Assignment: Climate Around the World Exploration Data Table

City 24-hr Average Yearly Temperature in ºC Total Yearly Precipitation in mm

Minsk, Belarus (Former USSR) (53° N, 27° E)

Shanghai, China (31° N, 121° E)

Baltimore City, USA (39° N, 76° W)

Helsinki, Finland (60° N, 24° E)

Banff, Canada (51° N, 115° W)

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (3° N 101° E) 26.5 2393.6

Buenos Aires, Argentina (34° S, 58° W)

Jakarta, Indonesia (6° S, 106° E)

Questions

1. What factor contributes most to the warm climate of Kuala Lumpur?

latitude

2. Banff and Minsk are located at similar latitudes. What could account for Banff’s average yearly temperature being lower than Minsk’s?

3. Which city’s climate is most similar to Jakarta, Baltimore or Kuala Lumpur? Explain your answer.

4. Shanghai and Buenos Aires are located thousands of miles apart and in different hemispheres, yet their climates are similar. What reasoning could explain this?

World Map: Be sure a copy of the labeled world map accompanies this assignment. It may be scanned or a photo image may be used. Labels on the map must be easy to read.