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Reading a weather map – Activity 1

Print a copy of these two pages and mark the answers to the questions on the weather map and in the spaces provided below. When you have finished follow the link at the bottom of the page to check your answers.

 

1. Some of the isobars on the weather map are missing their air pressure readings. Write the correct reading in the gap in each isobar.
   
   
2. Label the pressure cell at Point A.
   
   
3. In which direction is air circulating around the pressure cell at Point A?
   
   
4. In the spaces provided below name the weather features represented by symbols at the following points on the map:
   
   
   1. Point B – ______________________
   2. Point C – ______________________
   3. Point D – ______________________
   4. Point E – ______________________
      
      
5. Use appropriate letters to label the four points of the compass in the top right hand corner of the map.
   
   
6. Draw an arrow on the map to indicate the wind direction at each of the following points. Write each wind direction in the space provided below.
   
   
   1. Point F – ______________________
   2. Point G – ______________________
   3. Point I – ______________________
   4. Point J – ______________________

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