Geo 110: The Physical Environment|Term Assignment: Climagraphs

Term Assignment: Climagraphs Kirusaan Kumareswaran Student #: Due Date: October 25th , 2016 Professor: Richard Shaker Geo 110: The Physical Environment Table of Contents Climograph and Data table of Colombo, Sri Lanka ………………………………………………………….. 03 Reflection of Colombo, Sri Lanka ……………………………………………………………………………………. 04 Climograph and Data table of Berlin, Germany ………………………………………………………………. 05 Reflection of Berlin, Germany …………………………………………………………………………………………. 06 Climograph and Data table of Buenos Aires, Argentina ………………………………………………….. 07 Reflection of Buenos Aires, Argentina …………………………………………………………………………… 08 Comparisons of the three cities ……………………………………………………………………………………… 09 References ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 10 2 Colombo, Sri Lanka: Latitude: 06°49’N, Longitude: 079°53’E Climograph of Colombo, Sri Lanka J F M A M J J A S O N D 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 26.4 26.6 26.8 27 27.2 27.4 27.6 27.8 28 28.2 Colombo , SriLanka AVG Precipitation AVG Temperature Month Precipitation (cm) Temperature( oC) Data table of Colombo, Sri Lanka Month Avg Temperature (°C) Avg Precipitation (cm) January 27 8 February 27 6 March 28 11 April 28 25 May 28 33 June 28 19 July 28 12 August 28 9 September 28 15 October 27 35 November 27 30 December 27 15 Reflection of Colombo, Sri Lanka 3 Colombo is the commercial capital and the largest city of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka is a small island located close to the southern tip of India, within the Indian Ocean. Colombo is part of the southern hemisphere and is located at a latitude of 06°49’N and a longitude of 079°53’E. The southern hemisphere comprises of fewer land masses and more water bodies. This results in the climate of the southern hemisphere to be more mild compared to the northern hemisphere. The weather in Colombo is very common, wh