Congo precipitation
Congo Precipitation Activity
Comparing/contrasting precipitation of students’ local region with a rainforest region
1.1 Table 1: Calculating the mean
| Watsonville | Kisangani, Congo |
| Jan 113 mm | Jan 90 |
| Feb 123 | Feb 100 |
| Mar 92 | Mar 170 |
| Apr 43 | Apr 190 |
| May 15 | May 160 |
| June 2.8 | June 130 |
| July 0.25 | July 110 |
| Aug 0.51 | Aug 180 |
| Sept 5 | Sept 180 |
| Oct 28 | Oct 260 |
| Nov 70 | Nov 200 |
| Dec 108 | Dec 100 |
| Mean = | Mean = |
1.2 Determining the median
Watsonville:
Kisangani:
1.3 Determining the mode
Watsonville:
Kisangani:
1.4 Table 2: Comparing values
| Watsonville | Kisangani, Congo |
| Mean = | Mean = |
| Median = | Median = |
| Mode = | Mode = |
Questions
1. When comparing the means, which region receives more precipitation? By how much?
2. List three reasons why (referring to question 1).
(a) ______________________________________________________
(b) ______________________________________________________
(c) ______________________________________________________
3. Which month received the most rain in Watsonville? Why?
4. Which month received the most rain in Kisangani, Congo? Why?
5. Which measure is more accurate: mean, median, or mode? Explain why?
6. Do you think Table 2 was helpful? What did you notice?
7. Do you think your graph is an appropriate one to use to represent your data in Table 1? Why?
8. Why are rainforests important?
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