Using Vocabulary Continued
Watch Out for Climate and Weather!
Climate means the average temperature, rainfall, humidity and wind over a long time. Weather means these things over a short time.
Examples:
He likes living in the warmer climate of Florida.
The weather last week was terrible!
Complete these sentences correctly using climate or weather.
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Because of her health, they had to move to a drier _______________.
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What is the _______________ going to be tomorrow?
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In Cape Breton Island they say, “If you don’t like the ______________ out your front door, look out your back door!”
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The _______________ in this part of the country seems to be getting warmer.
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The _______________ was beautiful here last summer.
More Directions How would you describe the location of a place that wasn’t exactly north of where you were and not exactly west, but sort of in-between? You would say it was northwest. We combine two directions when the place we are talking about is in-between. For example, look at a map of Nova Scotia (page 52, in the Nystrom Canadian Desk Atlas). Find Halifax. Now find Cape Breton Island. Cape Breton Island is not exactly north of Halifax and not exactly east. Cape Breton Island is northeast of Halifax. |