Reading & interpreting climate graphs

About this practice set

Reading & interpreting climate graphs is a Geography quiz (Weather & climate) with 28 multiple-choice questions. Pick an answer and read the explanation that follows.

What you will be asked

• A climate graph plots:
• Temperature is usually shown as:
• Rainfall is usually shown as:
• A summer rainfall peak suggests:
• A climate graph with a wide temperature range indicates:
• A climate table lists these months. Apr: 22°C, 70 mm; Aug: 19°C, 110 mm; Sep: 20°C, 180 mm; Nov: 24°C, 80 mm. What is the temperature range across these months?
• A climate table lists these months. Jan: 1°C, 270 mm; Feb: 3°C, 200 mm; Apr: 14°C, 260 mm; May: 21°C, 150 mm. How many millimetres more or less rain falls in Apr than in May? Give the size of the difference.
• A climate table lists these months. Jan: 9°C, 190 mm; Jul: 31°C, 260 mm; Aug: 30°C, 130 mm; Nov: 15°C, 160 mm. What is the temperature range across these months?

…and 20 more.