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Section 1
  Lesson 1: Where is Greece?
  Lesson 2: The Greek City-States
  Lesson 3: Athens: The World's First Democracy
  Lesson 4: Women in Athens
  Lesson 5: Life in Sparta
Section 2


Lesson 1: Where in the World is Greece?

Send In Activity 1:
Make a Climate Graph for Athens, Greece

Using these statistics, make a climate graph for Athens, Greece. (10 marks)

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Temperature (oC)
9
11
11
15
21
28
28
27
24
17
12
11
Precipitation (mm)
48
41
41
23
18
8
8
8
10
53
56
61

Here are two possible ways you can make your climate graph:

  1. Make your climate graph in Microsoft Excel.
    Save your climate graph on your Desktop or on a disk. E-mail it to your instructor when you are finished.

  2. Make your climate graph by hand on lined paper or graph paper.
    Use a ruler and two different coloured pens (red for temperature, blue for precipitation). Mail your graph to your instructor when you are finished.


Marking Guide

  • Climagraph has a title at the top
  • Averge monthly temperatures are accurately plotted and the points are connected with a smooth line
  • Average monthly levels of precipitation are accurately measured using bars