Climate Graphs
Source A: A climate graph for Cape Town
Source B: A climate graph for Kimberly
1. Using Source A and Source B, complete the table below:
CAPE TOWN
Temperature
Maximum average: Minimum average:
Month: Month:
Rainfall
Maximum average: Minimum average:
Month: Month:
(8)
KIMBERLEY
Temperature
Maximum average: Minimum average:
Month: Month:
Rainfall
Maximum average: Minimum average:
Month: Month:
(8)
2. An average summer day in Cape Town would have a 25°C maximum
temperature and a 17°C minimum temperature.
a. Calculate the average summer temperature range for Cape Town. (2)
b. Suggest why Cape Town has such a range. (3)
3. An average summer day in Kimberley would have a 32°C maximum
temperature and a 22°C minimum temperature.
a. Calculate the average summer temperature range for Kimberley. (2)
b. Suggest why Kimberley has such a range. (3)
4. Analyse the differences in Cape Town and Kimberley’s seasons. Pay close
attention to the relationship between their temperatures and rain. (4)
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