P. 3.2 - the Dutch climate

Question 1

What is the definition of the keywords climate?

Answer 1

• Climate is the average weather condition of a certain place, generally measured over 30 years -> constant feature
• What people have come to expect to happen (e.g. warmer in spain than in norway)

Question 2

Why is a climate graph usefull?

Answer 2

Tells you what weather to expect in a certain place in a particular month, based on the average weather of the last 30 years.

Question 3

What are the 4 rules of the cliamte graph?

Answer 3

1. On the x-axis are the months of the year – from January until December.
2. There are two y-axes: one on the left of the graph and one on the right. These will show temperature (in °C) and precipitation/rainfall (in mm).
3. The temperature is always represented by a graph line. It can happen that there are two lines, which means there is a maximum and minimum temperature – maximum will be during the day, minimum during the night.
4. Precipitation is always represented by a bar graph.

Question 4

Why are the last two rules of a climate graph important?

Answer 4

In black and white you’re still able to tell which one represents temperature and which shows precipitation.

Question 5

Why the avarage temperature in Maastricht higher than in Groningen? (North vs South)

Answer 5

• Further away from the equator -> incoming solar radition