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Cairo, Moscow, Nairobi and Sydney

Which 3 Iandmarks are shown at the bottom of the chart?

Moscow (‐7°C), Cairo (11°C), Nairobi (12°C), Sydney (18°C)

Statue of Liberty

vii)

Florence, London, New York and Toronto

The Pyramids

Toronto (‐7°C), New York (‐2°C), Florence (2°C), London (3°C)

Sydney Opera House

viii)

Moscow, New York, Oslo, Toronto and Ulaanbattar

Which cities/countries are they in?

Ulaanbattar (‐24°C), Moscow (‐7°C), Toronto (‐7°C), Oslo (‐5°C), New

New York, U.S.A.

Cairo, Egypt

Sydney, Australia

York (‐2°C)

Q1. In the month of January, which city is the coldest?

Q9. Jasmine is travelling to Tokyo in February. Based on the temperatures what

Ulaanbattar ‐27°C to ‐16°C

sort of clothes should she take with her?

Q2. In the month of January, which cities have the hottest temperature?

The average low is 2°C and the average high 10°C, so she needs something quite

Nairobi and Sydney 26°C

warm, e.g. Outdoor coat, jumper

Q3. Which cities have the hottest monthly temperature across the year?

Q10. Her plane is diverted to Moscow. Will she still have suitable clothes to

Cairo (June and July)

Hong Kong (July and August) 34°C

wear?

Q4. John wants some winter warmth. Which cities might he choose to visit?

The average low is ‐10°C and the average high ‐5°C, so probably not.

Hong Kong, Nairobi, Sydney (Allow Athens, Cairo)

Q5. Which cities should John definitely avoid?

Moscow, New York, Oslo, Toronto, Ulaanbattar (Allow Amsterdam)

Challenge Questions

Q6. In July what is the difference in “High” temperature between the following

Q11. What is the mean “High” temperature for Hong Kong?

cities?

(24 + 25 + 27 + 30 +32 + 33 + 34 + 34 + 33 + 31 + 28 + 25) / 12 = 356/12

iv)

Florence and Toronto

31‐27 = 4°C

= 29.7°C

Athens and Oslo

33‐22 = 11°C

What is the range for these temperatures?

vi)

Tokyo and Istanbul

29‐28 = 1°C

34 ‐ 24= 10°C

Q7. In December what is the difference in “Low” temperature between the

Q12. What is the mean “Low” temperature for Ulaanbattar?

following cities?

(‐27 + ‐24 + ‐15 + ‐6 + 3 + 8 + 11 + 9 + 2 + ‐6 + ‐16 + ‐24) / 12 = ‐85/12

iv)

Moscow and Nairobi

12 ‐ ‐7 = 19°C

= ‐7.1°C

New York and Sydney

19 ‐ ‐2 = 20°C

What is the range for these temperatures? 11 ‐ ‐ 27= 38°C

vi)

Ulaanbattar and London

3 ‐ ‐24 = 27°C

Q8. Using the low temperature in December, place the following cities in

PUZZLED?

ascending order (coldest to warmest) –

Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Istanbul and Tokyo

Using the first letter for all the cities spell out a phrase.

Amsterdam (1°C), Tokyo (4°C), Istanbul (5°C), Hong Kong (10°C)

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