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CREATE YOUR OWN COUNTRY

For this project you will create a weather map of a fictitious country. The purpose of this activity is to
allow you to demonstrate your knowledge of weather patterns while demonstrating your creativity. This
project is fairly extensive so make sure you follow the directions carefully! Assume that the weather
patterns in your country will move across your country just as they would move across the United
States.

Part 1: Create the country Creativity and Neatness are worth 10% of your grade. (5 pts)
(A) Draw the outline of your country and give it a name.
(B) Place 15-20 cities around your country and name them. Each city should be marked with an
open circle.
Part 2: Air Masses (Refer to pages 602-604 of your textbook) (3 pts)
(A) Create three different air masses for your country. Indicate them with
an arrow and the name of the air mass.
(B) Answer the air mass questions before continuing.

___/1.5 pts

Air Mass Questions:


___/1.5 pts
Write the name of each air mass from your map. Describe the condition of each air mass.
Air Mass Name

Moisture Content

(Moist/Dry)

Temperature (Warm/Cold)

Part 3: High and Low Pressure Center (Refer to pages 606-607 of your textbook) (7 pts)
(A) Place a low-pressure center on your map. Be sure the location of the
low-pressure center corresponds to your air masses.
(B) Add a high-pressure center to your map.
(C) Label the barometric pressure for each city. Make sure the pressure
corresponds to the type of pressure system it is in.
(D) Use the right hand rule to draw arrows showing the wind direction
around the low-pressure center and the high-pressure center.
(E) Answer the Pressure questions below before continuing.

___/1 pts
___/1 pts
___ /2 pts
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Low Pressure Questions:


___ /2 pts
What is the direction of the wind around a low-pressure center? ___________________
What are the sky conditions related to a low-pressure center? _____________________
High Pressure Questions:
What is the direction of the wind around a high-pressure center? ___________________
What are the sky conditions related to a high-pressure center? _____________________

Part 4: Winds (Refer to pages 616-617 of your textbook) (2 pts)


(A) Use the symbols for wind direction and speed to include wind
information for each city.

___ /2 pts

Part 5: Fronts (Refer to pages 605-606 of your textbook) (5 pts)


(A) Draw a warm and a cold front from the low-pressure center. Use the appropriate weather
symbols. Be sure that your fronts correspond with the air masses and winds.
(B) Answer the Front questions below before continuing.
_ _ /2 pts
Front Questions:
___ /3 pts
What type of weather is associated with a cold front? _____________________________
What type of weather is associated with a warm front: ____________________________
Does the precipitation associated with a cold front come before or after the front? _______
Does the precipitation associated with a warm front come before or after the front? ______
What direction does a cold front typically move? _________________________________
What direction does a warm front typically move? ________________________________
Part 6: Local weather information (Refer to pages 616 of your textbook) (6 pts)
Keep in mind the questions you just answered regarding fronts and pressure. Local weather
information must correspond with the surrounding fronts.
(A) Label cloud cover for your cities
___ /2 pts
(B) Label precipitation on your map using appropriate weather symbols.
___ /2 pts
(C) Label temperature for each city. Be sure that you label the temperature
so that you will have at least 3 isotherms (see Part 7)
___ /2 pts
Part 7: Isotherms (Refer to pages 602-604 of your textbook) (3 pts)
(A) Draw and color isotherms in ten (10) degree intervals.
(B) Provide a legend with a key for the isotherms

___ /2 pts
___ /1 pts

Part 8: Add a weather symbol key to your map. (1 pt)

___ /1 pts

Part 9: Complete the forecast information on the attached sheet (18 pts)

BE SURE THAT YOUR PROJECT IS NEAT! IF ANY PART IS ILLEGIBLE OR SLOPPY, IT


WILL NOT BE COUNTED.
***Attach this packet with your forecasts to the front of your map.

Weather Forecasts:
Choose three cities from your map and complete the current and extended forecast information in
the table below. The cities should not be close together on the map. Assume that the weather
patterns in your country will move across your county just as they would move across the United
States.
#1 City Name: ______________________ General Location: ____________________
Current Conditions (2.5 pts):
Temperature
Pressure
Sky Conditions
Wind Speed
Wind Direction
*Describe how any air masses, fronts, or pressure centers are affecting the current weather
(1pts):

Extended Forecast (2.5 pts): Make predictions for each category and explain your reasoning.
Prediction
Explanation
Temperature
(rising/falling)
Pressure
(rising/falling)
Sky Conditions
Wind Speed
Wind Direction

#2 City Name: ______________________ General Location: ____________________


Current Conditions (2.5 pts):
Temperature
Pressure
Sky Conditions
Wind Speed
Wind Direction
*Describe how any air masses, fronts, or pressure centers are affecting the current weather
(1 pts):

Extended Forecast (2.5 pts): Make predictions for each category and explain your reasoning.
Prediction
Explanation
Temperature
(rising/falling)
Pressure
(rising/falling)
Sky Conditions
Wind Speed
Wind Direction

#3 City Name: ______________________ General Location: ____________________


Current Conditions (2.5 pts):
Temperature
Pressure
Sky Conditions
Wind Speed
Wind Direction
*Describe how any air masses, fronts, or pressure centers are affecting the current weather
(1 pts):

Extended Forecast (2.5 pts): Make predictions for each category and explain your reasoning.
Prediction
Explanation
Temperature
(rising/falling)
Pressure
(rising/falling)
Sky Conditions
Wind Speed
Wind Direction

Creativity/Neatness

Total

_________/5

________ / 50 pts

Letter Grade ________

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