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Here are the mean monthly temperatures for Alaska.

Month J F M A M J J A s 0 N D

Temperature (°C) -27 -25 -25 -22 -11 2 4 4 2 -a -20 -24

a Draw a graph to show these temperatures.

b Copy and complete the following statements about Alaska.

The highest monthly temperature ( ... °C) IS In ........... .
The lowest monthly temperature ( ... °C) is in ........... .
The range in the mean monthly temperatures is . °C.

Range is the difference
between the greatest
and the least value.

~ Show how you calculate the range in
mean monthly temperatures for these places.

Place Mean monthly temperatures {°C)

J F M A M J J A s 0 N D
a Seoul, South Korea -5 -2 3 11 16 21 25 27 20 13 6 -2

b Quebec, Canada -13 -11 -5 3 10 17 19 18 13 7 -1 -g
c Riga, Latvia -7 -5 -3 5 11 15 17 16 13 7 2 -4

d Ulan Bator, Mongolia -25 -21 -13 -1 6 14 17 15 8 -1 -13 -22
e Helsinki, Finland -5 -7 -4 3 9 14 18 16 12 6 1 -2

f Lhasa, Tibet -2 1 5 8 12 17 16 15 14 9 4 0

• Look up similar temperatures for Antarctica.
• Draw a graph of them for a year.
• Explain why the graph is a different shape from that for Alaska.