "snowy" to "rainy"
    • Change "Alaska" to "Canada"
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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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