STANDARD GRADE GEOGRAPHY WEATHER

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Read page 18, section 3E. There are seven
methods of gathering data-they are shown in the
handout.
Read page 19, section 3F. Answer the questions
below in proper sentences.
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• Where is the Meteorological Office in Britain?
• In what way do computers help create a forecast?
• What jobs do people do in forecasting?
• Where are forecasts sent?

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FORECASTING.
Most of us get our weather forecast from the
television. On the handout is a table showing
the symbols used by the media to show different
types of weather on their maps. Watch! Some
symbols are special colours- your teacher will
tell you which!
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This is a past paper exam question for you to try
in class or at home, depending on the time.
THIS IS A GENERAL LEVEL QUESTION.
This question is worth 4 marks, and you need to
give at least two elements in your answer.( Id
do three or four! ) Answer it on lined paper and
hand it in before going on with the show.
The next slide has a sample answer of the highest
quality- copy it onto handout 4 in the space left
for this after trying the question for yourself.
Notice the mention of the name of the day each
time, and the quoting of actual data!
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• The wind speed increased, from 10-15 km.p.h on
  Friday to 40-45 km.p.h on Saturday.
• The wind direction changed from a north-easterly
  on Friday to a southerly on Saturday.
• On Friday the area had darker clouds but by
  Saturday there was much lighter cloud.
• The temperatures on Friday were 9 or 10 degrees
  C, and by Saturday they had risen to 13 degrees
  C.
• On Friday there was no sunshine at all, but
  Saturday had many sunny intervals.
• On Friday there was quite a lot of rain but on
  Saturday there was little rain and it was mostly
  dry.

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NOTE ABOUT BULLET POINTS AND LISTS!
In the assessments for Standard Grade, bullet
points are only acceptable when they are
extended. By this we mean that they have to fully
explain/ describe/ answer the question asked.
(Look back to the your copied answer to see this
has been done.) One, two and three-word points
cannot possibly do this adequately, and are
therefore not acceptable. For this reason, lists
are also no good unless they are extended. Proper
sentences remain the best way of answering
questions to gain full marks!
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Read page 19, section 3H about weather map
station symbols. Discuss them in class. There
is a handout of these to stick into your jotter.
YOU WILL HAVE TO KNOW THESE SYMBOLS OFF BY HEART
FOR THE EXAMS! THERE WILL NOT BE A KEY IN THE
EXAM.
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Here are some coded weather messages- can you
de-code them?
HINT The wind direction blows along the line
INTO the centre of the circle!
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Here are the station symbols in use on a map of
Western Europe. There are many more symbols than
those being displayed on this chart.
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A weather chart with some symbols marked on it.