Extra+Credit

To receive 10 points extra credit in Physical Geography you may make a climograph, AND describe the climate of the location you have graphed using the Koeppen Climate System.

Step One:
Pick a place and go to: [] to get data. You need the average temperature and precipitation for every month of the year. Enter the place of your choice into the MSN Weather site and the data for the whole year will be below the current forcast information.

Step Two:
Once you have your data, watch the video posted below. This video is for use with Microsoft Excel 2007 and above. If you have Microsoft 2003, you can still use it to make a climograph.

The commands are a little different, but the example (below) was made using 2003. You will want to tell 2003 in Chart Type to make "Line-Collumn" Graph, which is in Custom Charts.

How to Make a Climograph Using Microsoft Excel

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Step Three:
Once you have made your climograph, use the charts below to figure out what climate type your place is.

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Step Four:
Copy your climograph chart from Excel into a document. Beneath your climograph write at least one paragraph describing what climate your place is (using the Koeppen System) and what the key characteristics of that climate are. Remebmer to include your sources at the bottom of the page. Your textbook is an excellent source for all climate types. You may also use [] or [].

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 * Step Five:**

Print out your climograph project and turn it in before the last date to turn in work for your class-check your syllabus for specific dates!