Tropical rainforest climate graph
Use this worksheet to introduce students to the climate of the tropical rainforest and develop their geographical skills. Students use average temperature and precipitation data to draw a climate graph for an equatorial environment and then answer questions on it.
Extend learning further with additional exercises in which students compare and contrast the tropical rainforest climate with climate data for London (or elsewhere in the UK).
In addition to the printable worksheet, this resource includes a PowerPoint version for a paperless, print-free option. Teacher notes and answers are also included.
If you liked this resource, you might also like to browse our collection of resources on the Amazon rainforest, in Brazil. Or to introduce students to other climate zones, try this global climate zones worksheet.
Description of the tropical rainforest climate
Copy and complete the description by selecting the correct words:
The climate graph of the tropical rainforest shows that it is [hot and wet/warm and dry] all year. The maximum temperature is [26°C/28°C] and occurs in [March/October]. The minimum temperature occurs in [August/December] and is [21°C/26°C]. The range of temperature is only [2°C/8°C]. Temperatures average about [20°C/27°C] throughout the year.
Most months have at least [50 mm/170 mm] of rain. The amount of rainfall remains more or less the same throughout the year. The annual rainfall total is over [2000 mm/5000 mm].
The rain normally falls in the afternoon in the form of heavy [downpours/light drizzle]. The graph shows that the climate hardly varies at all throughout the year and there are [four seasons/no seasons], as we know them.
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