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Grade 9 Canadian Geography - Patters and Trends Worksheet

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Patterns and Trends - Worksheet

Grade 9 Canadian Geography - Patters and Trends Worksheet

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Name: ___________________________

Inquiry Question:
Do pattern and trend data support evidence of a changing climate?

Scientists and Geographers work together to observe the Earth’s surface in incredible detail. They
study current conditions with satellite imagery and modern scientific instruments. They study past
conditions using clues stored in the earth’s ice, rocks, vegetation and soils. They can even predict
future climate conditions using past data and computer models.
What does all this data say?

Let’s use our geographic vocabulary and thinking skills to understand and explain the
climate change data collected by scientists.
Long-Term Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Levels

* carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas that occurs naturally in earth’s atmosphere. It is also emitted by human activities
that consume fossil energies including driving vehicles, home heating, industry and agriculture.

A question you have


about this graph?
Describe the Pattern or Trend

Step 1: Observe the available data and identify a pattern or a trend.

Step 2: Use your geographic vocabulary to describe the behaviour of the data

Step 3: Hypothesize/suggest a reason to explain the observed pattern or trend.


* The red line tracks seasonal changes in the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Amounts drop in the spring
and summer as vegetation grows and then rises in the fall and winter as growth slows or dies. The black line shows the
yearly average amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

A question you have


about this graph?
Describe the Pattern or Trend

Step 1: Observe the available data and identify a pattern or a trend.

Step 2: Use your geographic vocabulary to describe the behaviour of the data

Step 3: Hypothesize/suggest a reason to explain the observed pattern or trend.


A question you have
about this graph?
Describe the Pattern or Trend

Step 1: Observe the available data and identify a pattern or a trend.

Step 2: Use your geographic vocabulary to describe the behaviour of the data

Step 3: Hypothesize/suggest a reason to explain the observed pattern or trend.


Average Yearly Temperature of Earth Over Past 140 years

* Red bars show the difference above or below normal temperatures for the last 100 years. The blue line is a smoothed
line to show average temperature differences above or below normal.

A question you have


about this graph?
Describe the Pattern or Trend

Step 1: Observe the available data and identify a pattern or a trend.

Step 2: Use your geographic vocabulary to describe the behaviour of the data

Step 3: Hypothesize/suggest a reason to explain the observed pattern or trend.


Watch the video

A question you have


about this graph?
Describe the Pattern or Trend

Step 1: Observe the available data and identify a pattern or a trend.

Step 2: Use your geographic vocabulary to describe the behaviour of the data

Step 3: Hypothesize/suggest a reason to explain the observed pattern or trend.


Temperature Changes Above or Below Normal during the Last 60 Years

The size and colour of the triangles on


this map show how much temperature
has increased or decreased.

A question you have


about this graph?
Describe the Pattern or Trend

Step 1: Observe the available data and identify a pattern or a trend.

Step 2: Use your geographic vocabulary to describe the behaviour of the data

Step 3: Hypothesize/suggest a reason to explain the observed pattern or trend.


PART 2: Earth Observation: Patterns and Trends
Shrinking Glaciers Altered Rainfall Patterns

California Drought Aral Sea, Uzbekistan Shrinking

The “climate” of a location is the long term expectations of temperature (warm or cold) and
precipitation (wet or dry).

Past climate conditions have created the lakes, forests, glaciers, sea ice and many other
landscapes we see on our planet. When climate changes, so do the landscapes shaped by
climate.

Situation Fill in the Blank Word Bank

Glaciers melt when climates Cold Dry

Droughts occur when climates Wet Warm


Human Activities and Climate Change
Amazon Rainforest: Deforestation

Forest to Farmland Conversion


Athabasca Oil Sands Expansion

Humans have always had an impact on earth’s natural systems but the scale at which we
have grown able to alter landscapes, extract resources, consume fossil fuels and increase
population growth has reached unprecedented levels. Humans are a force of nature

Situation Fill in the Blank Word Bank

Burning fossil Fuels adds _______ to the atmosphere. Farmland reduces


Deforestation _________ the amount of carbon Human carbon
dioxide vegetation pulls from the atmosphere. dioxide
Converting forests to ______ both releases carbon increased
dioxide and reduces the ability for vegetation to
store carbon dioxide.

__________ activity is responsible for the increased


carbon dioxide emissions
Answer the Inquiry Question:
Do patterns and trends data support evidence of a changing climate?
Your answer should include full sentences use support from the following ideas:

● Past and present trends in the amount of carbon dioxide in earth’s atmosphere
● Past and present trends in Earth’s temperature
● Observed changes to climate created landscapes including lakes, glaciers, forests stc.
● Observed changes to natural landscapes by human activities
● The amount of greenhouse gas emissions from countries around the world.

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