GEO 110: The Physical Environment – Fall 2023

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GEO 110: The Physical Environment - Fall 2023

TERM ASSIGNMENT: Environmental Analysis (worth 25% of your final course grade)

MADE AVAILABLE: Sept 28, 2023 at 10:10am

DUE: October 27, 2023 by 12:00pm (i.e. the end of the lecture/tutorial period) via D2L

Climagraphs are utilized to depict annual cycles of temperature and precipitation derived from data  averaged over  many  years  (Strahler  and Archibold,  2008). They  are  discussed  in  many Physical Geography textbooks. Check the Toronto Metropolitan University Library if you require further information.

A  climagraph  is  a  dual-purpose  graph  that  shows  two  types  of  information.  Precipitation  is depicted using a bar graph, while a line graph shows the temperature conditions for the same place and time period. Climagraphs can be used to examine the climate of a place, which could be important (among other things) if a person was considering relocation to that particular place.

To  begin the assignment, you should  look for some sources that describe  climate trends for specific cities. This may help you in identifying cities for downloading/acquiring data.

You can access this type of information in various journals. You MUST avoid using encyclopedias and/or their online counterparts for anything other than basic information searches.

You  are  required  to  prepare  climagraphs  for  three  cities/towns  located  outside  of  North America.

Go  to https://worldweather.wmo.int/en/home.html  to  search  for   data  for  your  chosen cities/towns. You need to obtain  Mean  Daily Maximum Temperature in °C and  Mean Total Rainfall in cm. Note that the precipitation data may be provided in mm. Divide by 10 to obtain the values in cm.

You are required to enter these data into a spreadsheet in Microsoft Excel (which is available in university “drop-in” computer labs or can be downloaded/installed on your own computer from the university website) and produce aclimagraph for each city. The data MUST be entered as per the Data Table example below:

Month

AVG Temperature

AVG Precipitation

J

-2

45

F

4

35

M

15

28

A

22

20

M

25

10

J

24

11

J

25

12

A

19

15

S

18

23

O

14

35

N

10

45

D

8

55

The climagraphs that you produce MUST have the same format as the example provided below.

An example file for data processing using Microsoft Excel has been made available for you on the course website. Go to:http://www.geography.ryerson.ca/wayne/Geo110-F2023/index.htm

Deliverables:

1)   In 1200 (+/- 50, ~400 per city) words discuss the look of the climagraphs and the factors affecting  the  climate  of  each  city/town.  You  can  consider  things  such  as:  latitude, nearness  to  water,  air  masses,  atmospheric  and  oceanic  circulation,  seasonality.   In addition,  compare  and  contrast  the  factors  that  account  for  the  climate  differences and/or similarities among the three cities/towns. References that are cited in your work MUST follow the example set in the Term Assignment Referencing document. You are also required to provide a Word Count in the top right corner on the title page of your submitted document.

2)   In the final three pages of your submission, provide a copy of the data tables (as illustrated above) and your climagraphs for each of the cities on three separate pages (data table on the top  of the  page,  corresponding  climagraph  below).  Also  supply  the  latitude  and longitude coordinates of each of your cities.

3)   Students are required to submit their assignments via D2L ina single Word .docx format. Do not submit pdf (or any other format) files as this will result in a grade of zero (0) for the term assignment.

Late penalty: 50% per day (not accepted if more than one (1) school day late unless a medical certificate is submitted or other acceptable arrangements have been made and confirmed in writing prior to the due date).

References:

Strahler, A.H. and O.W. Archibold. 2008. Physical Geography: Science and Systems of the Human Environment, Canadian, 4th Edition. New York: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 652pp.


2023-10-26