Climate Graphs Geography

A set of vocabulary flashcards based on the lecture material regarding climate graphs, their components, and related weather terminology.

Climate

The average weather conditions of a place measured over a long period of time, indicating what the weather is usually like.

Climate Graphs

Visual representations that show the typical monthly rainfall and temperatures for a specific location.

Temperature (Line Graph)

On a climate graph, this is shown as a red line to represent the changes in heat throughout the year.

Rainfall (Bar Graph)

On a climate graph, this is shown as blue bars representing the amount of precipitation per month.

Temperature Axis

The vertical axis on a climate graph, measured in degrees Celsius ($^{\circ}\text{C}$), used to read the line graph data.

Rainfall Axis

The vertical axis on a climate graph, measured in millimeters ($\text{mm}$), used to read the bar graph data.

Months Axis

The horizontal axis (x-axis) of a climate graph that displays the letters J, F, M, A, M, J, J, A, S, O, N, D representing each month of the year.

Rain gauge

A weather-related term for a device used to measure the amount of precipitation.

Gale

A weather key word used to describe a very strong wind.

Relief

A geographical and weather-related term often referring to the shape and height of the land.

Hail

A type of weather consisting of small, hard balls of ice that fall from the sky.